I have been in Academia for the most part of my life and plan to continue doing so. During this time, I learned a lot about being an academic, learning and teaching as well as proficiency.
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For the second time, the DiKopA network had a meeting in Darmstadt to discuss standing issues and most importantly plan the next workshop. We met for two days and had productive ideas about our second half of the project, what to do next and finally launching our website for…
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I reported before, that currently I am part of a bi-national project called Meet and Greet. The project is concerned with Roman fora, so public places, and how they were used. It is a joint venture of the Universities of Cologne and Basel, but we also collaborate with the…
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Between the 6th and 8th of December 2024, the network “Digitale Kompetenzen in der Archäologie” (DiKopA) is offering an Archaeogaming Hackathon. I am one of two tutors and am exciting the share the news. In two mornings and two afternoons we will try to create playable games related to…
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As you might know, I am a friend of conferences and workshops. It is not only about travelling around,but also about meeting friends and building networks. To constantly go to conferences and workshops, one has to constantly plan ahead. Today I want to tell you about my plans for…
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In this third instalment of published Archaeogames, I present the works of my students of the academic year 2024. I already wrote about the games of 2022 and 2023. This semester, my students produced four video games concerned with archaeology in one or the other way. All games are…
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Between the 23-24 September 2024, I was participating in a workshop on “Future Developments of Digital Humanities and Didactics in Global Ancient Studies” at the Northeastern Normal University in Changchun China. It was one of the friendliest and interesting workshops I was able to participate in. The long way…
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So currently I am preparing for a trip. A big trip (at least for me). I was invited to participate in a workshop in Changchun, China and I am really looking forward to it. I will also spend some time in Beijing before, but I will write about my…
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I reported a while back that I offered an interdisciplinary course on the app ArchaeoTrial. The app is for creating tours and scavanger hunts for archaeological sites. In my course, groups created tours through Roman Cologne. The students invested a lot of work and effort and since a couple…
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Between the 3rd and 4th of June, our network on “Digital Competencies in Archaeology” (german abbreviation DiKopA) met in Darmstadt, Germany. We had 10 presentations, 9 pitches, and a world cafe. The network and visitors from outside convened in the lecture hall of the university library. Short story: I…
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The last couple of weeks, I was very busy finishing a major grant application. So busy in fact, that I simply couldn’t write any blog entries. But yesterday, I submitted and suddenly feel very free. Although grant applications are hard to get and the probability of being successful is…
Hi! My name is Sebastian. I am an archaeologist, a university lecturer, freelancer, guitarist, and father. You could say I am quiet busy, so I learned to manage my time and energy to build good habits and still have space for myself and my family. Sounds difficult? Read here how I do it. (Nearly) Every Friday.