Session Title:

Training the Next Generation of Archaeologists in Open: GIS, Digital Image Processing, 3D Modeling, Data Management and Analysis

Session Description:

Open applications are vital for training young professionals. Because access is not tied to their degree-granting institutions, they will not lose access to those essential applications when they graduate. Gaining significant experience in a specialization within the field that uses Open can also improve their CVs when hiring firms seek more cost-effective workflows. This talk details efforts underway in the Sul Ross anthropology program to incorporate open applications into research, archaeological compliance, and teaching the next generation of professional archaeologists.

Speaker(s):

Dr. Devin Pettigrew

This initiative is made possible in part by Dr. Jennifer Miller-Ray’s participation in the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board’s (THECB) OER Fellowship Program, whose vision is “to support mentor relationships for OER use, creation, and capacity building at institutions and statewide.”