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9781598742565

Archaeology to Delight and Instruct: Active Learning in the University Classroom

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    9781598742565

  • ISBN10:

    1598742566

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2007-01-15
  • Publisher: Routledge

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This book presents novel and interesting ways of teaching archaeological concepts and processes to college and university students. Seeking alternatives to the formal lecture format, the various contributions seek better ways of communicating the complexities of human behavior and of engaging students in active learning about the past. This collection of imaginative exercises designed by 20 master instructors on three continents includes role-playing, games, simulations, activities, and performance, all designed to teach archaeological concepts in interesting and engaging ways. Sponsored by the World Archaeological Congress

Table of Contents

Lectures as usual? : teaching archaeology for funp. 11
Seven degrees of archaeology, or diverse ways of interpreting the pastp. 37
The great debate : archaeology, repatriation, and nationalismp. 55
Grasp, or happy families, the archaeological wayp. 69
The skin game : teaching to redress stereotypes of indigenous peoplep. 80
The big dig : theoretically speakingp. 102
The game of context : teaching the history of archaeology without foregone conclusionsp. 115
The simulated excavation : an alternative to archaeological site destructionp. 128
Digging your own grave : generic skills from an archaeological simulationp. 143
Playing with ochre : some problems associated with the analysis of indigenous rock markingsp. 159
Perspectives from a pot : introducing archaeological theory through visual interpretationp. 168
Culture of litterbugsp. 180
Toilets as tools of teachingp. 201
Simple ideas to teach big concepts : 'excavating' and analyzing the professor's desk drawer and wastebasketp. 211
The draw-an-archaeologist test : eliciting student's ideas about archaeologyp. 225
Using the fictional tale as a learning toolp. 234
Telling stories about the past : archaeology and museum interpretationp. 241
Scenarios for archaeologists : a teaching toolp. 245
The scrapbook exercise : teaching archaeology of death as critical thinkingp. 255
Brain Candyp. 266
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