Making History Curriculum Guide

This 39-page educational guide by Raymond A. Kimball with Nicolas Proctor provides background information on the creation of Making History and provides techniques for using it in a classroom or other educational space.

Table of Contents

• Introduction
  • What is Making History?  
  • The History of Making History
  • Learning Objectives
  • Game Audiences/Uses
  • Some Fundamentals of Game-Based Learning
    • Game-based learning vs. Gamification
    • Game-based learning as an active/experiential learning practice
    • Key considerations in game-based learning
• The Basic Game
  • Preparation/Setup
    • Instructional Space
    • Group Composition
    • Visuals/Props
  • Points of Emphasis to Players before Beginning (a.k.a. “We’re Gonna Do What in Class?!”)
  • Running the Game
    • Introduction Phase
    • Research & Hypotheses Phase
    • Revision Phase
    • Bias and Blame Phase
    • Theories, Further Research, and Perspective Phase
    • Reflection Phase
    • Endgame
  • Debriefing Topics
• Game Variants
  • Going Big: Groups Larger than Thirty-Five Players
  • Going Long: Expanding into Two Sessions
  • Going Deep: Incorporating Scholarly Work into the Game
  • Going Online: Playing the Game Remotely
  • Going “Bot”: Using Generative AI in the Game
  • Going For The Win: Victory Conditions
    • The People’s Choice Awards
    • Quantitative Win Condition
  • Going Again: Using Making History in more than one course
• Potential “Wrong Turns” and How to Handle Them
  • Hypotheses without evidence
  • “What’s The Right Answer/What Really Happened?”
  • Immersion and Bleed
  • Stage Fright or Group Dominance
  • Gender/Sexual Orientation Bias
• Acknowledgements
• Glossary of Key Terms
• Appendix: Optional Quantitative Win Score Card