{"id":3812,"date":"2014-09-05T03:12:24","date_gmt":"2014-09-05T03:12:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/lincoln\/?page_id=3812"},"modified":"2021-01-04T12:45:18","modified_gmt":"2021-01-04T12:45:18","slug":"syllabus-for-understanding-lincoln-online-course","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/lincoln\/syllabus-for-understanding-lincoln-online-course\/","title":{"rendered":"Syllabus for Understanding Lincoln Online Course"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Below is a sample from the most recent syllabus our online graduate course, summarizing the course experience in 2016.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>HISTORY 579 (via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gilderlehrman.org\/programs-exhibitions\/understanding-lincoln-0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gilder Lehrman Institute<\/a>)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Understanding Lincoln \/\/\u00a0<\/span>Summer 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Lead Scholar: \u00a0Matthew Pinsker (Dickinson College)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Teaching Assistants: \u00a0Aaron Bell, Joseph Murphy and Todd Mealy<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>COURSE DESCRIPTION<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>No one would have appreciated the power of open online education more than Abraham Lincoln, one of the great self-made, lifelong learners in world history.\u00a0 This open online graduate course aspires to create the kind of learning experience that Lincoln would have embraced.\u00a0The course will be organized around five popular designations that have been applied to the great president over the years (Railsplitter, Honest Abe, Father Abraham, Great Emancipator, and Savior of the Union) and dig deeper into each of these themes in order to explore their origins and assess their validity. In the process, participants will come to better understand Lincoln as a man and a president, and also enjoy a unique online platform to share their insights. \u00a0Crowd-sourcing is a phrase used to describe how individuals can help develop online projects by contributing content to them remotely.\u00a0 Through \u201cUnderstanding Lincoln,\u201d we will attempt an experiment in what might be called \u201cclass-sourcing.\u201d\u00a0 Participants in this course will have the opportunity to develop various types of content that will be published online as part of <a href=\"http:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/lincoln\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lincoln\u2019s Writings<\/a>, a new multi-media edition of Lincoln\u2019s selected writings.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ASSIGNMENTS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Assignments for this course include interactive document quizzes, close reading essays, and a major multi-media project.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Readings: Before the course begins<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Required Pre-reading: Understanding Lincoln Historiography<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-american\/essay-lincoln-theme-2-0\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Matthew Pinsker, \u201cLincoln Theme 2.0,\u201d <em>Journal of American History <\/em>96 (September 2009)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Optional pre-reading:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/archive.org\/details\/haslincolnthemeb00rand\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">J.G. Randall, \u201cHas The Lincoln Theme Been Exhausted?\u201d, <em>American Historical Review <\/em>41\u00a0(January 1936)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/hdl.handle.net\/2027\/spo.2629860.0001.104\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mark E. Neely, Jr., \u201cThe Lincoln Theme Since Randall\u2019s Call: The Promises and Perils of Professionalism,\u201d <em>Journal of the Abraham Lincoln Association <\/em>5 (1983)\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Readings: Theme 1\u2014The Railsplitter<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Essential Question:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/lincoln\/the-railsplitter\/was-lincoln-self-made-or-self-invented\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Was Lincoln self-made or self-invented?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Required Documents (via Lincoln\u2019s Writings):<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/lincoln\/first-campaign-statement-march-9-1832\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">First Campaign Statement (March 9, 1832)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/lincoln\/lyceum-address-january-27-1838\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lyceum Address (January 27, 1838<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/lincoln\/lette-to-william-herndon-july-10-1848\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Letter to William Herndon (July 10, 1848)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/lincoln\/letter-to-john-johnston-january-12-1851\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Letter to John Johnston (January 12, 1851)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/lincoln\/autobiographical-sketch-december-20-1859\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Autobiographical Sketch (December 20, 1859)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Required Readings:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/journal\/2010\/08\/26\/railsplitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Michael Burlingame, \u201cRailsplitter,\u201d multi-media excerpt from Abraham Lincoln: A Life (2008),\u00a0Journal Divided, (August 26, 2010)\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/hdl.handle.net\/2027\/spo.2629860.0028.105\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Erika Nunamaker, \u201cLincoln\u2019s Pursuit of \u2018Egalitarian Refinement\u2019: Evidence from his Mahogany Sofa,\u201d <em>Journal of <\/em><em>the Abraham Lincoln Association <\/em>28 (Winter 2007)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/hdl.handle.net\/2027\/spo.2629860.0021.203\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kenneth J. Winkle, \u201cAbraham Lincoln: Self-Made Man,\u201d <em>Journal of the Abraham Lincoln Association <\/em>21\u00a0<span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">(Summer 2000)<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Recommended Lecture (via Gilder Lehrman Institute):<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Douglas Wilson, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gilderlehrman.org\/multimedia#!3329\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u201cHonor\u2019s Voice: The Transformation of Abraham Lincoln,\u201d<\/a> (41 mins)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Featured Digital Pedagogy (via previous course participants):<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Jesse O\u2019Neill,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/lincolnwit.weebly.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A.Lincoln, A Funny Man?<\/a>, \u00a0(Summer 2014)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Readings: Theme 2\u2014Honest Abe<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Essential Question:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/lincoln\/did-lincoln-deserve-the-nickname-honest-abe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Did Lincoln deserve the nickname, &#8220;Honest Abe&#8221;?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Required Documents (via Lincoln\u2019s Writings):<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/lincoln\/handbill-on-infidelity-july-31-1846\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Handbill on Infidelity (July 31, 1846)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/lincoln\/notes-for-a-law-lecture-july-1-1850\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Notes for a Law Lecture (July 1, 1850)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/lincoln\/letter-to-richard-yates-august-18-1854\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Letter to Richard Yates (August 18, 1854)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/lincoln\/letter-to-norman-judd-october-20-1858\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Letter to Norman B. Judd (October 20, 1858)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/lincoln\/cooper-union-speech-february-27-1860\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cooper Union Speech (February 27, 1860)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Required Readings:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/hist-american\/essay-man-of-consequence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Matthew Pinsker, \u201cMan of Consequence: Abraham Lincoln in the 1850s,\u201d <em>Illinois History Teacher 16 <\/em>(2009)\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/hdl.handle.net\/2027\/spo.2629860.0016.203\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mark E. Steiner, \u201cThe Lawyer as Peacemaker: Law and Community in Abraham Lincoln\u2019s Slander Cases,\u201d <em>Journal of the Abraham Lincoln Association <\/em>16 (Summer 1995)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Recommended Lecture (via Gilder Lehrman Institute):<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Richard Carwardine, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gilderlehrman.org\/multimedia#3455\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Abraham Lincoln: An Extraordinary Life,\u201d<\/a> Gilder Lehrman Institute (April 15, 2004),<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Featured Digital Pedagogy (via previous course participants):<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mary Beth Donnelly,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/site\/alincolnphilosopherinchief\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Philosopher in Chief<\/a>,\u00a0\u00a0(Fall 2013)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Readings: Theme 3\u2014Father Abraham<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Essential Question:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/lincoln\/how-did-lincolns-contemporaries-respond-to-his-leadership\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How did Lincoln&#8217;s own contemporaries respond to his leadership?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Required Documents (via Lincoln\u2019s Writings):<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/lincoln\/letter-to-mary-todd-lincoln-april-16-1848\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Letter to Mary Todd Lincoln (April 16, 1848)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/lincoln\/letter-to-grace-bedell-october-19-1860\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Letter to Grace Bedell (November 19, 1860)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/lincoln\/letter-to-reverdy-johnson-july-26-1862\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Letter to Reverdy Johnson (July 26, 1862)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/lincoln\/letter-to-joseph-hooker-january-26-1863\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Letter to Joseph Hooker (January 26, 1863)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/lincoln\/letter-to-ulysses-s-grant-january-19-1865\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Letter to Ulysses S Grant (January 19, 1865)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Required Readings:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/hdl.handle.net\/2027\/spo.2629860.0028.103\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Catherine Clinton, \u201cWife Versus Widow: Clashing Perspectives on Mary Lincoln\u2019s Legacy,\u201d\u00a0<em style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">Journal of the Abraham Lincoln Association <\/em><\/a><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/hdl.handle.net\/2027\/spo.2629860.0028.103\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">28 (Winter 2007)<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/hdl.handle.net\/2027\/spo.2629860.0021.105\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Brooks Simpson, \u201cLincoln and His Political Generals,\u201d <em>Journal of the Abraham Lincoln Association <\/em>21 (Winter 2000)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Recommended Lecture (via Gilder Lehrman Institute):<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>James McPherson, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gilderlehrman.org\/multimedia#3275\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lincoln as Commander in Chief<\/a>, Gilder Lehrman Institute (November 22, 2008),<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Featured Digital Pedagogy (via previous course participants):<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Meg Thompson,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/prezi.com\/6w7doftlpq6a\/the-death-of-colonel-elmer-ellsworth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Death of Elmer Ellsworth<\/a>, \u00a0(Fall 2013)<\/li>\n<li>Megan VanGorder, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lincolnsbloomington.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lincoln\u2019s Bloomington<\/a>, \u00a0 (Summer 2014)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Readings: Theme 4\u2014Great Emancipator <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Essential Question: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/lincoln\/why-did-lincoln-try-to-separate-some-aspects-of-equality-from-emancipation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Why did Lincoln try to separate equality and civil rights from his emancipation policy?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Required Documents (via Lincoln\u2019s Writings):<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/lincoln\/letter-to-williamson-durley-october-3-1845\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Letter to Williamson Durley (October 3, 1845)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/lincoln\/house-divided-speech-june-16-1858\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">House Divided Speech (June 16, 1858)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/lincoln\/first-draft-of-emancipation-july-22-1862\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">First Draft of Emancipation (July 22, 1862)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/lincoln\/emancipation-proclamation-january-1-1863\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Emancipation Proclamation (January 1, 1863)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/lincoln\/letter-to-albert-hodges-april-4-1864\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Letter to Albert Hodges (April 4, 1864)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Required Readings:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2013\/01\/01\/opinion\/the-emancipation-of-abe-lincoln.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Eric Foner, \u201cThe Emancipation of Abe Lincoln,\u201d <em>New York Times, <\/em>December 31, 2012<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com\/2013\/01\/07\/forever-free\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">James Oakes, \u201cForever Free,\u201d <em>New York Times \/ Disunion, <\/em>January 7, 2013\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Recommended Lecture:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Allen Guelzo, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gilderlehrman.org\/multimedia#!3357\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lincoln\u2019s Emancipation Proclamation<\/a> (2004)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Featured Digital Pedagogy (via previous course participants):<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Lois Macmillan, <a href=\"http:\/\/loismac.wirededucator.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Global Lincoln<\/a>, (Fall 2013)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><em><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/em><strong>Readings: Theme 5\u2014Savior of the Union <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Essential Question:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/lincoln\/how-should-we-teach-lincolns-nationalism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How should we teach Lincoln&#8217;s nationalism?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Required Documents (via Lincoln\u2019s Writings):<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/lincoln\/first-inaugural-address-march-4-1861\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">First Inaugural Address (March 4, 1860)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/lincoln\/letter-to-horace-greeley-august-22-1862\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Letter to Horace Greeley (August 22, 1862)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/lincoln\/gettysburg-address-november-19-1863\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gettysburg Address (November 19, 1863)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/lincoln\/blind-memorandum-august-23-1864\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Blind Memorandum (August 23, 1864)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/lincoln\/second-inaugural-address-march-4-1865\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Second Inaugural Address (March 4, 1865)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Required Readings:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>J<a href=\"http:\/\/hdl.handle.net\/2027\/spo.2629860.0033.104\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ames L. Huston, \u201cThe Lost Cause of the North: A Reflection on Lincoln\u2019s Gettysburg Address and the Second Inaugural,\u201d <em>Journal of the Abraham Lincoln Association <\/em>33 (Winter 2012)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/emancipation\/2013\/02\/14\/warning-artists-at-work\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Matthew Pinsker, \u201cWarning: Artists at Work,\u201d in <em>Unofficial Teacher<\/em><em>\u2019<\/em><em>s Guide to Spielberg<\/em><em>\u2019<\/em><em>s Lincoln <\/em>(2012)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Virtual Field Trips: Required Videos:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Choose ONE of the following video collections and prepare to discuss how it might be integrated into your final multi-media project or classroom. Also, consider ways that the format or content might be expanded or improved to better suit various types of classroom experiences.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=dvvjXNuNuso\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">What Would Lincoln Do? (October 2013)<\/a>\u00a0(90 mins)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/2013\/06\/06\/understanding-lincoln-panels-open-to-public\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u201cLincoln and War Powers\u201d series (2014)<\/a>\u00a0(3 videos, 90 min. each)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/2016\/01\/29\/foner-headlines-anniversary-events-on-reconstruction\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Reconstruction workshop <\/a>(March 2015)\u00a0(Foner, 90 mins \/ Rosen, 60 mins \/ Pinsker 60 mins \/ Downs 75 mins \/ Rubin 75 mins)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/civilwar\/gettysburg-virtual-tour\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gettysburg field trip (Summer 2013)<\/a>\u00a0(60 min)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fords.org\/home\/education\/learning-online\/video-tour-fords-theatre\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ford&#8217;s Theatre virtual tour (2014)<\/a>\u00a0<em>(9 short videos \/ 35 min total)\u00a0<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Below is a sample from the most recent syllabus our online graduate course, summarizing the course experience in 2016. HISTORY 579 (via Gilder Lehrman Institute) Understanding Lincoln \/\/\u00a0Summer 2016 Lead Scholar: \u00a0Matthew Pinsker (Dickinson College) Teaching Assistants: \u00a0Aaron Bell, Joseph Murphy and Todd Mealy \u00a0 COURSE DESCRIPTION No one would have appreciated the power of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3812","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/lincoln\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3812","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/lincoln\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/lincoln\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/lincoln\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/lincoln\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3812"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/lincoln\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3812\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4655,"href":"https:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/lincoln\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3812\/revisions\/4655"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/lincoln\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3812"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}