By Bennett Sherry
January 3, 2020
“A kid in a ball pit.” “Prolific.” “Inspiring.” “Dream big or go home.” “A warm, crackling bonfire.” These are all words and phrases colleagues of Trevor Getz use to describe him. Those who know Trevor—students, friends, and historians—will doubtless read these words below and smile knowingly. But they will also certainly come to the same one-word conclusion: deserving. Trevor has been…
The cat’s officially out of the bag: the Big History Project course (BHP) has found its perfect pairing with the introduction of World History Project. Our new family of two also has a shiny new name: OER Project. In true BHP fashion, read on for the OER Project “origin story” and learn more about why we went from one course to two.
Before we go any further, let’s define OER: No, it’s not what you use…
We hope you’ve had a chance to dive into the new World History Project (WHP) course. Maybe you’ve checked out one of our new videos, which range in topic from how to use frames in history, to the Comanche empire, to decolonization and the Cold War in the Caribbean. Or perhaps you’ve explored some of our activities, which not only scaffold skills such as sourcing, contextualization, and continuity and…
