This panel is designed for instructors teaching either explicit broadcast history courses, or classes that incorporate historical learning outcomes, addressing a student population who has come of age in a time of increased digital media consumption and reduced engagement with traditional over-the-air television. Panelists will discuss best practices for teaching the historical formation of U.S. broadcast systems and technology, regulation and production practices, attending to the challenges of teaching subjects that are difficult to discuss, such as nuclear holocaust in The Day After or programs such as The Cosby Show, strategies to expand curriculum beyond the major networks and primetime schedules, and ways to incorporate historical content into other media studies courses. Time will be allotted for engaged discussion with panel attendees. Moderator: Eleanor Patterson, Auburn University Panelists: Kyra Hunting, University of Kentucky Alfred Leonard Martin, University of Miami Eleanor Patterson, Auburn University Molly Schneider, Columbia College Chicago
