A Gallery of Roman Portraits, a project of VRoma
GROUP MEMBERS: Michael Arnush, John Gruber-Miller, Sue Olsen, James Ruebel
AIMS:
1) to serve as a repository of materials and a resource for students and teachers regarding aspects of life in the Roman Empire
2) to help students understand the cultural and historical context of their study of the Latin language or
Roman civilization
3) to promote interest in local or regional classical resources that may be available in various parts of the United States
4) to provide a model for ways that teachers can locate and make use of classical resources in their own locality
LEARNING GOALS:
1) teachers will be able to
- make use of the site and its materials as an ancillary tool in courses dealing with various aspects of the Roman Empire
- use this project as a model to create their own units around classical resources that are available in their regions
- add suggestions for the growth of the site and contribute further materials
2) students will be able to use the site and its resources to fulfill particular learning goals in various types of courses; for example,
- analyze the life and accomplishments of a particular emperor using such materials as his stemma, his portraits, ancient written sources by and about him, his building program, etc.
- create an "autobiographical" statement about one of the Roman portraits that is based on research about typical life patterns of similar individuals during the period in question
- carry out research projects that will contribute further materials to the site
3) teachers, students, and others will demonstrate interest in the Riley Collection of the Cedar Rapids Museum by individual and class visits
TEACHING/ASSESSMENT PLAN:
Latin: Sue will use these materials both for presentations and
student assignments in her unit on the Roman Empire in Latin 2 (see sample assignments at the web site).
History and Civilization Courses: Michael, John and Jim will all make use of these materials for presentations and assignments in such courses as Roman History, Women in Antiquity, Ancient Rome: The Imperial Period.
Assessment Methods:
- on-site feedback forms, including a log of inquiries
- student assignments keyed to learning goals specifically related to this site and its materials
- evaluation of effectiveness of student projects
- reports from other teachers who have used the site in their courses or as a model for using their own local classical resources
- collection of statistics regarding visitors to the Riley Collection
Assessment
VRoma Home Page
McManus Home Page
Barbara F. McManus, Director of Assessment