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By Phoebe S.K. Young Associate Professor Department of History phoebe.young@colorado.edu This is a description of a tool I developed for my large introductory course in U.S. History. I called it “Weekly Previews” and it entailed students watching a 7-12 minute video podcast through D2L, where I introduced the themes for...

American History Through Baseball is a unique course that uses baseball as a way to examine American history and society. When taught in person, this class is all about participation and interaction. Almost everyone knows something about baseball and can contribute to the conversation, but the same goes for those...