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Associated doctoral student David Hölscher, M.A.

Associated doctoral student

David Hölscher (Germany, 1988)

M.A. in Prehistoric and Protohistoric Archaeology

PhD project
Knowledge transfer in archaeology. A study on the communication of current research content through multimedia learning environments
Archaeological issues and research are brought to the public's attention through many formats. Among the most important are exhibitions and museum-based education as well as radio and television broadcasts. In the course of rapid technological development, especially in the digital sector, multimedia formats have also found their way into informal learning sites. Many museums, for instance, have developed multimedia tools (e.g. apps) to enrich or supplement their exhibitions. Evaluation of the actual didactic benefits of these formats, however, rarely takes place. This project aims at developing a multimedia learning environment related to research in landscape and social archaeology at Kiel University. Special focus will be placed on critical approaches to historical narratives concerning archaeological sites, landscapes, finds etc. Alongside developing and testing the multimedia learning environment, the project will study the possibilities and limitations of communicating current archaeological research content through such formats using quantitative and qualitative methods.
Research interests Science communication, popularisation and popular perceptions of history and archaeology, experimental Archaeology, Human-landscape-interactions
Education

2016
Master’s Degree in Prehistoric and Protohistoric Archaeology and History at Kiel University

2013
Bachelor’s Degree in History and Archaeology at Freiburg University

2009 - 2016
Studies in Prehistoric and (Proto-)Historic Archaeology, Medieval Archaeology, Archaeology of the Roman Provinces and History at the Universities of Freiburg, Gothenburg and Kiel

Work experience

since 2018
Research Scientist and Doctoral Candidate at Kiel Science Outreach Campus (KiSOC)

2017
BOK+Gärtner GmbH, Department for Writing and Education

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