Suggestion: Archaeology Course with Professor on sight

Joseph Turner
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edited November 20 in Resources Forum

When reading books on archaeological sights or watching professors speak about sights, it is hard for me to visualize the places and items found there, and that makes it hard for me to remember what I've read/heard.  Pictures and maps help to an extent, but that only gets me so far.

I think it would be great to do a set of courses where the Professor is actually on site while teaching about the places and items.  Maybe a map could always be visible of an area that would show exactly where the professor is standing in relation to the site.

As a teacher, I am always trying to get my students to really get emerged in what we are talking about.  In my Bible lit class we sometimes watch the Naked Archaeologist, even though he is neither a scholar nor an archaeologist (nor naked, thankfully), because it gives them the visual of him driving from site to site and putting his hands on the artifacts.  My students really enjoy it, and it gives us a plethora of discussion topics.

I think that Logos has the resources and technology to really make that happen.  I just think we are at the point where we can make things more immersive.

Just a thought!

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