Teaching Anthropology

DECEMBER 16, 2023

In preparation for a class based my 2022 article in Teaching Anthropology, Toward a Pedagogy for Consumer Anthropology: Method, Theory, Marketing , I provided ChatGPT with the following prompt: Use the research findings below to create 12 marketing ideas for Duncan Hines cake mix. Teaching Anthropology. Human Organization.

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Teaching Anthropology

MAY 8, 2023

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. Three challenges in teaching anthropology. Teaching Anthropology 1 (2), pp.

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Teaching Anthropology

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

To his point, I find the current slew of handwashing videos on YouTube and other sites to be excellent resources for anthropology class projects, and utilize several in an activity that nurtures introductory students’ skills in critical thinking and observation.

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Catlin Tucker

JANUARY 13, 2020

You can find a great list of web tools on Catlin’s blog. She is a veteran social studies teacher who has taught Sociology, US History, World History, Anthropology, and Psychology. She began writing a blog called “A Blended Learning Journey” to share her experiences implementing blended learning.

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Teaching Anthropology

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

By Erin-Lee Halstad McGuire, Associate Teaching Professor at the University of Victoria, BC, Canada My Introduction to Anthropology course concludes with a unit on sustainability, which covers topics like globalisation, food security, and diet. The best example I have found so far comes from the CDA blog in the UK (link: [link] ).

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Teaching Anthropology

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

The post Excavation and Education: Lessons Learned as Teaching Assistants in the Schreiber Wood Project Field School first appeared on Teaching Anthropology. Together, we look forward to maintaining a connection with the field school and continuing to learn from it.

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Teaching Anthropology

JANUARY 13, 2023

I see even more challenges in a discipline such as anthropology where active learning and fieldwork are the primary pedagogy. This inaugural TA blog in 2023 is full of questions rather than answers. I think this is probably fitting as we navigate teaching anthropology in this post-pandemic learning environment.

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Anthropology 365

MARCH 31, 2025

I had taken a couple of courses in anthropology and was excited by the fact that doing anthropology allowed me to engage in all of my interests: biology, conservation, ecology, and how humans fit in the world. I promised her that I would go back to school and complete my bachelor’s degree.

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Teaching Anthropology

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

ELIZABETH KEATING, Professor of Anthropology & Graduate Faculty, Human Dimensions of Organizations, The University of Texas at Austin Teaching through research is recognized as one of the strengths of anthropology. The interview assignment encouraged them to see anthropology in conversation with their own families.

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Sapiens

APRIL 16, 2024

PLATFORM OR PLOY After the release of Hancock’s 2022 Netflix series Ancient Apocalypse , archaeologists contested and condemned his claims through the forums of an open letter , news articles , op-eds , social media , and blog posts. Hancock invited a direct debate. The very next day I got a phone call: My cancer had returned.

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Anthropology News

JULY 20, 2024

Filoxenia is splashed across newspaper articles , tourism websites , and travel blogs. James Verinis is the contributing editor for the Society for the Anthropology of Europe. The post Hospitality and Care towards the (Un)knowable Stranger in Greek Orthodox Charities appeared first on Anthropology News.

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Teaching Anthropology

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

The post Excavation and Education: Lessons Learned as Teaching Assistants in the Schreiber Wood Project Field School first appeared on Teaching Anthropology. Together, we look forward to maintaining a connection with the field school and continuing to learn from it.

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Anthropology 365

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Intended Readership The book is intended for scholars and students in anthropology, environmental studies, and animal studies, particularly those with interests in human-environment relations, multispecies ethnography, and human-animal relations.

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Digital Promise

MARCH 10, 2020

Sciences of learning recognizes that many sciences inform our understanding of how people learn, such as neuroscience, psychology, sociology, anthropology, and more. These terms represent distinct research traditions and inform our understanding in different and complementary ways.

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Political Science Now

APRIL 26, 2024

Her work has been published in Politics, Groups, and Identities, and in academic blogs such as NACLA and the NYU Latinx Project Intervenxions Blog. Her research has been supported by numerous associations such as the American Political Science Association, the National Science Foundation, and the Ford Foundation. Dr. Sarah E.

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Life and Landscapes

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

In each book, Van Stockum studies the surrounding area’s anthropological history and the people’s culture to better understand Kentucky’s history. Additionally, Van Stockum’s website contains numerous blog posts and podcast episodes on topics ranging from Abraham Lincoln to disease epidemics to natural history.

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Anthropology 365

MAY 1, 2023

The first person I saw was Dr. Gregg Starrett, the chair of the anthropology department. We had a wonderful, normal conversation about the department, anthropology, and my progress in my Ph.D. ” The anthropology department saved my mail, and I was reminded of the consequences of my dedication to my students.

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Anthropology 365

APRIL 11, 2023

In anthropology, a ritual is a set of actions or behaviors that are performed in a repeated, formalized, and symbolic manner. Anthropology classrooms all over the globe serve as a recruiting tool for future paleoanthropologists. They seek out the dead and then treat them like sacred beings.

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Anthropology 365

AUGUST 9, 2024

This is a DIY coyote roller I found on a blog. These include things like electric wire over the top of the fence, rollers along the top of the fence that prevent coyotes from getting a foothold, or extensions of the fence that slant outward. There are also commercially available rollers.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 30, 2021

Amid the controversy in Wisconsin, Blank wrote in a blog post that faculty at her university reported doing an average of 63 hours of work per week and helped bring in three and a half times more money from outside grants than the state spent on their salaries.

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Digital Promise

OCTOBER 1, 2018

A wide range of departments including engineering, anthropology, classics, history, English, sociology and philosophy participate in its teaching. And it is not an “engineering course for humanists.”. It is an interdisciplinary course that uses multiple perspectives to understand materials innovation.

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Anthropology 365

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Anthropology is the study of humans, or as Dr. Jon Marks says: “the study of who we are and where we come from.” This study was typical of what many people think of anthropology; I participated in the community, attended events, and interviewed Drag performers. animals, plants, fungi, microbes, and the supernatural).

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Anthropology 365

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

I was a guest on The Sausage of Science podcast with Dr. Chris Lynn, discussing my research. Listen below.

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Anthropology 365

JANUARY 22, 2024

Nurturing Alternative Futures: Living with Diversity in a More-than-Human World I am pleased to announce that Nurturing Alternative Futures: Living with Diversity in a More-than-Human World is currently out with Routledge.

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Anthropology 365

APRIL 26, 2023

Tomorrow, I get on a plane to fly to Charlotte, NC to attend the unveiling and dedication of a new memorial for Reed, Riley, and the other victims of the April 30, 2019 shooting that occurred in my class. I have written several pieces on the subject over the four years and I always write something around the anniversary each year.

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Anthropology 365

MARCH 11, 2024

I am thankful to the faculty in the anthropology department at UTSA. Your perspicacious knowledge of Texas was invaluable. I would like to thank John for being a critical eye and encouraging me to extend my thoughts to view other animals in new ways.

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Teaching Anthropology

JANUARY 23, 2023

To read more about using games in teaching, see this Blog post by Patrick Bijsmans and Anna Harris, where I first presented my Uno adaption. I have added the role card templates for download.

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TCI

OCTOBER 28, 2024

This broad field draws upon various disciplines, such as anthropology, archeology, economics, geography, history, law, and philosophy. This blog post explores the critical role of social studies in shaping engaged, informed citizens and how the C3 Framework helps elevate the rigor of social studies education.

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