Challenging students by integrating digital archaeology
Channel: Recording Archaeology
Date: 17/09/2020

At Saxion University of Applied Sciences we have been teaching practical archaeology for over 10 years. Teaching digital archaeology has always been an integral part of the Bachelor-curric-ulum. The digital basics are covered within the first two years of the 4 year course. The follow-ing years more advanced digital tools are taught, but only for those students that choose the specialization digital archaeology. However, we do expect our students to develop their skills further during assignments or projects. Recently, we have revolutionary changed our educa-tional model, moving away from single small courses and changing to a more holistic and in-tegrated approach that teaches (digital) skills and knowledge related to real world projects. The integration helps students to understand the application and use of various tools better. During the round table I would like to show challenges and chances for both teachers and students in both educational methods.


Ronald Visser, Wilko van Zijverden