About the Course

A few notes/tips about my modules. The required activities for each module are based on what I consider (on experience) to be appropriate levels of reading and work for a single week of class; I will not be asking you to do more than a week's work in one module. But since there is much more content, there will be links to optional material, if you want to read or learn more on specific topics.

Each module is built like a MWF class, so there will be:

• Objectives/Themes for the whole module;
• Readings for the whole module;
• 2-3 content pages (for example The Vedic Age & Hinduism) that replicate in-class lectures;
• A graded group discussion question based on materials in the modules;
• An ungraded review quiz.

Content pages will have narrative, images, and questions; there may be videos, or links to optional content. I tend to emphasize important terms in bold, and really important terms like this. I will also build a review guide for the final exam.

In terms of my philosophy of teaching history, I put much more emphasis on cause and effect than on specific dates. There are some dates that are important, and I try to highlight those; but for chronology, it's more important to know events, ideas, and peoples relative to each other more than remembering precise dates.