Stories from the Front
Wabash Center Blog: Stories from the Front (of the Classroom)
Posts from 2014 to 2016
This blog series features timely posts from invited authors through the course of a semester or academic year.
In the meantime, you can engage dozens of posts from the following authors
- Nancy Lynne Westfield (Drew Theological School)
- Claudio Carvalhaes (McCormick Theological Seminary)
- Tat-Siong Benny Liew (College of the Holy Cross)
- Molly Bassett (Georgia State University)
- Derek Nelson (Wabash College)
- Kate Blanchard (Alma College )
- Eric D. Barreto (Princeton Seminary)
- Roger S. Nam (Portland Seminary, George Fox University)
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Day One
Blog Series: Stories from the Front
August 11, 2015
Tags: faculty well-being | course design | teaching writing
I wish I could tell you exactly what I’ll be doing on the first day of my new course. But I can’t. What I can say is that the syllabus is mostly finished, and I’ve scheduled meetings with the herpetologist, my Writing Across the Curriculum consultant, and ...
We invite you to engage and follow the new round of Wabash Center’s "Stories from the Front (of the Classroom)” blog series. New entries will be posted every Tuesday from January 19 to September 20, 2016. Nancy Lynne Westfield (Drew Theological School), Claudio Carvalhaes (McCormick Theological Seminary), and Tat-Siong Benny Liew (College ...
Three Final Stories from the Front (of the Classroom)
Blog Series: Stories from the Front
May 19, 2015
Tags: vocation of teaching | faculty well-being | faculty mentoring
For our final post, we each cover an overarching reflection or two from the 2014-15 academic year. Look for fresh content from the Wabash Center in the fall. In the meantime, feel free to visit our ongoing blog Race Matters in the Classroom or browse our Wabash Center YouTube channel. ...
Reflection on Teaching…or Not
Blog Series: Stories from the Front
May 12, 2015
Tags: critically reflective teaching | vocation of teaching | faculty well-being
Editor’s note: Today’s blog is Kate’s final individual entry for this year of Stories from the Front (of the Classroom). Look for our final collaborative post on Tuesday May 19. For those of us who are lucky enough to work on a traditional academic calendar, the end of ...
Framing the Academic Year
Blog Series: Stories from the Front
May 05, 2015
Tags: philosophy of teaching | engaged teaching | course design | balancing teaching and research
Editor’s note: Today’s blog is Eric's final individual entry for this year of Stories from the Front (of the Classroom). Look for our final collaborative post on Tuesday May 19. One of the things I love most about teaching is the rhythm of the academic year: the excitement of ...