Lisa Anderson: Teaching

Overview

I have had extensive experience working with students in and out of classroom settings. I have supervised undergraduate students as a teacher, in museums, in the field (once, memorably, in the field and in Italian), as well as working closely with student workers for the U.S. Epigraphy Project. In the classroom, I try to pitch my lectures for varying needs of the students, keeping the attention of those who already know something about the topic as well as teaching the ones who need to learn the fundamentals. I enjoy interacting with students, especially when they come to me for general (though generally archaeological) advice.

Courses

Archaeological Field Methods, Spring 2005
This course was designed to teach students about the fundamentals of archaeology and give them a good understanding of archaeological field methods within a classroom setting. We covered topics such as the history of archaeology, relative and absolute dating, site formation and conservation, and archaeological ethics. As graduate teaching fellow, I

Designed the syllabus
Prepared and gave all lectures
Wrote all the quizzes
Prepared practical labs, e.g. top plan and section drawing, sherd profile drawing
Answered student questions, gave advice about excavations

Foundations of Art in Western Antiquity, Fall 2003
This course gave an overview of the artistic traditions of the Sumerians, Egyptians, Etruscans, Greeks, and Romans. As teaching assistant, I assisted Prof. R.R. Holloway. I was responsible for

Grading tests
Leading sections
Answering student questions
Lecturing on Roman relief sculpture

Invited Classroom Lectures

Introduction to Roman Glass, docent class, RISD Museum, February 2008
Overview of Greek and Roman Numismatics, Graduate Proseminar in Classics, Brown University, October 2007
Introduction to Zooarchaeology, Archaeology of College Hill, Brown University, October 2007
Human Osteology and Mortuary Archaeology, Archaeological Field Methods, Brown University, April 2006
The Roman Army in the Iberian Peninsula, Roman Iberia, Brown University, March 2004

Standing stone, Scotland, 2007