How can we engage students with digital objects?: A numismatic case study

John Shannahan

doi:10.1353/clw.2020.0051

How can we engage students with digital objects? A numismatic case study

John Shannahan^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Abstract

This paper reflects on a learning and teaching project undertaken at a large Australian university which investigated classroom use of online numismatic resources. It describes four methods of using coins in online, traditional, and blended units, discusses successes and failures, and offers recommendations for adapting the ideas elsewhere. Topics include threshold concepts, online and face-to-face discussions concerning coins, how lecture information might be supplemented with eBooks, and online quizzes. Coins showed surprising adaptability. The overall response from students and academics was positive. Trials were most successful when material aligned with specific assessment tasks.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	465-482
Number of pages	18
Journal	Classical World
Volume	113
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1353/clw.2020.0051
Publication status	Published - 2020

Keywords

Ancient history online
Ancient history pedagogy
Asynchronous learning
E-tivities
Numismatics
Teaching with coins

Access to Document

10.1353/clw.2020.0051

Cite this

@article{7ccf39d0bf1341b79d642c3a234dd8d8,

title = "How can we engage students with digital objects?: A numismatic case study",

abstract = "This paper reflects on a learning and teaching project undertaken at a large Australian university which investigated classroom use of online numismatic resources. It describes four methods of using coins in online, traditional, and blended units, discusses successes and failures, and offers recommendations for adapting the ideas elsewhere. Topics include threshold concepts, online and face-to-face discussions concerning coins, how lecture information might be supplemented with eBooks, and online quizzes. Coins showed surprising adaptability. The overall response from students and academics was positive. Trials were most successful when material aligned with specific assessment tasks.",

keywords = "Ancient history online, Ancient history pedagogy, Asynchronous learning, E-tivities, Numismatics, Teaching with coins",

author = "John Shannahan",

year = "2020",

doi = "10.1353/clw.2020.0051",

language = "English",

volume = "113",

pages = "465--482",

journal = "Classical World",

issn = "0009-8418",

publisher = "Classical Association of the Atlantic States",

number = "4",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - How can we engage students with digital objects?

T2 - A numismatic case study

AU - Shannahan, John

PY - 2020

Y1 - 2020

N2 - This paper reflects on a learning and teaching project undertaken at a large Australian university which investigated classroom use of online numismatic resources. It describes four methods of using coins in online, traditional, and blended units, discusses successes and failures, and offers recommendations for adapting the ideas elsewhere. Topics include threshold concepts, online and face-to-face discussions concerning coins, how lecture information might be supplemented with eBooks, and online quizzes. Coins showed surprising adaptability. The overall response from students and academics was positive. Trials were most successful when material aligned with specific assessment tasks.

AB - This paper reflects on a learning and teaching project undertaken at a large Australian university which investigated classroom use of online numismatic resources. It describes four methods of using coins in online, traditional, and blended units, discusses successes and failures, and offers recommendations for adapting the ideas elsewhere. Topics include threshold concepts, online and face-to-face discussions concerning coins, how lecture information might be supplemented with eBooks, and online quizzes. Coins showed surprising adaptability. The overall response from students and academics was positive. Trials were most successful when material aligned with specific assessment tasks.

KW - Ancient history online

KW - Ancient history pedagogy

KW - Asynchronous learning

KW - E-tivities

KW - Numismatics

KW - Teaching with coins

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85092339598&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1353/clw.2020.0051

DO - 10.1353/clw.2020.0051

M3 - Article

AN - SCOPUS:85092339598

SN - 0009-8418

VL - 113

SP - 465

EP - 482

JO - Classical World

JF - Classical World

IS - 4

ER -

How can we engage students with digital objects? A numismatic case study

Abstract

Keywords

Access to Document

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Cite this