{"id":1639,"date":"2017-07-24T20:58:04","date_gmt":"2017-07-24T20:58:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/ushistory1os\/?post_type=chapter&p=1639"},"modified":"2020-08-17T18:58:42","modified_gmt":"2020-08-17T18:58:42","slug":"about-this-course","status":"web-only","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-jcc-ushistory1os\/chapter\/about-this-course\/","title":{"raw":"About This Course","rendered":"About This Course"},"content":{"raw":"

Romanticism and myth surround United States history in contemporary popular culture. This course encourages students to develop a critical understanding of the history of our nation. This course will guide students through a wealth of primary sources, and view videos tied to clear learning objectives designed to improve their critical thinking skills. Sample assignments are included. Key topics include early globalization and European exploration, colonial societies, the English Empire, America\u2019s War for Independence, the creation of the American Republic, the industrial transformation, Jacksonian democracy, westward expansion, \u201cKing\u201d Cotton and idealism in the antebellum South, the troubled 1850s, and the Civil War to Reconstruction.<\/p>\r\nThis text comes primarily from\u00a0OpenStax U.S. Histor<\/em>y<\/a>, but has been revised to align with the US History curriculum at Jamestown Community College<\/strong>, a SUNY institution located in Jamestown, New York.<\/strong> Chapters have been reorganized and, in some cases, additional content has been added. You will also find some content borrowed from\u00a0The American Yawp,\u00a0<\/a><\/em>including but not limited to primary source readings for each of the chapters. Other minor additions and enhancements to the original OpenStax text have been made by Lumen Learning or other faculty.\r\n

About Lumen<\/h2>\r\nLumen Learning\u2019s mission is to make great learning opportunities available to all students, regardless of socioeconomic background.\r\n\r\nWe do this by using open educational resources (OER) to create well-designed and low-cost course materials that replace expensive textbooks. Because learning is about more than affordability and access, we also apply learning science insights and efficacy research to develop learning activities that are engineered to improve subject mastery, course completion and retention.\r\n\r\nIf you\u2019d like to connect with us to learn more about adopting this course, please\u00a0Contact Us<\/a>.\r\n\r\nYou can also make an appointment<\/a>\u00a0for OER Office Hours<\/a> to connect virtually with a live Lumen expert about any question you may have.","rendered":"

Romanticism and myth surround United States history in contemporary popular culture. This course encourages students to develop a critical understanding of the history of our nation. This course will guide students through a wealth of primary sources, and view videos tied to clear learning objectives designed to improve their critical thinking skills. Sample assignments are included. Key topics include early globalization and European exploration, colonial societies, the English Empire, America\u2019s War for Independence, the creation of the American Republic, the industrial transformation, Jacksonian democracy, westward expansion, \u201cKing\u201d Cotton and idealism in the antebellum South, the troubled 1850s, and the Civil War to Reconstruction.<\/p>\n

This text comes primarily from\u00a0OpenStax U.S. Histor<\/em>y<\/a>, but has been revised to align with the US History curriculum at Jamestown Community College<\/strong>, a SUNY institution located in Jamestown, New York.<\/strong> Chapters have been reorganized and, in some cases, additional content has been added. You will also find some content borrowed from\u00a0The American Yawp,\u00a0<\/a><\/em>including but not limited to primary source readings for each of the chapters. Other minor additions and enhancements to the original OpenStax text have been made by Lumen Learning or other faculty.<\/p>\n

About Lumen<\/h2>\n

Lumen Learning\u2019s mission is to make great learning opportunities available to all students, regardless of socioeconomic background.<\/p>\n

We do this by using open educational resources (OER) to create well-designed and low-cost course materials that replace expensive textbooks. Because learning is about more than affordability and access, we also apply learning science insights and efficacy research to develop learning activities that are engineered to improve subject mastery, course completion and retention.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019d like to connect with us to learn more about adopting this course, please\u00a0Contact Us<\/a>.<\/p>\n

You can also make an appointment<\/a>\u00a0for OER Office Hours<\/a> to connect virtually with a live Lumen expert about any question you may have.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t

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