A 3D rendering of the burial chamber in Cologne-Weiden


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Current course on ArchaeoTrail

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2023-05-12

I have reported about my courses in the past. Today I want to talk about a new course that I give at the University of Cologne (2023). In collaboration with a colleague of the Archaeology of the Roman Provinces in Cologne, I am giving a course on creating an…

Cover of the workshop on AI in academic teaching


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Academia Technology

Workshop on AI in academic teaching

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2023-05-05

Earlier this week, I took part in a workshop on Artificial Intelligence and academic teaching. The workshop was organised by the department of Teaching and Study of the University of Cologne. It was focused on teaching staff and students of the university and I learned quiet a lot about…

A board full of yellow notes representing Agile Practice. Photo by Daria Nepriakhina 🇺🇦 on Unsplash


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Productivity

Agile Practice

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2023-04-28

I recently learned, that I have an agile approach to work. I didn’t really know what agile practice was until recently and now can call myself an agile practitioner. Agile practices have become increasingly popular in the academic world. In this post, we take a closer look.

What is Agile…

Screenshot of the software Scrivener


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Academia Productivity

Scrivener

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2023-04-21

If you are a writer, then you know how difficult it can be to organise your thoughts and ideas into a coherent piece of writing. Whether you are writing an academic paper or a book, keeping track of all the research, notes, and drafts can be a daunting task….

Preliminary logo for DiKopA (Digital competencies in Archaeology).


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Academia Archaeology

A new project: Digital competencies in Archaeology

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2023-04-14

When doing science, you can put nearly everything into a project. Creating a bibliography for a new course can be a project or creating a course itself can be as well. Sometimes however you will try to do a proper project with funding, meetings, goals and all of that…

Amsterdam | Photo by Azhar J on Unsplash


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The CAA in Amsterdam

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2023-04-07

The CAA (Computer Applications and Quantitative Methods in Archaeology) 2023 was taking place in Amsterdam (The Netherlands) from the 3rd April 2023 until the 7th April 2023 and it was a wonderful experience. Some thing went pretty well, others didn’t. Let me take you with me…

The presentations and venue

The…

Logo of the University of Cologne


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Academia

Want to do my job? Now you can!

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2023-03-31

As I already mentioned last week, here in Germany, academic jobs are often not tenured and come to an end. So it is with my job, which I will do until the end of September this year. It is sad for me, but hey, life goes on. This also…

Protest showing people demonstrating. One sign in the centre shows the words "Listen to Science". Photo by Mika Baumeister on Unsplash


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How Germany is destroying its academic future

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2023-03-24

On the 17th of March 2023, the BMBF (Federal Ministry of Education and Research in Germany) proposed a reform of the Wissenschaftszeitvertragsgesetz (more on that later) to make academic careers even worse than before. Although enjoying the education in Germany to the fullest degree until now, I really don’t…

A typewriter spelling out the words "Stories matter". Photo by Suzy Hazelwood


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Archaeology Personal

The journey of writing a book – Part 1

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2023-03-17

So technically I already wrote a book: my PhD, which I published online in German in 2022. Also technically, I am not really writing a new book. I simply want to rewrite my German PhD into an English (and understandable) version. So is this really a hard thing to…

VeraCrypt Logo | by IDRIX - Vectorised by Vulphere


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Technology

Securing data with VeraCrypt

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2023-03-10

In the modern age where data breaches and cyber-attacks are rampant, securing sensitive data is a top priority. One way of achieving this is by encrypting data using software such as VeraCrypt. VeraCrypt is a free and open-source encryption software that provides robust security to sensitive data. In this…

Sebastian Hageneuer
Germany

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. Every Friday.

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