Teaching Tools is dedicated to the intersections between pedagogy, ethnography, and anthropology. The section is a growing resource for instructors, teaching assistants, and students, with everything from discussion guides and in-class activities to critically minded reflections on the practice, politics, and poetics of teaching anthropology, whether inside the academy or in alternative settings.

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Questions and proposals for guest posts can be sent to section editor, Dana McLachlin ([email protected]).

Teaching Sensory Anthropology

Teaching Sensory Anthropology

Learning Outcomes After this lesson students should: Have gained basic knowledge of Sensory Anthropology and ongoing debates in the field.Have an understanding ... More

Online Resources and Blogging as Pedagogical Tools

Online Resources and Blogging as Pedagogical Tools

The lives of our students, and our lives as professors, have increasingly moved online. This can be a source of anxiety as we struggle not only to stay in step ... More

Teaching Indigenous Movements in Latin America

Teaching Indigenous Movements in Latin America

Overview Latin America is an extensive region which comprises a vast number of countries, each with distinct cultures, flavors, and stories. However, Latin Amer... More

Teaching Neoliberalism in/of Latin America

Teaching Neoliberalism in/of Latin America

In the following series of posts, I will share resources and suggestions for teaching about neoliberalism in Latin America. These resources are aimed primarily ... More

Teaching Occupy

Teaching Occupy

Overview of Theme Adapted from the Introduction to “Hot Spots: Occupy, Anthropology and the 2011 Global Uprisings”, guest edited by Jeffrey S. Juris (Northeaste... More

Backward Design for Syllabus Development

Backward Design for Syllabus Development

Problem 1) You have been asked to teach a new course and you don’t know where to begin. What books or articles should you use? What should the midterm and final... More

Pedagogical Tools: Bloom's Taxonomy

Pedagogical Tools: Bloom's Taxonomy

Problem When you pose a question to your class, do you ever get blank stares in return? Ever wonder why some of your questions "work" whereas others don't? Are ... More

Pedagogical Tools: In-Class Activities

Pedagogical Tools: In-Class Activities

Problem You’re stuck in a rut and bored—you can’t think of any other way to present the material besides lecturing from your notes or a PowerPoint.Your students... More