Archive for March, 2006

Medieval Careeers Advice: Christian Style!

Thursday, March 30th, 2006

Are you on a Highway to Hell or a Stairway to Heaven?
By playing This interactive simulation students will learn about (a) The beliefs and (b) The practices of medieval religion in an engaging way. The game comes complete with a worksheet.

Historiography: Hitler’s Role in World War Two

Monday, March 20th, 2006

A fascinating but rather complex historiographical debate, which I have aimed to simplify for students using this worksheet. The debate is initially distilled down to the AJP Taylor / Trevor-Roper clash, which is then broken down into its constituent arguments, and students are then invited to research the views of other historians in more detail.

Digital Video: Why and how can we use it?

Sunday, March 19th, 2006

A brand new article of mine, which is published in this week’s issue of the TES. Using The International School of Toulouse as a case study, it investigates how digital movies can be produced by students as a way of developing historical knowledge and skills.

Splat the Stalinist!

Saturday, March 18th, 2006

A brand new game designed for IB / A2 History students, designed to teach them about the significance of key characters of the period - how many can you SPLAT in 60 seconds?

SPLAT the Cold War Celebrity!

Friday, March 17th, 2006

A brand new version of the popular game, now with a high score board - can you get onto the Hall of Fame with your historical knowledge?

SPLAT the European Reformation Celebrities!

Wednesday, March 15th, 2006

A brand new version of the popular game, now with a high score board - can you get onto the Hall of Fame with your historical knowledge?