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New Media Classroom: Narrative, Inquiry, and Technology in the U.S. History Survey Expanding Horizons What Is the New Media Classroom? The New Media Classroom is a faculty development program. We help secondary school teachers and college professors integrate new media--the latest technological tools--into their humanities curriculum. We do this through regional training institutes and workshops in which we teach participants how to use the World Wide Web and innovative software programs. What Is the Aim of the Program? Our goal is fourfold.  We aid faculty in: Rethinking their traditional classroom practice Developing strategies for using new technological tools in the classroom Sharpening their technological skills Advancing active learning using the new media. What Is the Philosophy of the New Media Classroom? We believe that all teachers should have access to professional development programs on how to use the new, computer technology in their classrooms.  Computer technology should be a powerful adjunct to proper classroom content and practice.   We think that the new technology should be used to deepen and broaden the coverage offered by textbooks and lectures.  The new technology gives students access to primary source materials at little or no cost. Who Is the Audience? We train and support teachers (graduate students, pre-service, middle school, and high school), college professors (and adjuncts), and educators at cultural, social service, and community institutions. What Specific Services and Programs Do You Offer? Summer Institutes: five-day intensive training in content design, classroom practice, and using the new media Fall and Spring Workshops: follow-up workshops to clarify, discuss, and deepen the summer institute instruction Forums: year-long, online dialogues with your trainers and classmates on the theory and practice of electronic learning. Who Funds the New Media Classroom? We are funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.  NMC is a program of the Center for Media and Learning/American Social History Project, which is a center at the City University of New York, Graduate Center.  The NMC was designed in collaboration with the American Studies Association's Crossroads Project, Georgetown University.