Education/Pedagogy (Other Keyword)

DOCUMENT Citation Only Mary Prasciunas. Helen O'Brien. Tineke Van Zandt.

This is an abstract from the "SAA 2023: Individual Abstracts" session, at the 88th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. The CRM industry is struggling to meet labor needs as funding from recent federal legislation increases the demand for CRM archaeology. The labor shortage is being felt at all hiring levels, from Field Technicians to Principal Investigators. The high cost of archaeological field schools and higher education in general are increasingly prohibitive for...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Garrett Silliman. Daniel Contreras.

This is an abstract from the "I Love Sherds and Parasites: A Festschrift in Honor of Pat Urban and Ed Schortman" session, at the 84th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. The authors, along with many others, got their first immersion in archaeology thanks to Pat and Ed as part of the Kenyon Honduras Program. Their subsequent trajectories in archaeology took both of them away from Mesoamerica, albeit in very different directions, but both trace their origins to the Naco...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Jayur Mehta.

In project-based learning, students are expected to be at the center of discovery, wherein educators set the parameters of inquiry with complex and engaging questions and learning happens when students gain knowledge and skills through frequent check-ins, structured lectures, and with both open-ended and guided research. Under this model, I used indigenous cultigens, agricultural cash crops, and creole gardens to guide students in learning about the complexities and nuances of prehistoric...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Erin Halstad McGuire.

This poster examines the use of experimental archaeology as a teaching tool in undergraduate courses. It looks at issues relating to the design, implementation, and assessment of experimental archaeology projects in upper division courses ranging from 30 to 70 students. The case studies examined here involve group-based projects centred on topics in medieval archaeology from the University of Victoria. Methods for monitoring student projects and assessing diverse experiments will be discussed....

DOCUMENT Citation Only Katherine Birmingham. Christine Ames.

In the summer of 2017, the D.C. Urban Archeology Corps (UAC), jointly managed by the National Park Service, National Capital Parks-East, and Groundwork DC, conducted a Phase I shove test pit survey at the Frederick Douglass National Historic Site, where Douglass lived between 1877 and 1895. The UAC is a summer program where urban youth learn about the field of archeology and how it applies to local communities and parks. Participants research the archeological significance of local parks,...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Eric Kansa. Sarah Whitcher Kansa.

This is an abstract from the "Capacity Building or Community Making? Training and Transitions in Digital Archaeology" session, at the 84th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. This paper will explore the need to cultivate deeper and broader data literacy in archaeology. Data and algorithms shape the actions of virtually every institution in modern society. In archaeology, data involve significant conceptual, modeling, and ethical challenges (including cross-cultural...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Marcela Poirier.

This is an abstract from the "SAA 2019: General Sessions" session, at the 84th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Representations of the past outside of academia are based--to a certain degree--on archaeological or historical investigations; however, they are often outdated and/or manipulated. This has the worrisome ability to disenfranchise Indigenous peoples from their history. As public archaeologists that critique and study knowledge production and consumption from...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Bernardo Renteria. Sera Young. Ryan Zagala. Bobby Laudeman. Zach Maier.

This is an abstract from the "SAA 2019: General Sessions" session, at the 84th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Employing virtual reality for academic enrichment is a holistic undertaking. A multifaceted team was formed to attain a pedagogical goal; construct a simulation that teaches archaeological methods and procedures. The Cal State University San Bernardino team encompassed students, staff, and faculty from disciplines including: anthropology, applied archaeology,...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Chelsea Gardner. Christine Johnston.

This is an abstract from the "SAA 2024: Individual Abstracts" session, at the 89th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. This poster presents the results of a 2021–2022 survey examining current uses of digital media and resources in teaching the cultures of the ancient Mediterranean, West Asia, and North Africa. For this study, digital media were defined as mass-communication products in different digital formats (videos, podcasts, blogs, etc.), while digital resources...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Douglas Gann.

Under the guidance of E. Charles Adams and Richard C. Lange, the Homol’ovi Research Program (HRP) was one of the first archaeological research programs in the southwest culture area to incorporate three-dimensional computer aided drafting (3D CAD) into their archaeological practice. By the adoption of a 3D modeling strategy, the HRP was able to foster concurrent developments in new media technologies to better share archaeological research with the general public. Through the use of 3D modeling...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Crystal Dozier.

This is an abstract from the "SAA 2024: Individual Abstracts" session, at the 89th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. The impending growth of the cultural resource management field (Altschul and Klein 2022) has brought the demand for well-trained archaeology graduates in the United States into sharp focus. In this qualitative study, we explored the relationships and disconnects between archaeology practitioners’ stated needs and desires in new graduates to the resources...

DOCUMENT Citation Only William Meyer. Kristen Barnett.

This is an abstract from the "Sins of Our Ancestors (and of Ourselves): Confronting Archaeological Legacies" session, at the 84th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Despite the early prominence of indigenous archaeologists like Arthur and "Birdie" Parker, Native practitioners remain a minority in the discipline. This exacerbates an already vexed relationship between archaeologists and Native peoples. Tensions flare in cases like that of Kennewick Man / The Ancient One,...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Katherine Fennelly.

In the nineteenth century, the northern city of Sheffield in England developed significantly as the city’s traditional manufacturing output – metal and metalworking – was industrialised on a mass scale. To support this rapidly growing industrial city, services like railways and gasworks were constructed around the city perimeter, along with housing, shops, and other services and institutions. Neighbourhoods like the industrial colony of Parkwood Springs were home to long term residents, and a...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Julie Byrd.

This is an abstract from the ""Is There Gold in that Field?" CRM and Public Outreach on the Front Lines" session, at the 86th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. PaleoWest demonstrates leadership in outreach through political advocacy at local, state, and federal levels of lawmaking. Taking action on multiple levels and working behind the scenes, we shape public policy to meet industry needs. This paper will discuss examples of our efforts and provide a blueprint for other...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Alisa Pettitt. Sven Fuhrmann.

Virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) applications can influence the user's perception of the world. In regards to archaeological sites these technologies can be used as educational tools to recreate past environments and offer interpretive perspectives on history. This research examines several archaeological sites in the Northern Virginia region and investigates how educational VR and AR applications developed through accessible, user-friendly platforms can aid in reconstructing and...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Jeffrey Jones. Tyson Hughes.

This is an abstract from the "Research, Education, and American Indian Partnerships at the Crow Canyon Archaeological Center" session, at the 88th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Crow Canyon Archaeological Center (CCAC) has a strong and lasting tradition of enjoining participants in the study of cultural continuity, change, and environmental adaptation in the desert Southwest, and serves as an innovative model for experiential learning through public archaeology. This...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Andrea Freeman. Darren Sjogren. Aaron Williams. Dianne Draper.

This is an abstract from the "SAA 2019: General Sessions" session, at the 84th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Recent studies in pedagogy indicate that knowledge acquisition and retention among millennials is facilitated when phased assessment criteria are used. Our multidisciplinary team (Archaeology and Geography) has employed a variety assignments around disruptive technologies (cellular telephones) in order to move students from elementary knowledge milestones...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Anna Dixon.

This is an abstract from the "Archaeology as a Public Good: Why Studying Archaeology Creates Good Careers and Good Citizens" session, at the 84th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Despite rising tuition costs and decreasing budgets, students at 4-year public institutions still seek out opportunities to engage in archaeological fieldwork, laboratory and museum research, regardless of whether they plan to go on to graduate school in anthropology or to pursue careers...

DOCUMENT Citation Only John Blank.

This is an abstract from the "Experimental Pedagogies: Teaching through Experimental Archaeology Part 1" session, at the 89th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Archaeological content in high schools appears in the social studies curriculum as historical narrative rather than as part of the process of active information production. Surveys of students indicated that they do not see value in archaeological content beyond the classroom and that they perceive their role in a...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Jenna Foster. Shannon Boomgarden. Ian Farrell.

This is an abstract from the "Experimental Pedagogies: Teaching through Experimental Archaeology Part II" session, at the 89th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Archaeological evidence in Range Creek Canyon, Utah, shows a heavy reliance on maize farming during the Fremont occupation, 900–1200 CE. Evidence includes numerous corn cobs, ground stone tools, and food storage sites. Since 2013, researchers at the field station have used actualistic maize farming experiments to...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Spencer Lodge.

This is an abstract from the "Experimental Pedagogies: Teaching through Experimental Archaeology Part II" session, at the 89th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Beginning in 2018, I have been working with the Southern Paiute to host annual agave bakes using experimental earth ovens at the Desert National Wildlife Refuge in southern Nevada. Our events have gradually grown as we experiment with various aspects of earth oven cooking, including the use and quantity of...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Ian Farrell. Shannon Boomgarden. Jenna Foster.

This is an abstract from the "Experimental Pedagogies: Teaching through Experimental Archaeology Part II" session, at the 89th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Food storage is a key component of many human subsistence patterns and has been a topic of interest for decades. In arid environments, agricultural surplus can be critical to survival. Having stored surplus available when needed is a benefit likely well worth the costs. In Range Creek Canyon (RCC), prehistoric...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Ryan Wheeler. Kathryn Kamp.

This is an abstract from the "SAA 2024: Individual Abstracts" session, at the 89th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Education has become an important component of archaeology in all realms, from traditional teaching arenas in universities and K-12 schools to research to government and contract work. In 2017 the Robert S. Peabody Institute of Archaeology and the University of Maine, Orono collaborated to found the Journal of Archaeology & Education...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Aspen Kemmerlin.

This is an abstract from the "Pedagogy in the Undergraduate Archaeology Classroom" session, at the 88th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Recent trends in archaeological pedagogy include the adoption of active learning models as well as courses that incorporate community and public archaeology frameworks. These shifts have primarily been centered on archaeological field schools and on-campus excavations. In contrast, despite the growing concern over legacy and orphaned...

DOCUMENT Citation Only John Hoopes.

The history of archaeology is replete with assertions about lost tribes, sunken continents, and ancient aliens in the context of failed hypotheses, deliberate hoaxes, and intentional frauds. Williams chronicled these, in the process helping others hone skills in critical thinking. New technologies proliferate spurious explanations of the past that archaeologists must continually address. As the Talmud says, "It is not your responsibility to finish the work of perfecting the world, but you are...