World History: The Ottoman Empire Rises 2/3 - FLEX - w/Multimedia
In this FLEX course we will use podcasts and videos to guide us through the beginnings of the Ottoman Empire from 1453 to 1650s
Matthew Grace, M.Ed
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What's included
Class Experience
Students will learn by discussing and making content about the Ottoman Empire. They will intake information by listening to prescribed podcast episodes, watching videos that I make as well as videos from other History channels on YouTube and then taking notes on those. There will be a few questions assigned that will be discussed on the discussion board as part of the homework each week.
There will be two main projects for this class. A small project about halfway through the material where students will make a short video or podcast episode about one of the people they have learned about so far. The second main project will be to make a 5-10 minute video or podcast episode about one person, thing , or time period they learned during the course.
Students will have a video lesson from me each week introducing the topic for the week and the homework. They will be able to interact with me through email or my office hours which will be allotted for each section.
Overview: This is the first class in the first series on Ottoman History. This first series is on the Rise of the Ottoman Empire from a small Bey(principality) in Anatolia to a powerhouse of similar size to the Roman Empire. This is about 8-weeks of material and work so it should be something that doesn't need to be rushed.
Course structure:
Week 1 - Introduction and Review of Part 1 and 2
Week 1 - The Second Venetian War and Safavids
Week 2 - Fighting in the East and Suleiman arrives
Week 3 - Into Hungary
Week 4 - Attack Everywhere!
Week 5 - Work week for projects
Week 6 - Another Civil War -
Week 7 - Lepanto -
Week 8 - Presentations and Review
Weeks 9-12 - Extra time to make sure things are done
Class Structure:
There will be 6 units and each unit will have:
1. An intro video with me the teacher.
2. A homework video with me the teacher.
3. A homework packet:
a. Links to the videos and podcasts
b. Worksheets
4. Information on upcoming project deadlines
Main Project:
Students will create a 5-10 minute podcast summarizing one thing the student found interesting and then present it to the other students in Week 8.Learning Goals
The student should be able to name key events and interesting happenings in the time of the Rise of the Ottoman Empire starting after the fall of Constantinople
Students will also learn in depth about one person or event from the time frame and try to glean some life lessons from that.
Students will learn how to plan and execute a podcast or video about the subject they choose.
Other Details
Parental Guidance
This is a history with a lot of war. There will be violence talked about at times, usually from direct quotes.
Supply List
Students will need a notebook and pen/pencil to take notes and make plans. They will also need a device that can record audio and a program to record it with (phone usually have both of these built in, Windows computers can get "Audacity" for free. There are free programs for Macbooks as well.
External Resources
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
Joined July, 2019
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Teacher expertise and credentials
2 Degrees
Master's Degree in Education from MidAmerica Nazarene University
Bachelor's Degree from Auburn University - Economics
I have a Masters Degree in Education and have been an avid history enthusiast for as long as I can remember. The area around the Mediterranean is the most important area for the development and continued existence of western culture and so has had most of my 30 years worth of study committed to it. Egyptians, Greek, Romans, Ottomans, and Mongols all have a part to play and so this topic is one of my big 5.Reviews
Live Group Class
$4
weekly12 weeks
Completed by 1 learner
No live video meetings
Ages: 11-16
