We’re big on (re)using and linking to materials here at the Alexandria Archive Institute’s (AAI) Data Literacy Program (DLP). Because of that, we thought it might be helpful if we outlined how to source and attribute/cite all those cool materials! There are lots of ways to find and attribute different kinds of media. Because of […]
Perspectives
TAG, We’re It – A Recap of TAG Santa Fe
Recently, Paulina of the Data Literacy Program (DLP) brought our Digital Data Stories to the Theoretical Archaeology Group (TAG) meetings in Santa Fe, New Mexico! The theme for the overall conference was PLACE. Paulina took this as a chance to highlight our work with The Road Most Traveled. In addition, Paulina introduced new audiences to […]
Archaeological Storytelling with NAHAR!
Paulina F. Przystupa–a member of The Alexandria Archive Institute team (AAI)–will present Archaeological Data Storytelling: Using Storytelling to Share Archaeological Knowledge for the North American Heritage at Risk (NAHAR) group, online, next week. Paulina’s talk will consist of six, five-minute stories and be streamed online on 26 April 2024 at 9 am EST.
Intersecting Interactive Ideas for Data Literacy
For this Digital Data Stories (DDS) Series on Series entry, we’re exploring our Interactive Series. Play is an integral part of human creativity, and interacting with others during play is an important way that we learn. Beyond that, places, materials, buildings, people, and belongings start to have meaning to us through interaction. With that in […]
So You Used to Do Data Collection on Twitter?
From the day the DLP Duo started working on creating Data Stories, we set out with a clear intention to make sure the work we released was properly evaluated. We’d seen too many projects and resources created, released, and never tested, especially not for those things that underline the heart of our work – usability, […]
Solo, Steady, and Structured Data Literacy
For this Digital Data Stories (DDS) Series on Series entry, we’re exploring our Solo Series. While we generally practice archaeology as a group activity, there are times when we need to practice our archaeological data literacy skills solo. Alone in a museum basement pondering a potsherd, staring into the spreadsheet middle distance, or trekking a […]
