Content update: new World History Project - 1750 course

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Adam Green

30. juli 2020 23:39

Khan Academy is excited to bring another World History Project course to our learners: World History Project - 1750! The World History Project (WHP) is a set of courses created by the OER Project (OER = open educational resources). WHP is a free, online, and cohesive curriculum that goes beyond just being a content repository.

WHP is a standards-based world history course that builds upon foundational thinking skills in preparation for AP, college, and beyond. The course uses narratives—both large and small—to create a coherent view of the world’s past, present and future. WHP 1750 starts in, you guessed it, 1750 and extends to the present. Why start a course in 1750? We answer this question in the first unit of the course and then do a deep dive on revolutions, imperialism, and globalization—all from a global or world history perspective. The course is designed for high school students.

If you’re looking for a world history course that begins earlier, covering early humans and the emergence of complex societies, WHP Origins might be right for you! If you’re looking for a history course designed for middle school, then we would recommend checking out the Big History Project, also available on Khan Academy!

If you are a teacher, you can find access to scaffolded materials, teacher resources, an online PD course (for teachers), and a supportive online community on our website (oerproject.com). Here are some great places to start:

WHP Course Guide

WHP 1750 Course Overview

WHP 1750 Online PD

WHP 1750 Teacher Community

If you are a parent, and are looking for some tips, check out the following:

WHP Parent Quick Start Guide

WHP Homeschoolers Online Community

Onward, to history!

Nyt opslag

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x.asper

9. august 2020 22:21
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Awesome! I am already doing this course on KA.
BandB25

20. august 2020 12:17
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Will Khan Academy release another AP World History course? If not, would you recommend learning from the regular World History course or the World History Project course? Thanks!
Adam Green

24. januar 2022 14:17
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Hi G. Tarun,

Thank you so much for your comment and for using our World History courses!

I agree the article you linked is a really nice introduction to world history. Unfortunately, it won't work (in it's current form) in the new WHP courses - mainly because the "themes" described in that article don't quite match with the "frames" used in the WHP courses. I wouldn't want to confuse learners about the lens the course will be experienced through.

My hope is that the first video in the WHP-1750 course does much the same thing as the article you mentioned (that article was actually written by a major contributor to the WHP courses). Of course, the POV of the video is more about how students might apply history to their lives/ providing motivation for learning history rather than an overview of how to study history. I think both are very useful viewpoints to get across to students of history.

All that said, I think there could be an opportunity to modify that article in a future version of the WHP course to give students that additional context. I'll pass that suggestion along to our history folks.

Thank you again for the suggestion and for taking the time to write us!

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Content update: new World History Project - 1750 course

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