A Skeptic's Guide to American History (The Great Courses)

What recommendations do you have for other facilitators who are using "A Skeptic's Guide to American History"? Consider sharing additional resources you found helpful, activities that worked particularly well, and some reflections on who this course is best suited for. For more information, see this course on P2PU’s course page.

This course received a rating from a participant!

Is there anything else that you learned or achieved during the learning circle?
An deeper i

Do you feel more confident about what you just learned in A Skeptic’s Guide to American History ?
5

How do you intend to apply what you learned?
Pass along the real story to some friends

How well did the online course work as a learning circle?
5

Why did you give the course 5 star/stars?
It could not have been better in content and leadership by the person hosting the course

How likely are you to recommend participating in a learning circle to a friend or colleague?
5

Why?
The opportunity to learn about important things in a comfortable environment

This course received a rating from a participant!

Is there anything else that you learned or achieved during the learning circle?
I learned quite a lot. I enjoyed the lectures.

Do you feel more confident about what you just learned in A Skeptic’s Guide to American History ?
5

How do you intend to apply what you learned?
Read some more about certain aspects of the history.

How well did the online course work as a learning circle?
5

Why did you give the course 5 star/stars?
I liked the larger discussion groups. People had a wide range of knowledge. The subject leant itself to discussion.

How likely are you to recommend participating in a learning circle to a friend or colleague?
5

Why?
It is a very interesting way to learn something, meet people and keep yourself involved.

This course received a rating from a participant!

Is there anything else that you learned or achieved during the learning circle?
Additional perspective

Do you feel more confident about what you just learned in A Skeptic’s Guide to American History ?
4

How do you intend to apply what you learned?
Not sure

How well did the online course work as a learning circle?
3

Why did you give the course 3 star/stars?
Discussions were lacking content

How likely are you to recommend participating in a learning circle to a friend or colleague?
4

Why?
Exposed to different views

This course received a rating from a participant!

Is there anything else that you learned or achieved during the learning circle?
Learning many things but also liked the reminders of what happened years ago . Brought back memories

Do you feel more confident about what you just learned in A Skeptic’s Guide to American History ?
3

How do you intend to apply what you learned?
Will be reading books on the events outlined in the lecture

How well did the online course work as a learning circle?
4

Why did you give the course 4 star/stars?
The quality of the lectures. I did find in some lectures there was almost too much to process at the time & would have liked a written reminder to read when home. Perhaps reading in books about events will do that

How likely are you to recommend participating in a learning circle to a friend or colleague?
4

Why?
It was equality presentation & very good for the brain

This course received a rating from a participant!

Is there anything else that you learned or achieved during the learning circle?
Good discussion and hearing different points of view

Do you feel more confident about what you just learned in A Skeptic’s Guide to American History ?
3

How do you intend to apply what you learned?
By reading more and sharing ideas

How well did the online course work as a learning circle?
4

Why did you give the course 4 star/stars?
Always stimulating to gear what others say and sharing my own ideas

How likely are you to recommend participating in a learning circle to a friend or colleague?
5

Why?
To helps each person expand their mind by learning different points of view

This course received a rating from a participant!

Is there anything else that you learned or achieved during the learning circle?
The facts that wars that Americans didn’t always want to be involved in but politics were also involved

Do you feel more confident about what you just learned in A Skeptic’s Guide to American History ?
5

How do you intend to apply what you learned?
Will do more research on these topics

How well did the online course work as a learning circle?
4

Why did you give the course 4 star/stars?
Felt the topics didn’t always allow for follow up.

How likely are you to recommend participating in a learning circle to a friend or colleague?
5

Why?
Excellent format. Have learnt so much about American history

This course received a rating from a participant!

Is there anything else that you learned or achieved during the learning circle?
A view of history as presented by an historian is just the starting point to understand an event in history

Do you feel more confident about what you just learned in A Skeptic’s Guide to American History ?
3

How do you intend to apply what you learned?
I will try to become more circumspect when I read or hear about historical events. One thought that sticks with me is that history does not repeat itself but what has happened can help us see how new events may unfold.

How well did the online course work as a learning circle?
4

Why did you give the course 4 star/stars?
I learned a lot each week and liked sharing interpretations with the breakout groups. The presenter covered a little too much information for me but concentrating was good for me. I would take another American history course or a Canadian one.

How likely are you to recommend participating in a learning circle to a friend or colleague?
5

Why?
I liked looking forward to learning something new each week about American history . The time slot and length was ideal for me. I recommended it to my sister and she enjoyed the series.

This course received a rating from a participant!

Is there anything else that you learned or achieved during the learning circle?
Many details in American history

Do you feel more confident about what you just learned in A Skeptic’s Guide to American History ?
4

How do you intend to apply what you learned?
Further reading

How well did the online course work as a learning circle?
4

Why did you give the course 4 star/stars?
Very good presenter, some video issues

How likely are you to recommend participating in a learning circle to a friend or colleague?
4

Why?
To learn about new areas or topics

This course received a rating from a participant!

Is there anything else that you learned or achieved during the learning circle?
I learned I know very little about USA history.

Do you feel more confident about what you just learned in A Skeptic’s Guide to American History ?
4

How do you intend to apply what you learned?
I have no idea.

How well did the online course work as a learning circle?
5

Why did you give the course 5 star/stars?
The lectures were very succient and did not assume much previous knowledge was necessary to understand the subject matter.

How likely are you to recommend participating in a learning circle to a friend or colleague?
5

Why?
Improve your knowledge on the subject presented.

This course received a rating from a participant!

Is there anything else that you learned or achieved during the learning circle?
interesting information on the brain

Do you feel more confident about what you just learned in A Skeptic’s Guide to American History ?
3

How do you intend to apply what you learned?
not sure

How well did the online course work as a learning circle?
4

Why did you give the course 4 star/stars?
not sure seemed interesting and well presented

How likely are you to recommend participating in a learning circle to a friend or colleague?
3

Why?
to many follow ups

This course received a rating from a participant!

anything else that you learned or achieved during the learning circle?
The clarification of some misconceptions.

Do you feel more confident about what you just learned in A Skeptic’s Guide to American History ?
3

How do you intend to apply what you learned?
Good conversation with others

How well did the online course work as a learning circle?
5

Why did you give the course 5 star/stars?
The lecturer was exellent

How likely are you to recommend participating in a learning circle to a friend or colleague?
4

Why?
Clarity and topics covered