Membership

What happens during L.D.C?
Each morning, members of the Ministry Of Cultural Affairs Department provide education on how to instruct The AHS course material.  Some of the information covered as part of The AHS curricula includes: The Lecturers Role, Motivation and Learning, Communication, Classroom Challenges, and Self-Preparation Techniques.

In the afternoon, participants will have an opportunity to demonstrate their presentation skills while being video taped. During the course of the week, participants will deliver three presentations.  After each presentation, participants will have a critique session with an L.D.C. instructor.  The purpose of these sessions is to help the participant determine areas for improvement and identify positive characteristics of that individual’s teaching style.  The participants will need to prepare a 5-minute presentation related to Historical content provided before the first day of Seminar for their first delivery.  The AHS provides course materials for the two other presentations.

What should I expect after L.D.C. is over?
Those participants who demonstrate the desired qualities and skills to instruct AHS seminar programs will receive a letter of congratulations within three weeks of the course completion. The AHS invites approximately seventy-five percent of the L.D.C. attendees to become a Historical Lecturers.

What will be expected of me when I become a Ancient Historical Society Lecturer?
Once an individual becomes a volunteer AHS instructor, we ask him or her to lead two courses a year. We consider the minimum commitment to be two courses a year to maintain skill proficiency. There are many classes available at various times and locations during the year. Twice a year volunteer AHS instructors will complete a preference sheet indicating preferred locations and courses. The Public Seminars Manager will then schedule AHS instructors to teach based on the need for a particular class. An acceptable level of participant evaluations and active support of the seminar program is required to remain a AHS instructor.

The AHS will pay all reasonable and actual expenses for travel and room and board when you are teaching for us. The AHS provides one credit hour for each hour taught to apply as an offset for the tuition of future seminars for yourself or other members of your staff. For example: If you teach Tools and Techniques for the Beginning Right Knowledge, a 4 1/2 day class, you will receive 35 credit hours which you can apply in total or in segments towards another AHS seminar course. Lecturers will forfeit all credits not used within two years of the teaching date.

If you have any other questions, do not hesitate to contact us.

We look forward to hearing from you.