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. A few years ago, as I was researching culture change across generations, I brought my research into the classroom by asking students to do some research in their own families.

Research 130

Research Anthropology Psychology Cultures 130

ED Surge

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

Changing teaching was the biggest theme of our most popular articles in October. Topping our monthly Top 5 list was a look at how professors are rebooting oral exams to respond to concerns that students can now use ChatGPT and other AI tools to cheat on essays. And the list included an interview with a Nobel prize winner about his research to improve science instruction; a set of reader responses to our coverage of “math wars”; and a look at what’s keeping teachers from embracing edtech.

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EdTech Leadership Teaching Research 72

Anthroholic

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

Silent trade, also known as dumb barter or depot trade, is a method of exchange where two trading parties do not have any direct interaction during the trade process.

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Anthropology Economics Cultures 52