Course curriculum

  • 1

    Start Here

    • 0.0 READ Start Here - Key Questions to Consider

    • 0.1 WATCH Course Introduction

    • 0.2 READ Getting Started: Course Components and Accessibility Features

    • 0.3 READ Course Roadmap

    • 0.4 READ Key Terms for the Course

    • 0.5 USE Note Taker (Make a Copy)
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    Module 1: The 'Why' of this Work

    • 1.0 READ Key Questions to Consider

    • 1.1 WATCH Module 1 Introduction

    • 1.2 READ Shared Authority

    • 1.3 WATCH Reclaiming Narratives

    • 1.4 WATCH Personal & Community Stories

    • 1.5 WATCH Legacy Work

    • 1.6 WATCH The Institutional Role

    • 1.7 READ Module 1 Summary
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    Module 2: Recent History - The Rubric

    • 2.0 READ Key Questions to Consider

    • 2.1 WATCH Module Introduction

    • 2.2 READ The Purpose & Structure of the Rubric

    • 2.3 WATCH Professor Blakey Discusses the Rubric

    • 2.4 READ The Rubric: Go Deeper

    • 2.5 READ Checkpoint - Rubric Reflection Questions

    • 2.6 READ Module Summary
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    Module 3: What is a Descendant Community?

    • 3.0 READ Key Questions to Consider

    • 3.1 WATCH Module Introduction

    • 3.2 WATCH The Origin of the Term 'Descendant Community'

    • 3.3 READ What is a Descendant Community?

    • 3.4 WATCH: Applied Definitions

    • 3.5 WATCH Case Studies: Perspectives on Descendant Community

    • 3.6 READ Module 3 Summary

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    Module 4: Structures for Descendant Collaboration

    • 4.0 READ Key Questions to Consider

    • 4.1 WATCH Module Introduction

    • 4.2 READ Recognition of Descendant Voices in Understanding History

    • 4.3 READ How are descendant groups structured?

    • 4.4 WATCH Case Studies (DEC-UVA, Monticello, James Monroe's Highland, Patrick Henry's Red Hill Plantation, Descendants of Greater Richmond)

    • 4.5 WATCH Case Studies (Highland Council of Descendant Advisors, Ivy Creek Natural Area and Riverview Farm)

    • 4.6 WATCH Case Studies (Montpelier, Bacon's Castle, Patrick Henry's Red Hill, William & Mary Bray School Lab)

    • 4.7 READ Examples of Stand-Alone Entities

    • 4.8 READ Module 4 Summary
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    Module 5: Making it Work

    • 5.0 READ Questions to Consider

    • 5.1 WATCH Module 5 Introduction

    • 5.2 READ Equitable Collaboration

    • 5.3 READ Building Blocks for Successful Collaboration

    • 5.4 READ Laying the Groundwork for Successful Collaboration

    • 5.5 WATCH Building Foundational Trust and Relationships

    • 5.6 WATCH Achieving True Equity and Shared Leadership

    • 5.7 WATCH Sustaining Long-Term Collaboration and Tangible Impact

    • 5.8 READ Authentic Relationships - Module 5 Final Thoughts

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    Module 6: Essential Resources and Reading

    • 6.0 READ Key Questions to Consider

    • 6.1 WATCH Module Introduction

    • 6.2 EXPLORE Additional Resources

    • 6.3 WATCH Course Outro
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    Credits

    • Course Credits