History Case Hub

History Case Hub

History Case Hub

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Photo: Ingjerd Veiden Brakstad

Never underestimate the power of a good story. In the field of history, we work with representation, often in narrative discourse. There is a significant potential to utilise specific narrative cases in history education. The case method places students at the centre and aims to develop their ability to scrutinize complex issues.

History Case Hub is a collaborative learning platform at the Department of Historical Sciences. We accumulate, systematise, and disseminate our experiences with case-based history teaching from various subjects and projects. We provide support for project development and the use of case-based learning for the staff at the department.

We adapt case-based methods for student-active teaching in the classroom and online. Our target audience is history students and students from other academic backgrounds who take interdisciplinary courses with a historical foundation. Among the courses taught wholly or partly using the case method at the Department of Historical Sciences are:

We have developed several cases, which are available through open access. If you are a lecturer who would like to access teaching materials for the individual cases or have any other enquiries, please contact Espen Storli or Mats Ingulstad.

Click here for more case studies produced through the Erasmus+ Strategic Partnership EMERALD.