Ancient History Encyclopedia
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| Founded | August 2009 |
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| Founder | Jan van der Crabben |
| Type | Nonprofit organization |
| Location |
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| Services | E-learning, Education |
Official languages | English |
Key people | Jan van der Crabben (Founder and CEO), James Blake Wiener (Co-Founder), Joshua J. Mark (Co-Founder), Mark Cartwright Publishing Director |
| Affiliations | UNESCO, University of Buenos Aires, OER Commons |
Employees | 4 (2018) |
| Website | www |
Ancient History Encyclopedia is a non-profit educational company created in 2009 by Jan van der Crabben.[1] The organization publishes and maintains articles, images, videos, podcasts and interactive educational tools related to ancient history. All users can contribute content to the site, although submissions are reviewed by an editorial team before publication.
Organization history
Van der Crabben founded Ancient History Encyclopedia in 2009 with the stated goal of improving history education worldwide by creating a freely accessible and reliable history source. [1] The organization is based in Horsham, England , although it has no office and its team is globally distributed. [2]
Reception
The website has received praise by educational organizations and has been recommended by the School Library Journal,[3] the Internet Scout Research Group at the University of Wisconsin–Madison[4], MERLOT[5] and the European Commission's Open Education Europa initiative.[6] In 2016, it won the .eu Web Award for education from the organization EURid.[7]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "About". Ancient History Encyclopedia. https://www.ancient.eu/static/about/. Retrieved 2018-06-08.
- ↑ "Smarter working: Ancient History Encyclopedia". The Guardian (London). 11 February 2014. https://www.theguardian.com/small-business-network/2014/feb/11/showcase-smarter-working-ancient-history-encyclopedia. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- ↑ Dillon, Stacy; Laughlin, Amy (7 May 2016). "Unbury the Past: Apps and Websites for Exploring Ancient Worlds". School Library Journal. http://www.slj.com/2016/03/collection-development/mix-it-up/unbury-the-past-apps-and-websites-for-exploring-ancient-worlds-mix-it-up/. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- ↑ "Ancient History Encyclopedia". The Scout Report 23 (42). https://scout.wisc.edu/report/2017/1020.
- ↑ "Ancient History Encyclopedia". 11 December 2016. https://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=1257337. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- ↑ "Ancient History Encyclopedia". https://www.openeducationeuropa.eu/en/directory/Ancient-History-Encyclopedia.
- ↑ "The 2016 .eu Web Awards: Bringing Europe Together". 18 November 2016. https://eurid.eu/en/news/the-2016-eu-web-awards-bringing-europe-together/.
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