EpiDoc and Epigraphic Training in the Era of Remote and Hybrid Teaching

Abstract

The need to move – entirely or partly – online most of the academic activities due to the COVID-19 pandemic forced the epigraphic community to come up with new ways of delivering EpiDoc and epigraphic training remotely or in hybrid forms. Experiments over the past two years have resulted in a variety of teaching approaches, ranging from fully synchronous to fully asynchronous training events. The paper’s aim is to illustrate such approaches and to explore their ramifications, also describing the various tools and methods that have been used over the past two years. The paper also addresses the lessons learned from the different experiences and from the feedback provided by the students, and it offers some thoughts on some sustainability issues related to remote and hybrid teaching.