• Basic Bibliography
• Searchable Bibliography of History of Science, Technology & Medicine (SHOT members only)
• Classic Works in the Field
• Thoughts from Leading Scholars
• Links to On-line Resources
• Links to On-Line Images
• Links to On-line Audio/Video
• SHOTnews: Timely Information About Conferences, CFPs, employment, etc.
• Organizations and Journals
• Departments & Programs of Study
• Syllabi, Teaching Materials,, etc.
• Museums and Historic Sites

 

Syllabi, Lessons Plans, and
Other Teaching Materials

While there is an ambitious plan to expand the scope of materials available to teachers at all levels, those availabletoday are limited. Currently, one of the best sources of ideas and materials is the MITopencourseware Web site for the department of Science,Technology, and Society at MIT. Available here you will find Web-based and downloadable course materials for nearly 50 different STS graduate and undergraduate courses on the History of Technology and the History of Science.

Another resource is the Syllabus Finder from the Center for History and New Media at George Mason Universty. This site allows visitors to search "1,411,944 syllabi at the Center for History and New Media and over 500,000 syllabi via Google." The Syllabus Finder yields less focused, more varied results than the MIT alternative.

Help Build the SHOT Library of Teaching Materials

You can help accelerate the rate at which material is added to this site by attending the "Teaching the History of Technology" session at the SHOT annual meeting in Pittsburgh this October. While many of us teach technological history, we don’t always have the opportunity at the annual meeting to talk about the ideas and techniques we use to engage students.  Consequently, we have added this informal event on Friday evening from 5.30-7 pm so that people can relax, trade stories, and exchange syllabi.  Folks are encouraged to bring 20 copies of their course syllabi, but please email Bernie Carlson before 1 October if you are bringing materials.  We encourage people to bring a variety of syllabi—from both survey courses and special seminars—as well as materials that they use to reach nontraditional audiences (K-12, museum audiences, and senior citizens).  Folks are also welcome to bring their laptops to share PowerPoint slides or other digital materials.  There will be a cash bar serving soft drinks, wine, and of course, beer.

If you cannot make it to Pittsburgh, please consider contributing materials to this site. Email the link to your course Web site to the Webmaster you may send PDFs of your course materials as an email attachment. Thank you for your generous assistance in building this valubale resource.