Backstory Radio
Back Story Radio: Island Hopping
BackStory audio includes several stories organized around the theme Islands. The American History guys explore U.S. history by focussing on an alternative perspective of the island, from Hawaii to the Great Lakes, through the Caribbean...
Backstory Radio
Back Story Radio: The Future Then: Visions of America Yet to Come
This BackStory episode is a show about how the people in the past have imagined the future and what that says about the times in which they lived. Audio and transcript are provided.
Crash Course
Crash Course World History 212: The Rise of the West and Historical Methodology
Crash Course World History video discussing historical methodology and how historians have framed and written about the rise of the West. Host John Green presents in a lively, engaging format. [11:54]
Other
Gale Family Library: Primary vs. Secondary Resources
Video explains the difference between primary and secondary sources with examples from the Minnesota Historical Society's collections. [4:18]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Measuring Age on Earth: Chronometric Revolution
Discussion of the relatively recent changes in our ability as a species to shine light on our deep past. [9:53]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Thinking Like a Historian
Khan Academy's historian Kim Kutz Elliott discusses some of the basic skills for thinking like a historian. [8:47]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Avoiding Common Mistakes in Historical Essays
Khan Academy's historian Kim Kutz Elliott talks about strategies for improving your historical essays. [9:45]