All Articles
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Before You Do Anything, Start Here: Best Practices for History in Online Education
August 21, 2020
This article includes a checklist for best practices on accessibility, as well as helpful templates and websites.
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A Very Brief History of Classical Music (1000 AD to present)
August 21, 2020
This video explores the history of European classical music, including chants, polyphany, symphony, scales, and rhythm.
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The Origins of Music: The Story of Guido
August 21, 2020
This brief video tells the story of 11th-century Benedictine monk Guido d'Arezzo and the beginning of sheet music and musical scale.
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Accessible Teaching in the Time of COVID-19
August 20, 2020
This is a guide for accessible teaching that helps instructors understand how to design online course materials.
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American Explorers: Topics in Digital History (HIST 395)
August 20, 2020
This is an experimental course that focuses on investigating and exploring expeditions by Americans and presenting findings through a digital medium: podcasting
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Mapping American Social Movements
August 19, 2020
This project produces and displays free interactive maps showing the historical geography of dozens of social movements.
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History of Censorship and Information Control During Information Revolutions Project
August 19, 2020
This discussion series, filmed in 2018 at the University of Chicago, compares early modern to modern and contemporary examples to look at how changes in information technology trigger new efforts to control and censor information.
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Behaviors and Strategies for Improving Online Instructor Presence
August 19, 2020
This resource describes behaviors and strategies that help make online students’ learning more relevant and increase instructors’ investment in their class.
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Assessment in Remote Classes: Making Discussions and Research Papers Work Online
August 19, 2020
This article offers ideas for communicating with and assessing students in a remote environment.
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U.S. History Scene
August 19, 2020
U.S. History Scene provides educators with free digital resources, selected by historians, that teachers can incorporate into their curriculum.