This exercise is best suited to those with an interest in the archaeology of Spanish Florida, stakeholders at archaeological sites, or using role-playing games for archaeological education. Users should know how to use the internet for research and interacting with digital documents like PDFs, but previous experience with archaeology and role-play is not required. This […] The post A Glorious Mystery: Rosaries and Robbery appeared first on The Alexandria Archive Institute.| The Alexandria Archive Institute
In this Data Story Short, "Learn to Conduct a Basic Archaeological Survey", you'll conduct an archaeological-style survey of your neighborhood and use those observations to cultivate your data literacy.| The Alexandria Archive Institute
Welcome to the Digital Data Stories of the Alexandria Archive Institute and Open Context! In this Data Story Short, we contextualize our use of the Title-Author-Source-License (TASL) attribution system that Creative Commons (CC) suggests people use with CC licensed works. As an extension of the Sourcing Series, in this short we summarize and use examples […] The post How to use TASL attribution appeared first on The Alexandria Archive Institute.| The Alexandria Archive Institute
The Data Literacy Program of the Alexandria Archive Institute / Open Context invites applications from anyone interested in archaeology for a one-month program to develop their data literacy skills during October 2025. This pilot version of the Archaeological Data Literacy Practicum will focus on developing cohort members’ data literacy skills and receiving feedback on the […] The post Pilot Applications Open for the Archaeological Data Literacy Practicum appeared first on The Alexandria ...| The Alexandria Archive Institute
Check out our tips on accurately using and attributing images from Wikimedia Commons by exploring their metadata!| The Alexandria Archive Institute
Welcome to another Sourcing Series segment presented by the Data Literacy Program (DLP) of the Alexandria Archive Institute. In this how-to article, we discuss how we’ve used the New York Public Library’s Digital Collections as a source for images to add to our Digital Data Stories and other materials. This is another follow-up article to […] The post How to use the Digital Collections of the NYPL appeared first on The Alexandria Archive Institute.| The Alexandria Archive Institute
Learn about how we've used subscription-based sources for (re)usable images in the work of the Data Literacy Program.| The Alexandria Archive Institute
When I last taught Media and Cultural Studies six years ago, students worked on an Open Education Resource (OER) for the class. I wrote about this experiment in our new Cluster Learning Model at the time and would still consider it a success. I’m teaching the class in the Fall for the first time since […]| Desert of My Real Life
This exercise is best suited to those with an interest in defining data, understanding archaeological data, or discussing the impacts of archaeological data in modern society. Users should have some familiarity with group discussion or book clubs, but previous experience with data or archaeology is not required.| The Alexandria Archive Institute
Check out the DLP’s Spring 2025 Reference Guide, which introduces you to all our Digital Data Stories and Data Story Shorts!| The Alexandria Archive Institute
Learn about some places to find reusable images online and that we'll provide more detailed information on each source in the future.| The Alexandria Archive Institute
Learn how the DLP found the books we recommend in our book club Data Story, "A Pun Goes Here: The AAI Read Fiction Book Club"| The Alexandria Archive Institute
In this Sourcing Series segment we introduce our readers to the concept of licenses and copyright for creative materials.| The Alexandria Archive Institute
