Then And Now History Podcast: Global History And Culture

S14-E04 S14-E4 I feature the Industrial Revolution in Western Europe and dig deeper to make the connections with current event and the history forces that shaped and caused it. In part one, I first provide an overview of the unit. I recommend that you download the student PowerPoint slide handout to follow along. I connect the history forces that helped to cause the Industrial Revolution and the reasons that I focus on Western Europe and not other areas of the world. The next unit focuses on why England was the leader of the Industrial Revolution. In addition to this audio episode, I also provide several PDF documents: first, the essential PowerPoint slides for the students for this entire unit, and second, the assigned readings for this unit that provide the background information that is needed. In this course, we did not have an expensive textbook for the students to purchase. The following links allow you to subscribe: iTunes and Apple Podcast, Amazon Music/Audible, Castbox.fm, Deezer, Facebook, Gaana, G

S14-E03 This is a preview of my global history course lectures I will share over the next year. Each podcast episode will contain a module from the history unit that I am covering. Previously in this podcast series, the emphasis has been on history review or additional learning podcasts that the students and I created. Now, you can hear the lectures that the students based their podcasts for the previous thirteen seasons. In addition to this audio episode, I also provide several PDF documents. First, a syllabus or guide to the course that contains an outline of the history topics, assignments related to the course topics, resources for students to take advantage to support their student success, and generic rules and regulations related to the course. Second, a list of the guiding questions for each of the history units. Third, a list of the nine history forces that influence events that I will reference through all the course lectures. And finally, an application of those nine history forces with an article

This podcast briefly explores the nine forces of history that influence past and current events.

Welcome to the 14th season of Then and How: Global History and Culture podcast.  The podcast began during fall of 2006 as a project in an introductory global history course at the University of Minnesota.  This short overview episode reminds listeners of the purpose of the podcast and encourages listener feedback to David Arendale who is the course instructor.  His email address is arendale@umn.edu