Colin du Plessis

I am/am not a/an Historian.

[Colin du Plessis @C_duPlessis]

@edhelms @PlayMorePods Nevermind! I just heard all the stuff with Taylor!

[Colin du Plessis @C_duPlessis]

@edhelms @PlayMorePods Well done, Ed. Have you seen Taylor Downing's work on this? It's called "1983: The World at the Brink". we had him on for a bit of a discussion if you're up for a listen.
https://t.co/kpj5J9OLq5

[Digital Inquiry Group @InquiryGroup]

We hear it from students all the time: “.com websites are bad. .edu and .org websites are good, unless it’s Wikipedia.” These misconceptions can lead students dangerously astray. A thread on the problem and lesson ideas to use with your students. 🧵

[Bob Bain @bain_bob]

Enjoyed the conversation with fellow travelers of history teaching @C_duPlessis and @WilliamHPalk. Their interest in history teaching and learning is deeply engaging. Check out their other conversations at https://t.co/7GBDnHtNNN

[Colin du Plessis @C_duPlessis]

@WilliamHPalk Excited!

[Colin du Plessis @C_duPlessis]

@lostmedievalist @emloubarlow Get outta here, Richard!

[Colin du Plessis @C_duPlessis]

@WilliamHPalk @MichaelNeiberg @lostmedievalist @itsmorgainne @robynmowatt @HistorySkills

[Colin du Plessis @C_duPlessis]

I asked and Michael delivered. As he does! Have a listen if you want some insight on the Normandy Landings. Or just to hear Michael's flawless French pronunciation and my attempt to say 'Leclerc'.
"#19 D-Day - Operation Overlord with Michael Neiberg" at https://t.co/YPrrpshVoM

[Buzzsprout @buzzsprout]

@C_duPlessis @WilliamHPalk Way to go, Colin! Congratulations on publishing your 75th episode. 🎉🎉

[Colin du Plessis @C_duPlessis]

@sethmeyers Seth, we need to talk about your brother's performance in Red Oaks.

[Colin du Plessis @C_duPlessis]

@WilliamHPalk Haha! Of course Mr Classics would like it! More on this topic soon, I hope.

[Colin du Plessis @C_duPlessis]

We just published the 75th episode of High School History Recap on @buzzsprout! @WilliamHPalk https://t.co/E5x5OXgD9E

[Colin du Plessis @C_duPlessis]

@MichaelNeiberg @drashleyfarmer

[Colin du Plessis @C_duPlessis]

Take a listen...
"#2 Bitter Fruit with Stephen Schlesinger" at https://t.co/S1cfqSu74k
@WilliamHPalk

[Colin du Plessis @C_duPlessis]

@MichaelNeiberg @pjstelzel That's the big question, right? How do we balance complexity and time? And if we have more time, how do we avoid overwhelming 14/15 year olds with complexity? They likely have little prior knowledge, so we probably cant assume any understanding of 19th century geopolitics.

[Colin du Plessis @C_duPlessis]

@raoulmeyer There's a story of a football team from Madascar who scored a shit ton of own goals in protests of a refs decision. Does that count? They lost by 149 goals to 0. So a proper hissy fit.

[Neil Gaiman @neilhimself]

So classy. They used to be classy.

[Zachary D. Kaufman @zacharykaufman]

Looking forward to speaking @JHGCentre in #SouthAfrica this Wednesday about lessons from the #Genocide Against Tutsi in #Rwanda. (Virtual event, free & open to the public.)

Remarks based on my article published by @StanfordLaw’s @SLPRonline and free at: https://t.co/kq4pVqJ56F.

[Colin du Plessis @C_duPlessis]

Ah, as Sandra Swart once said, Historians connect the idiographic with the nomothetic...whatever the fuck that means. Do Historians just walk around knowing what these terms mean?! @WildPasts_

[Colin du Plessis @C_duPlessis]

What a great chat with Prof Karen Harris! Insightful and necessary.
@BraAubrey @WilliamHPalk
Kwantu Feature - Mfecane/Difaqane Wars https://t.co/augOOrcNwC