Rome: In Situ & in the Lab 2011

July 3-July 17, 2011

A Two-Week Study Tour & Technology Workshop in Rome and Campania
sponsored by the American Classical League and its Technology Committee

Rome 2011 Brochure  

Registration Form

 
Course | Schedule | Location & Accomodations | Course Credit | Instructors | Cost | Scholarships | Registration

Course 

ACL is offering this course for teachers of Latin, Greek, Classical Studies, and related fields to visit some of the most significant classical sites in Rome and Campania and learn how to record those experiences for instructional applications in the classroom, using the latest in digital imagery, online tools, multimedia and mobile technologies. Travel companions (adults only) are welcome to attend and participate in all activities except computer lab workshops, if desired. The course will alternate days between days spent visiting museums and archaeological sites and days spent in the computer lab. The instructors will teach the participants what factors to consider in documenting sites with digital devices and journals. They will then teach the latest methods of presenting that documentation in formats most accessible to today’s students. For more information, contact Cindy Caltagirone at ccaltagirone@satx.rr.com. 

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Schedule

The Casa di Santa Francesca Romana a Pone Rotto in Trastevere, is conveniently located a block or two from Tiber Island in one direction and the Viale di Trastevere in the other, just across the Tiber River, walkable distance from the historic center of Rome. Participants will stay in two or three bedroom air-conditioned rooms each with a private bath. Meals and snacks provided on lab days are catered. During the field trip to Campania, participants will enjoy the beautiful Villa Vergiliana, a three-story villa situated at the northwestern corner of the Bay of Naples and enjoy regional cooking prepared by the local cooks who utilize the food grown on the property. 

Optional Course Credit 

Participants will have the option of receiving up to 5 college hour credits, 3 humanities credits ($596) and/or 2 technology credits ($424), from Ashland University for taking part in either one or both of the courses, registering with Ashland University,and submitting individual final projects after they return home by the final due date. Cindy Caltagirone, an adjunct faculty member for Ashland University, will evaluate all work required for the course credits. 

Instructors 

Julian Morgan has taught Classics for more than 25 years and is author and publisher of a wide range of Classics software published by J-PROGS, including Rome the Eternal City, Pompeii and Roman Technology. He is the author of Graeculus, an all-new ab initio Latin course. He is the Coordinator for Latin teaching at the European School, Karlsruhe, Germany, where he teaches in the English Section. Since 2003 he has been the UK partner in the EU’s CIRCE project, committed to providing electronic support for Classics teachers across Europe. Julian teaches Latin, Greek and Philosophy at the European School, Karlsruhe, Germany. 

Paul Gwynne is an Assistant Professor of Classics and Director of the Honors Program and Interdisciplinary Studies at the American University of Rome (AUR). He holds a B.A.(Hons) in English with Latin from the University of Reading, an M.A. in English Renaissance poetry from the University of York, a Ph.D. from the Warburg Institute of the University of London , and a Diploma in Paleografia, Diplomatica e Archivistica from the Vatican. He has lectured in Rome at the Intercollegiate Center for Classical Studies and Saint Mary’s College and was an adjunct professor at The American University of Rome before becoming a core faculty in 2004. He has responsibility for Classical Studies and is also director of the Honors Program and Interdisciplinary Studies. He brings to these studies his wide experience of the classical tradition and his in-depth knowledge of the contribution of Rome to Humanist studies. 

Cindy Caltagirone holds an MA in Classical Humanities and an MS in the Management of Technology. She taught high school Latin for 17 years, both in the classroom and through a national distance learning program. As her methodology evolved to include computer-based tools, she conducted many workshops on their use for teachers in the classroom. For the last several years she has been working for the Administrative Office of the US Courts, Information Technology Training Branch, where she has earned a Superior Performance Award 11 years in a row, serving as project manager and conducting technical training. She also acts as webmaster for the American Classical League, the National Latin Exam, the Mediterranean Society, and other organizations. 

Cédric Ebiner is a teacher of Latin and French at Loyola High School of Los Angeles, one of the most prestigious college prep schools on the West Coast of the United States. Although he is a product of the rigorous Swiss classical curriculum, he has called Southern California his home since 1994 and has made a reputation for himself through his enthusiastic, passionate and opinionated teaching and use of technology in the classroom. His chief interests are applying new technological tools to provide meaningful educational experiences for his students. He and his students utilize Web 2.0 technologies like multi-media presentations, Google Earth, YouTube, Twitter, Facebook and other internet based technologies to study Julius Caesar’s de Bello Gallico , Latin, and other topics of the Ancient World. 

Cost/Expenses

Deposit:

• $200 deposit per person, due March 25, 2011, refundable until March 25, 2011 or if minimum enrollment not met. 
• Balance due March 28, 2011. Plane tickets should not be purchased before confirmation received (March 31). 

Scholarship funds are available from the American Classical League and other organizations.

Full Participant cost: 

$ 3,757* Full Participant
$ 3,477* Partial Participant 

* plus required $200 insurance fee 

Tuition for course credits will be paid directly to Ashland University. (See course credit info above) 

Scholarships 

Scholarship funds are available from many organizations: 

• American Classical League 

Registration & Contact Info 

American Classical League
Rome 2011 Workshop/Tour
422 Wells Mill Dr
Oxford OH 45056

ccaltagirone@satx.rr.com
tel. 210 889 0978

Links 

• Casa di Santa Francesca Romana a Pone Rotto
• Villa Vergiliana