yeso kory Boy this is a tough decision. I have thought a lot about this. Part of my decision making on this is actually a labor wrinkle. Theoretically, if I monetized the channel (I have no intention of doing that), I believe it would be in violation of my contract, which stipulates I’m not supposed to be paid for using skills similar to what I use for my job. Teaching about archaeology is pretty definitely certainly “skills similar.”
I’m actually thinking of this project as more of a research opportunity. I am a strong believer in radical and novel pedagogy - Starting a youtube channel to teach about archaeology is explicitly a way to teach non-archaeologists about archaeology in an approachable way. In addition, I have an idea that I might like to write about this whole process for a publication. There are journals that are specifically about pedagogy where I think that would be an interesting fit. What I probably need to do is talk to my university HR and possibly our media department and find out whether they feel it would be appropriate to openly share who I am, and perhaps even list my university affiliation and degree. Long story short - I’m not sure what to do!