About
Purpose
The online modules were developed to provide teachers with easy access to high quality scholarship, primary sources, and web-based connections to five world regions. All the resources in the modules have been recommended by the area studies centers at The Ohio State University.
Please note only some of the resources are appropriate for middle and high school students.
Copyright
The modules in this course are copyrighted. Teachers are welcome to use the resources in the modules but do NOT copy whole modules. Do not cite the modules in a publication or link them to another webpage without attribution. Please.
Reviews and Reviewers
The reviews were written by either classroom teachers or area studies specialists and express their points of view which are not necessarily the views of the Social Studies and Global Education Program.
Reviewers
Africa Elizabeth Akinbola, Laura Joseph, Merry Merryfield
East Asia Masataka Kasai, Jui-min Tsai
Latin America Tim Dove
The Middle East Melinda Wightman
Slavic and Eastern Europe Aleks Kvasov, William Wolf
Global Topics Deb Hutton, Jui-min Tsai, Brian Winchester
Online Courses
The modules are the central resource for a 3 credit hour online course “Teaching World Cultures and Global Issues” that is offered by the Social Studies and Global Education program at Ohio State. If you are interested in more information on the course, email Merry Merryfield at merryfield.1@osu.edu.
Funding
The modules were developed through the generous support of the Longview Foundation, Title VI, and Ohio State’s African, East Asian, Latin American, Middle Eas,t and Slavic and Eastern European area studies centers.
Improving the Modules
Websites constantly change and new resources are published all the time. Please let us know if links are not working or if you know of resources that should be included. Email merryfield.1@osu.edu.