The Environmental History of The World - FLEX
In this 20-week course, learners will virtually traverse the globe with an Archaeologist and learn the environmental history of each of the seven continents; Oceania, Asia, Europe, North America, South America, Africa, and Antarctica.
Owen Archaeologist
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What's included
Assessment
On Day 1, I will provide a list of possible essay topics, should any of my students wish to turn in an essay at the end of this course for feedback and marking/grading.Grading
includedClass Experience
US Grade 9 - 12
Beginner - Advanced Level
No prior knowledge is required for this class.
Environmental history deals with the history of human impacts on nature and the interactions between humans and nature.
It asks how nature influences humans, how humans intervene in nature, and how nature and humans interact.
Environmental history is also the story of human exploitation of the natural world.
It is about the impact of agriculture on soil and landscape, the history of forests, and the effects of hunting and grazing; and it also examines the environmental impact of mining, transportation, urbanisation, and industrialisation.
I will make the relevant class materials available by 12pm GMT/UTC on Monday of each week.
This will include videos with lectures on the topics of the week, along with handouts that pertain to these topics.
I look forward to interacting asynchronously with my learners in this class.
Week 1: Oceania
- c. 50000 BCE to 1606 CE
Week 2: Oceania
- 18th and 19th Centuries CE
Week 3: Oceania and Asia
- 20th and 21st Centuries (so far) CE
Week 4: Asia
- c. 9000 BCE to c. 1450 CE
Week 5: Asia
- c. 1450 CE to 1757 CE
Week 6: Asia
- 1757 CE to the end of the 19th Century CE
Week 7: Asia
- 20th and 21st Centuries (so far) CE
Week 8: Europe
- c. 9000 BCE to c. 1450 CE
Week 9: Europe
- c. 1450 CE to 1698 CE
Week 10: Europe
- 18th and 19th Centuries CE
Week 11: Europe
- 20th and 21st Centuries (so far) CE
Week 12: North America
- c. 20000 BCE to 1492 CE
Week 13: North America
- 1492 CE to 1849 CE
Week 14: North America
- 1850 CE to 1952 CE
- 1952 CE to 2022 CE
Week 15: South America
- c. 20000 BCE to 1494 CE
- 1494 CE to 1808 CE
Week 16: South America
- 1808 CE to 1900 CE
- 1900 CE to 2022 CE
Week 17: Africa
- c. 300000 BCE to c. 5200 BCE
- c. 5200 BCE to the 9th Century CE
Week 18: Africa
- 9th Century CE to the 15th Century CE
Week 19: Africa
- 15th Century CE to the 19th Century CE
- 20th and 21st Centuries (so far) CE
Week 20: Antarctica
- 650 CE to the 19th Century CE
- 20th and 21st Centuries (so far) CELearning Goals
Learners will gain a globalised perspective of the environmental impacts of humans on the world throughout our entire history.
Other Details
Parental Guidance
I will use Google Slides via screen share in this class.
Learners will not need to access the internet outside of Outschool during this class.
Supply List
- Paper and pencil or pen, or electronic device to take notes with if they want to; - On Day 1, I will provide a list of possible essay topics, should any of my students wish to turn in an essay at the end of this course for feedback and marking/grading.
External Resources
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
Joined July, 2022
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Teacher expertise and credentials
I have degrees, post-graduate, and professional qualifications in the following:
- Bachelor of Arts in Archaeology & History
- A1 First-Class Honours in Archaeology
- Member of AAA (Australian Archaeological Association)
- Member of ASHA (Australasian Society for Historical Archaeology)
- PhD Candidate in Archaeology (Full Scholarship)
- Academic Medal in Undergraduate Coursework
- Winner of the Robert Mays Memorial Prize for North Queensland History
- Member of the Golden Key International Honour Society
- I have co-authored published articles in professional archaeological journals
- I have delivered speeches at the Australiasian Mining History Association
- Winner of the Best Poster Presentation at AAA
- I have started my TESOL (150-Hours) Professional Certificate through Arizona State University, and I expect to complete this
within the next month
I am also a homeschool father of multiple children. We have always homeschooled and participated in distance education. We came to Outschool in 2018 as learners, and now I am excited to also teach on this platform. I understand the needs of parents of learners here as I am one myself. Further, I am a native English speaker. Reviews
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Completed by 3 learners
No live video meetings
Ages: 13-18
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