What We'll Do in This Class

My goal is that throughout this course you develop your knowledge of world history and practice the key skills of analysis, inquiry, and reflection on your learning.

In-Person Class Time

We’ll have regular in-person meetings every Tuesday and Thursday with the expectation that you will do the prep activities (noted on each Module page) before each class meeting. This is important so we can best use our time together!

Each class meeting will be a mix of:

• recaps of past week discussions and activities surfacing key points
• activities and discussions working through historical questions and sources in pairs, small groups, and full class. you are expected to engage and contribute as best you can (we’ll talk in class about what engagement can include)
• overviews of upcoming assignments: walkthroughs and clarifications
• mini-lectures from me, usually introducing key questions or framing
• structured work time on weekly assignments/projects: ask me questions, get feedback, and make significant progress on that week’s assignments.

Overall Learning Outcomes

*These learning outcomes were determined to ensure that HIST 1101 fulfills the Transfer Pathway requirements.

1. Demonstrate a broad understanding of World History from pre-History through the early modern era (thirteenth through seventeenth centuries CE).
2. Make use of historical thinking.
3. Analyze historical sources, distinguishing primary from secondary sources.
4. Communicate effectively using historical evidence and methods.
5. Analyze and understand the diversity of peoples within their distinctive historical contexts.

*These learning outcomes were added by me because they are invaluable skills and knowledge for success in historical thinking and in a wide variety of academic and professional fields.

1. Develop digital and quantitative reasoning skills (including the ethics of finding, using, and presenting data) that are applicable in history and other fields by working with data and digital materials.
2. Develop strategies for advancing your learning skills such as effective reading, writing, and file management.