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HIST-B 310, section 22933	Dr. Thomas A. Mason
HIST H-509, section 25247	e-mail: masonta@iupui.edu
British History since 1688	cell phone: 317.985.6905
Spring semester 2020	Office: Cavanaugh Hall 313-H
This is a 100% online-delivered class.	Office Hours: By appointment
No on-campus class meetings are required.

British History is going online

I assume (I hope accurately) that students are aware from various announcements that the university administration extended the spring break an additional week, with remote instruction beginning Monday, March 30, and thereafter all classes will be conducted online through the end of the semester. I have some experience with online classes, so the transition won’t be as onerous as it would otherwise.

some changes to be aware of

The class discussion of Keynes’s The Economic Consequences of the Peace, originally scheduled for 12:00 PM, Wednesday, April 22, and the presentations on the research papers, originally scheduled for 12:00 PM, Wednesday, April 29, will now be conducted as online conferences through Zoom (videoconferencing software) at those times and on those dates.

To participate in the synchronous (live) class discussions at 12:00 PM, Wednesday, April 22, and 12:00 PM, Wednesday, April 29:
Click on https://IU.zoom.us/j/9047954919, or copy the URL your browser, to join the meeting / class discussion.
For more information on Zoom, click on http://zoom.iu.edu; you can also phone the UITS Support Center at 317-274-4357 for assistance and/or watch this short video from Zoom: Link.
Participation in the live online discussions at 12:00 PM, Wednesday, April 22, and 12:00 PM, Wednesday, April 29, is not required if you are unable to attend; I will not take attendance at those conferences. I will record those online conferences and add the recording to Kaltura Media Gallery for students who could not attend to review after the fact.

The fieldtrip to the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, previously scheduled for Wednesday, April 8, is canceled. The museum is currently closed to the public.
Therefore the assignment due on April 22, previously to read and review Keynes’s The Economic Consequences of the Peace or to analyze a work of art that you would have seen at the museum, now has only one option: read and review Keynes’s The Economic Consequences of the Peace. If you have not already done so, you will need to get a copy of that book.

Bill Orme (University Library liaison for the Department of History, orme@iupui.edu;317-274-0485) and I can advise you on finding online sources for your research paper. Many of the source materials listed on the instruction sheet for the research paper are online.

The final exam, previously scheduled in person in class for Wednesday, May 6, will be an online assignment. You will turn it in through the assignments inbox on Canvas no later than 11:59 PM on the originally scheduled date, May 6.
I have posted the grades for the mid-semester exam (which will give you some details on a rubric). If you would like me to return your mid-semester exam, you can give me a mailing address and I will mail it to you.
During the coming days I will be transcribing my lecture notes, converting them into PowerPoints and videos, and updating the links thereto.

You can access the course content on this Canvas site in the following ways:

The course syllabus is your primary guide to the content, requirements, and organization of the course. I have revised the syllabus to reflect the change to the class’s online format.
The modules provide a guide to the learning objectives, learning outcomes, and reading assignments for each class meeting.
The review sheets (these are basically course outlines) provide a guide to the exams: Review Sheet 1 (for the mid-semester examination) and Review Sheet 2 (for the final examination).
videos: Canvas > Modules > lectures and videos.
PowerPoints (if you prefer to access the course content in PowerPoint format instead of video and without the audio recording)
PowerPoint Recordings (if you prefer to access the course content in PowerPoint format—downloadable to a smartphone—instead of video)
Instruction sheets for the two book reviews: Book Review of Locke and Book Review of Keynes and the research paper.

To get started, click on the link on the left to the Syllabus, or click on: Syllabus.

Welcome to HIST-B 310, section 22933 / HIST H-509, section 25247, British History since 1688!

course learning objectives: The goal of the course is to instill historical knowledge concerning the development of modern British society, economy, politics, and culture, including industrialization, deindustrialization, colonization, decolonization, and the emergence of ideologies. In fulfillment of that goal, students will be able to:

distinguish between facts and interpretation
ascertain the reliability of primary and secondary source materials
for specific examples, explain the difference between primary and secondary sources
distinguish between objectivity and advocacy in source materials
evaluate written, artistic, and architectural evidence to achieve research goals
recognize the significance of geopolitical information found in maps
assess research-based scholarship
analyze historical cause and effect
synthesize primary and secondary source materials to create new historical knowledge
engage an audience with that new synthesis through concise written communication

In short, students will learn the craft of history.

The course addresses continuity and change in modern British history. Students will articulate the characteristics of modern British society, economy, politics, and culture identified by the historical discipline:

in technology, the agricultural revolution, industrialization, and deindustrialization
in political organization: monarchy, republicanism, absolutism, empire, aristocracy, democracy, and the social contract
in military conflicts: causes, course of events, and outcomes
in economics, from subsistence through commercial, mercantilist, and capitalist modes of production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services
in philosophy: idealism, empiricism, and moral-sense theory
in ideology: liberalism, conservatism, utilitarianism, socialism, and social democracy

I have been teaching courses on Western Civilization, American History, and British History, online and in person, at IUPUI for the past thirteen years, and before that at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke. I edited the Papers of James Madison at the University of Virginia and the Papers of Lew and Susan Wallace at the Indiana Historical Society.

If you have comments or questions, please e-mail me at masonta@iupui.edu. I look forward to your continued participation in the class and to seeing all of you via Zoom at our online conference at 12:00 PM, Monday, April 27.