Please feel free to use and adapt in whatever way works for you. I only ask that you provide attribution to me (and my sources) in any online or print publications!
pedagogy handouts from workshops
- “Creating Inclusivity with Material Culture in Civilization and History Survey Courses” (SCS 2019) for Centering the Margins: Creating Inclusive Syllabi
- Coins in the Classroom (CAMWS-SS 2024; with Lora Holland Goldthwaite)
some sample assignments
- Collecting and Using Data to Generate a Research Question: Death in the Iliad as a case study: Assignment created through participation in the 2018-2019 NEH Institute for Advanced Topics in Digital Humanities (“Textual Data and Digital Texts in the Undergraduate Classroom”)
- Making a Roman Monument: Students read a fictional biography of a Roman emperor and are asked to design a monument for that emperor, with reference to previous artistic, social, thematic trends. (old version, Fall 2015)
- Trashed!: A 3-assignment module that helps students explore how archaeologists use material culture and trash to interpret the past.
- Mapping Assignment: Using Omeka + Neatline plugin, students work in groups to map an ancient revolt/resistance movement across time and space.
- Role Playing & Reacting to the Past
- The Heirs of Alexander the Great: a RTTP/role-playing game which takes place after the death of Alexander. 2-6 days. Email for materials, gamebook, info [newly updated for 2025]
