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News, features and interviews with creator Spencer Striker, PhD, from across the History Adventures projects. Browse coverage by product, from the latest docudrama to the original interactive series.

History Adventures

Free digital learning content helps students experience history

EdTech Chronicle · Dennis Pierce · July 21, 2026

Al-Khwarizmi Docudrama

A New Era for Learning Media

No Such Thing · Interview with Marc Lesser · September 16, 2026

Making Math & History Come Alive

Instruction Discussion · Kevin Boston-Hill · 90.3 WHPC · September 14, 2026

Cognitive Debt, AI Slop & the Future of Creative Education

WISE On Air · Interview with Sam Meekings · August 27, 2026

Qumra 2026 projects announced

Deadline · March 19, 2026

Government Communications Forum highlights AI-powered cinematic animation

Qatar News Agency · January 12, 2026

Professor and alumna receive DFI grant for AI-animated docuseries on Islamic Golden Age

Northwestern Qatar · November 16, 2025

Plague of Athens VR

Learning History Through Living It: Northwestern Professor Employs VR in Education

The Peninsula · November 24, 2024

The People Who Created “America’s City”

Back to the Future of Education

Center for Talent Development, Ed Finkel, May 23, 2023

Northwestern Qatar Project Awarded Flagship NEH Grant

NU-Q Stories, February 7, 2023

NEH Announced a New Round of Grant Winners

John Fea, January 25, 2023

More than $2m in Grants for Humanities Projects in Illinois

Chicago Tribune, Jan 10, 2023

Global Pandemics: Plague of Athens

Digital Stories About Living Through History’s Worst Pandemics

Big Deal Media K-12 Technology Newsletter, June 15, 2022

Global Pandemics App Shares Fantastic Tales

MiddleWeb, June 1, 2022

Faculty and Students Win Inaugural Anthem Award

NU-Q Stories, March 1, 2022

Global Pandemics: Plague of Athens Review

World History Teacher’s Blog, April 25, 2022

Northwestern Qatar Researchers Awarded QNRF QF Grants

January 29, 2023

NU-Q Faculty, Students Win International Award

Gulf Times, March 1, 2022

Immersive History Takes You to the Plague of Athens

E-Learning Corgi, April 29, 2022

Global Pandemics: a Cutting-Edge, Browser-Based Digital Learning Experience

Learning Ecosystems, Daniel S. Christian, April 8, 2022

Cutting-Edge Digital Learning Design

Hankering for History, May 20, 2022

Empires & Interconnections (1450-1750)

In his own words: Digitally dusting off the pages of history

Qatar Foundation, Feb 2, 2021

What are the Best Apps for People With a Keen Interest in History?

appPicker, May 3, 2021

Northwestern Awards Research Grants to Faculty

NU-Q Stories, August 16, 2021

NU-Q Faculty Win Silver Medal at Anthem Awards

Qatar Tribune, March 2, 2022

Meet IBHA Member, Spencer Striker, PhD, with Jahnavi Pandya

International Big History Association, February 12, 2021

Review of History Adventures, World of Characters

The Tech Edvocate, May 14, 2022

Revolutions & Industrialization (1750-1900)

Spencer Striker, PhD, on Turning History into Entertainment

Script Magazine, May 7, 2020

History Adventures Shortlisted for Reimagine Education Award for Best Educational App

Gulf Times, October 23, 2020

Here’s How ‘History Adventures’ Makes History of the World Fun

Film Daily, March 24, 2020

Looking for the Best Way to Learn History?

Literature Approved, May 19, 2020

NU-Q Professor Produces Digital Book about World History

The Peninsula, October 24, 2020

The British Colonization of Botany Bay – History Adventure spotlight

History is Now Magazine, June 28, 2020

History Adventures – a new way to learn history for free!

Duffy the Writer Blog, May 17, 2020

Life Edge 114: Spencer Striker’s History Adventures – Multimedia-Packed Historical Narratives

RELATECASTS, May 7, 2020

Finding the Voice of History,

Casting Elite, April 28, 2020

Interview with Spencer Striker, History Adventures. Innovators in Education Series

E-Learning Queen, April 21, 2020

FilmCraft.club – Indie Film Spotlight

Daisy Franklin, April 19, 2020

#Scriptchat: Spencer Striker Creator of History Adventures, Discussing Igniting a Curiosity for History

scriptchat.blogspot.com, Jeanne Veillette Bowerman, April 5, 2020

World of Characters (1750-1900) – Review

Skavansieur, September 26, 2021

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