Thursday, May 13, 2010

MIT World: History Videos and iTune Podcasts

MIT World is a free and open site that provides on demand video of significant public events at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

MIT World's video index contains more than 700 videos. These are also available to those with access to iTunes on their computers. You can go to the web site link and browse at your leisure.

We'd like to call your attention to a few sample history lectures MIT World offers:

1.) "There was a time when it took enormous effort to make MIT students comfortable with subjects that had 'not just one right answer'. And so it has become easier to achieve what I think is the real purpose of humanities education at MIT and everywhere, not to train, but to educate." Herein lies the theme of Pauline Maier on teaching history at MIT.

2.) Patriotism and Reconstruction: Washington, D.C., after Conquest and Arson during the War of 1812. The 24-hour occupation of the nation's capital by British forces during the War of 1812 was arguably the lowest point in American history.

3.) Spectacular Reconstructions. Ways of Seeing and the Politics of Recovery in American Urban Disasters. Kevin Rozario uses the two most devastating urban catastrophes in American history, the Chicago fire of 1871 and the San Francisco earthquake of 1906, to explore how extraordinary recovery from sudden ruination can be both compelling and inspiring.

3 comments:

  1. Definitely what I am looking for !
    I'm so happy I found this site .
    Please visit our website too .
    카지노사이트

    https://yhn777.com 카지노사이트

    ReplyDelete
  2. ‌https://yhn777.com‌ ‌카지노사이트‌

    Hello There. I found your blog using msn. This is a really well written article. I will be sure to bookmark it and come back to read more of your useful information. Thanks for the post. I'll certainly return. my page

    ReplyDelete
  3. What a Genius! Your topics are always interesting and educational. Please kindly do visit this site below too.
    카지노사이트
    https://yhn876.com 카지노사이트

    ReplyDelete