New Term, Same Sense of Excitement and Gratitude

Tomorrow is the start of my fourth term teaching at the University of the People. I'm teaching two sections of the history course that covers ancient Greece and ancient Rome which are my favorite subjects to teach. I'm so excited to be an instructor at UoPeople because it allows me to teach students from all over the world and from different walks of life. I'm not only making historians, I'm making them around the world.

My First Published History Article

Hello Everyone,

I'm very proud to announce that an article I've written has been published. The article deals with the Second Punic War and how Hannibal Barca used psychological warfare against the Romans.

According to many of the Ancient Historians, Hannibal's forces were half the size of the Roman Army yet Hannibal won most of the battles he participated in and his men suffered less casualties than the Romans. We all know the story of how Hannibal brought elephants over the Alps but his intimidation tactics don't stop there. Throughout his time in Italy, Hannibal wore down the morale of the Romans and exploited the confidence of their generals. My article, Hannibal Barca: The General that Defeated More Than Rome's Army, looks at all the psychological tactics used by Hannibal in the Second Punic War.

I couldn't have asked for a better home than at The Groovy Historian. They're a young and vibrant professional website that brings well researched and writtern history articles to historians of all ages and qualifications. They really live by #IMakeHistorians over there. 

Please check out my article as well as all the groovy history pieces available at:

www.groovy-historian.com 

We're halfway there! (aka "All Roads Lead to Rome!")

This is my first time ever teaching a college course and it's hard to believe that it's already halfway over. In the last four weeks I've already had so many amazing experiences and had some great challenges. There are some things I will do differently next class but there are many things that turned out very well.

All Roads lead to Rome!

This halfway point also marks the progression from studying Ancient Greece into studying Ancient Rome. Anyone that knows me knows how excited I am about this! I feel that the Romans assimilated the passion for the arts that Athens had along with the military prowess that the Spartans displayed to create one of the most powerful (and certainly the most influential) civilizations of the Ancient World.

The next four weeks of class is going to be incredible!

Teaching in 4th Term.

Well, this is my first assignment teaching and I couldn't have picked a better course. That's right, for my first soiree as a professor I've been given the opportunity to teach Ancient Roman and Greek History. Could life be any better? Anyone that knows me knows I love Roman History so this course is a dream come true. I thought I'd have to teach dozens of survey courses before I was given this cool of a teaching assignment.

The best part is that it's primarily an online university so I have students from several countries in my class. I love seeing how different cultures interpret Ancient Rome and Greece. As products of Western Civilization, we tend to view these two cultures very differently than someone whose culture hasn't been directly influenced by them the way ours has.

The second week of class wrapped up yesterday and it's already proving to be an amazing experience. Also, I've been put on the list to teach this course and Art History next term. I'm looking forward to both.