In this week’s blog post, Drs Christine Johnston and Leigh Anne Lieberman introduce us to their new NEH-funded project, “Teaching Ancient in a Digital Age.” This institute aims to equip Ancient Mediterranean studies faculty with essential digital skills and resources that take into account the evolving educational landscapes. Through virtual and in-person workshops, participants will develop lesson plans focused on data and digital literacy, which will enhance student engagement and prepare them to teach using the newest digital technologies applied through pedagogical best practices.
Tag Archives: Digital Humanities
Blog Post #77: Interview with Gino Canlas of the Database of Religious History
In this week’s blog post, we interview Dr. Gino Canlas, a postdoctoral researcher with the Database of Religious History at the University of British Columbia. This project is an open access resource that offers a large-scale study of historical evidence and trends in religious experience from the Neolithic period to the present day. Dr. Canlas will be sharing his work on this project at our upcoming colloquium, “Presenting the Past: Responsible Engagement and Mediterranean History”.
Blog Post #28: Human Stories with Girish Daswani
In our third instalment of the New Projects series, we interview Dr. Girish Daswani, founder of Human Stories, a digital humanities initiative that focuses on storytelling, rooted in anthropological discourse.
Peopling the Past 