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The Virtual Mystery Webtool: Open access online Hybridized Problem-based Learning

Teaching Anthropology

Initially the VMP was run through the course learning management system to release a unique anthropological case scenario to each PBL group, comprised of three weekly clues culminating in a larger VM report at the end of the term. The VMP content spans the subfields of biological anthropology (evolutionary, primatology), and archaeology.

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Multimodal ethnographies for teaching anthropological sensibilities

Teaching Anthropology

Anna Apostolidou PhD, Assistant Professor of Social Anthropology, Ionian University Given the history of our discipline, it seems rather peculiar that anthropologists are not more “naturally inclined” to employ multimodality in their research and teaching. Introduction: Multimodal anthropology and the politics of invention.

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Active learning as a pedagogical strategy to enhance the learning of anthropology

Teaching Anthropology

Marilou Polymeropoulou, University of Oxford, School of Anthropology and Museum Ethnography Active learning is a well-established pedagogical strategy in secondary and tertiary education where independent learning and critical thinking are nurtured. 2019) and at raising learner satisfaction as they enjoy their courses more (Lumpkin et al.,

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Dog Domestication: A Tale of Alaskan Canids and Human Companionship

Anthropology.net

Journal : Journal of Anthropological Archaeology , 2019. Journal : Arctic Anthropology , 2020. Journal : Nature Ecology & Evolution , 2019. Hounds Follow Those Who Feed Them: What the Ethnographic Record Reveals About Early Human-Canid Partnerships Authors : Lupo, K. DOI : 10.1016/j.jaa.2019.101081 R., & Smith, B.

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The Case of Hostile Terrain ’94 at the University of Oregon 

Anthropology News

Since 2019, HT94 has been hosted by over 150 universities and colleges around the world, and the UMP offers host institutions an installation kit that supports visitors interpretive experiences, while encouraging each host site to connect the exhibit to local issues and community interests.

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Ancient Craftsmanship: How Early North Americans Used Bone Needles to Survive Cold Climates

Anthropology.net

Source: Journal of Archaeological Science , 2019. Source: Current Anthropology , 2015. Faunal Analysis and Tool Production at Paleoindian Sites Explores the use of animal remains for tool production across North American Paleoindian sites, emphasizing species selection and processing techniques.

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Hidden Voices: How Judeo-Tunisian Arabic Lives on in France

Anthropology News

Founded in 2019 by two Arabic and Hebrew professors and descendants of North African Jews, the association aims at helping other descendants of North African Jewish immigrants discover and share their linguistic heritage. Sarah Muir and Courtney Handman are the section contributing editors for the Society for Linguistic Anthropology.