Increasing Humanities Engagement through Archaeogaming

FAIN: ASB-299767-24

Save Ancient Studies Inc (Teaneck, NJ 07666-5634)
David Danzig (Project Director: October 2023 to present)
Paige Brevick (Co Project Director: October 2023 to present)

A two-year project to create open educational resources for teaching ancient history.

Ancient studies examines humanity’s deep roots in the global past, helping students and the general public understand ourselves in the context of the rich long history of human societies. At underserved institutions, there are many challenges to providing effective education in ancient studies courses. Save Ancient Studies Alliance’s “Archaeogaming Education Program” utilizes the concept of “archaeogaming,” the use of exciting recreational video games for educational purposes, to create Open Educational Resources that help educators at underserved institutions engage their students. In partnership with professors at three small, underserved institutions, California State University - Stanislaus, Cisco College, and Salish Kootenai College, this project upgrades two Archaeogaming Education Modules, which have already been successfully created and implemented at the middle school level, for undergraduate use. The undergraduate modules will be piloted in our partners’ courses in Fall 2025.