Education Studies


Knapp 106
CPO 1692
859-985-3177

Contact:

Oliver Keels

Professor of General Studies

Knapp, Room 102A
CPO 1851

Office Hours: TBA

Phone: 859-985-3099
Fax: 859-985-3912

E-Mail:

At Berea College since 1980

Degrees
  • B.A., University of South Carolina, 1968
  • M.A., University of South Carolina, 1976
  • Ph.D., Indiana University, 1983
Courses
  • EDS 200 Seminar: Thinking About Education
  • EDS 300 Teaching: Learner, Knowledge, and Pedagogy
  • EDS 311 Methods of Teaching Secondary Social Studies
  • EDS 328 Teaching as Research: Adolescents and School Structure
  • EDS 333 History, the Social Sciences, and the Social Studies
  • EDS 481 Methods and Materials for Teaching in Secondary Schools
  • EDS 482 Teaching Practicum in Secondary Schools (P-12, 5-12, 8-12)
  • GSTR 203 U.S. Traditions
Special Interests
My research centers on the history of school social studies. I have published journals in Social Studies Education and delivered papers at national meetings.
 
Biography

I'm just an old history teacher who now teaches teachers. I came to Berea over twenty years ago and liked it too much to leave. My wife, Esther, is an artist who teaches at EKU and we have one daughter and twin boys.

  • High School Social Studies Teacher, South Carolina, 1971-1976
  • Instructor at Oklahoma State University 1979-1980
  • Teacher Educator at Berea College, Berea, Kentucky, 1980-present