This free online course will help you develop an understanding of the basic genealogy techniques and how to communicate your family history. The course will not concentrate on a specific country’s records or how to source these, so it will be useful to anyone around the world. The knowledge you gain from this course may prompt you to explore family history research more … [Read more...]
How to Research Your Family Tree and Communicate the Results – Free Course
The free online course "Genealogy: Researching Your Family Tree" will help you develop an understanding of basic genealogy techniques and how to communicate your family history. We will consider how to effectively find and analyze sources and explore the potential of DNA testing as applied to genealogy. We’ll help you add historical context to your family history and discuss … [Read more...]
12 TED Talks for when you wish you could go back to college
Other people's interests or areas of research often seem more exciting than our own. That's why I've kept moving from one academic area to another throughout my academic life :-) Here is a playlist (compiled by "TED Talks") of talks by authors who inspire you to learn more about their topics. Paul Bloom: The origins of pleasure Why do we like an original painting … [Read more...]
The Origins of Linux – Linus Torvalds – A Free Course
Linus Torvalds, the creator of the operating system phenomenon Linux, tells the story of how he went from writing code as a graduate student in Helsinki in the early 1990s to becoming an icon for open source software by the end of the decade. Prerequisites: none Instructor: Linus Torvalds Price: Free Visit the lecture page … [Read more...]
The History and Mythology of Santa Claus by Carl Anderson Ph.D. – A Free Course
Dr. Anderson provides a brief overview of the history of Santa Claus and explores the psychological implications of a belief in fantasy and how to respond to children when they discover reality. Dr. Carl Anderson, affectionately known as Santa Claus at NorthPark Mall, made a rare appearance as himself at the Allen Public Library Civic Auditorium on November 11, 2010. Dr. … [Read more...]
World History (CrashCourse) 4/4 – A Free Course
John Green teaches you the history of the world in 42 episodes of Crash Course. 31) Latin American Revolutions 32) Coal, Steam, and The Industrial Revolution 33) Capitalism and Socialism 34) Samurai, Daimyo, Matthew Perry, and Nationalism 35) Imperialism 36) Archdukes, Cynicism, and World War I 37) Communists, Nationalists, and China's … [Read more...]
World History (CrashCourse) 3/4 – A Free Course
John Green teaches you the history of the world in 42 episodes of Crash Course. 21) Columbus, de Gama, and Zheng He! 15th Century Mariners. 22) The Renaissance: Was it a Thing? 23) The Columbian Exchange 24) The Atlantic Slave Trade 25) The Spanish Empire, Silver, & Runaway Inflation 26) The Seven Years War 27) The Amazing Life and Strange … [Read more...]
World History (CrashCourse) 2/4 – A Free Course
John Green teaches you the history of the world in 42 episodes of Crash Course. 11) Christianity from Judaism to Constantine 12) Fall of The Roman Empire...in the 15th Century 13) Islam, the Quran, and the Five Pillars All Without a Flamewar 14) The Dark Ages...How Dark Were They, Really? 15) The Crusades - Pilgrimage or Holy War? 16) Mansa Musa and … [Read more...]
World History (CrashCourse) 1/4 – A Free Course
John Green teaches you the history of the world in 42 episodes of Crash Course. 1) The Agricultural Revolution 2) Indus Valley Civilization 3) Mesopotamia 4) Ancient Egypt 5) The Persians & Greeks 6) Buddha and Ashoka 7) 2,000 Years of Chinese History! The Mandate of Heaven and Confucius 8) Alexander the Great and the Situation ... the … [Read more...]
The Western Tradition – A Free Course
A video instructional series on Western civilization for college and high school classrooms and adult learners; 52 half-hour video programs and coordinated books Covering the ancient world through the age of technology, this illustrated lecture by Eugen Weber presents a tapestry of political and social events woven with many strands — religion, industry, agriculture, … [Read more...]
1900 – Present: The Recent Past – Free Course
You cannot properly understand current world events without understanding the history of the 20th Century. This topic takes us on a journey from the end of Imperialism through two world wars and the Cold War and brings us to our modern world. Beginning of World War I Blockades and American Entry Western and Eastern fronts of World War I Other fronts of World War … [Read more...]
