The Myth of the "Dark Ages"

Goals for this week

By the end of this week, what should students know, be able to do and understand?

This week will be the reset for the course. We will read

Overview:

Provide a short rationale for this week’s work suggesting its purpose in terms of the program of studies. (Why we're doing this...)

Online Time

What will you focus on during your FaceTime with the students?

Read/Watch/Listen

What do students need to read this week?

Practice

In this week and the next weeks we will be closely reading The Devil's Historians

Discuss

What questions should students be discussing with each other on the discussion board for this course?

Do

For this week's writing assignment, write about a historian (alive or dead, but preferably a medievalist) that you have read, heard about, or follow on social media.

Submit an End of Week Report on Sunday night (each week) to let me know if you have any questions and (this week) to provide a link to your cuPortfolio profile.

Assess

Is there a graded assignment this week? If so, what is the assignment and when does it need to be submitted?

Going Further

If students want to do more to ensure success, what materials and resources (e.g. reading, video, audio simulations, games) do you recommend?

Help

If a student is struggling, how should they seek help?