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Online-Ressource (443 p)
ISBN:
9780520283541
Content:
Big History is a new field on a grand scale: it tells the story of the universe over time through a diverse range of disciplines that spans cosmology, physics, chemistry, astronomy, geology, evolutionary biology, anthropology, and archaeology, thereby reconciling traditional human history with environmental geography and natural history.Weaving the myriad threads of evidence-based human knowledge into a master narrative that stretches from the beginning of the universe to the present, the Big History framework helps students make sense of their studies in all disciplines by illuminating the st
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Description based upon print version of record
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Cover; Contents; List of Illustrations; List of Tables; Acknowledgments; Introduction; PART ONE: THE CASE FOR BIG HISTORY; 1. What Is Big History?; 2. Big History and the Goals of Liberal Education; 3. Summer Institutes: Collective Learning as Meta-Education; 4. Assessing Big History Outcomes: Or, How to Make Assessment Inspiring; 5. Big History at Other Institutions; PART TWO: A PRACTICAL PEDAGOGY FOR TEACHING BIG HISTORY; 6. Teaching Complexity in a Big History Context; 7. Teaching Threshold 1: The Big Bang; 8. Teaching Threshold 2: The Formation of Stars and Galaxies
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9. Teaching Threshold 3: Heavier Chemical Elements and the Life Cycle of Stars10. Teaching Threshold 4: The Formation of Our Solar System and Earth; 11. Teaching Threshold 5: The Evolution of Life on Earth; 12. Teaching Threshold 6: The Rise of Homo sapiens; 13. Teaching Threshold 7: The Agrarian Revolution; 14. Teaching Threshold 8: Modernity and Industrialization; 15. Threshold 9? Teaching Possible Futures; 16. Reflective Writing in the Big History Classroom; 17. Activities for Multiple Thresholds; 18. Igniting Critical Curiosity: Fostering Information Literacy through Big History
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19. A Little Big History of Big HistoryPART THREE: BIG HISTORY AND ITS IMPLICATIONS; 20. Big History at Dominican: An Origin Story; 21. Teaching Big History or Teaching about Big History? Big History and Religion; 22. The Case for Awe; Conclusion; Annotated Bibliography of Big History Texts and Resources; List of Contributors; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780520959385
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780520283541
Additional Edition:
Print version Teaching Big History
Language:
English
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