TRANSFORMING AMERICA

PRODUCER: DALLAS TeleLearning

DISCIPLINE: History

LESSONS/PROGRAMS: 26 half-hour programs

GENERAL DESCRIPTION:

Transforming America is a college level distance learning course from Dallas TeleLearning. The heart of the course is documentary-style video that takes us to the places where American history happened and gives voice to the people who lived there. In each program the strengths of the medium "sight and sound, color and motion" carry us into the human stories of choice and consequence that bring history to life.

Common threads are woven together over the course of twenty-six programs that encourage a deeper, more critical understanding of the forces that have shaped American history—in particular, questions of freedom, equality and national identity are revisited throughout the series.  

Interviews with over sixty scholarly experts form the backbone of the content. Each program features on-camera interviews with historians chosen for their individual expertise, as well as for the diverse backgrounds and viewpoints they bring to the study of American history.  

Interviews are supplemented with voice-over narration and readings from primary sources. Where possible, first person perspectives on historical events are also given. Visuals include landscapes and historical sites throughout the continental United States, including historical stock footage, photographs, paintings, drawings, documents, artifacts, maps and charts. Throughout the series, the storytelling is enhanced with original music and multi-layered soundscapes.  

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