Presentation
Teaching Roman Mobility: Digital Visualization in the Classroom and in Undergraduate Research
Digital Cartography: New Maps, Ancient History
(2018)
Abstract
This paper looks at pedagogical applications of our web-based digital visualization project, Mapping Ancient Texts (MAT). We discuss: (1) a course in which students use the web application Carto to create visualizations from geo-spatial information in Cicero’s Letters; and (2) a student-researcher developing a digital visualization of Hannibal’s movements during the Second Punic War. This paper explores how these projects teach important technical skills and engage students in detailed analysis of Roman mobility and history. We also discuss the challenges of using evolving technologies in the liberal arts setting.
Disciplines
Publication Date
2018
Citation Information
Micah Myers and Joseph M. Murphy. "Teaching Roman Mobility: Digital Visualization in the Classroom and in Undergraduate Research" Digital Cartography: New Maps, Ancient History (2018) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/joseph-murphy/4/