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Informationen zum Autor Heather Burke, Claire E Smith Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 Lectures as Usual? Teaching Archaeology for Fun, ClaireSmith, HeatherBurke; Part 1 Role Play; Chapter 2 Seven Degrees of Archaeology, or Diverse Ways of Interpreting the Past, Heather.Burke, Claire.Smith; Chapter 3 The Great Debate: Archaeology, Repatriation, and Nationalism, Morag M.Kersel; Part 2 Games; Chapter 4 Grasp, or Happy Families, the Archaeological Way, Gail.Higginbottom; Chapter 5 The Skin Game: Teaching to Redress Stereotypes of Indigenous People, Claire.Smith, Heather.Burke; Chapter 6 The Big Dig: Theoretically Speaking, Gail.Higginbottom; Part 3 Simulations; Chapter 7 The Game of Context: Teaching the History of Archaeology Without Foregone Conclusions, John.Carman; Chapter 8 The Simulated Excavation: An Alternative to Archaeological Site Destruction, Bradley F.Bowman, Glenna.Dean; Chapter 9 Digging Your Own Grave: Generic Skills from an Archaeological Simulation, Clive.Orton; Part 4 Hands-on Activities; Chapter 10 Playing with Ochre: Some Problems Associated with the Analysis of Indigenous Rock Markings, Michael.Diplock, Abigail.Stein; Chapter 11 Perspectives from a Pot: Introductionducing Archaeological Theory Through Visual Interpretation, Melinda.Leach; Chapter 12 Culture of Litterbugs, M. Jay.Stottman, Sarah E.Miller, A. Gwynn.Henderson; Chapter 13 Toilets as Tools of Teaching, H. Martin.Wobst; Chapter 14 Simple Ideas to Teach Big Concepts: 'Excavating' and Analyzing the Professor's Desk Drawer and Wastebasket, Larry J.Zimmerman; Part 5 Creative Construction and Performance; Chapter 15 The Draw-an-Archaeologist Test: Eliciting Student's Ideas About Archaeology, Susan.Renoe; Chapter 16 Using the Fictional Tale as a Learning Tool, Caryn M.Berg; Chapter 17 Telling Stories About the Past: Archaeology and Museum Interpretation, Jane.Lydon; Chapter 18 Scenarios for Archaeologists: A Teaching Tool, Mitch.Allen; Part 6 Critical Reflection; Chapter 19 The Scrapbook Exercise: Teaching Archaeology of Death as Critical Thinking, Patricia E.Rubertone; Chapter 20 Brain Candy, K. Anne.Pyburn;...
