Roundtable Workshop

Approaches to inclusive and antiracist teaching in archaeology

15th October 2021
1.00-3.30pm – EST

Please join us for a workshop on inclusive and antiracist teaching strategies in archaeology, designed for faculty and graduate students. The workshop will consist of a panel where speakers will discuss their experiences in teaching and learning archaeology, followed by discussion.

Presentations by Sydney Pickens, talking about her experiences as an educator and graduate of Columbia University’s archaeology major, Maxine Oland who’ll be discussing her recent article in the Journal of Archaeology and Education on teaching archaeology with inclusive pedagogy, Stephen Sansom on the work he has done with Cornell University’s Active Learning Initiative, and Kristina Douglass of Pennsylvania State University on inclusive fieldwork and teaching in Madagascar.

Registration link

The focus of this event is on teaching methods: it builds on another workshop on curricula and syllabi that was held in April 2021. The talks can be viewed here:

SCHEDULE

1.00pm introductions

1.10pm Sydney Pickens, Archaeology in the Community
Alumna Reflections on Columbia/Barnard Archaeology

1.35pm Maxine Oland, Anthropology, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Teaching Archaeology with Inclusive Pedagogy

2.00pm Stephen Sansom, Classics, Cornell University
Inclusivity, Authority, and Active Learning

2.25pm Kristina Douglass, Anthropology, Pennsylvania State University
Setting the Stage for Empowered Collaboration through Inclusive Pedagogy and Team Building

2.50-3.30pm discussion

Registration link in full: https://forms.gle/FGvhSjRQCH5q3J8WA