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Caleb Elfenbein Assistant Professor Grinnell College Don’t we all have moments when we want to, or perhaps feel like we should, set aside a class session plan in lieu of discussing a pressing event or development? Despite the vast array of subjects that we teach within the broader field of..
Tat-siong Benny Liew Class of 1956 Professor in New Testament Studies College of the Holy Cross [O]ne thing above all—to step to one side, to leave … spare moments, to grow silent, to become slow—the leisurely art of the goldsmith applied to language: an art which must carry out slow
Theological school deans are not just theological leaders for their institution, they must be EDUCATIONAL leaders. That is, they must implement sound educational practices related to curriculum, instruction, supervision, assessment, and administration. There is a variety of ways to assess...
Najeeba Syeed-Miller Assistant Professor Claremont School of Theology In my last entry, I made curricular suggestions on teaching Islam and pluralism. The curricular suggestions continue as follows: Juristic Approaches to Diversity Ethics of Disagreement: This method is an internal modality for dissent for scholars of Islam who developed a systematized..
[row] [column lg="8" md="7" sm="6" xs="12" ] Description The workshop is designed in collaboration with the University of Wisconsin-Madison for full-time theological school faculty to conceive, build, implement, assess, and redesign an online or hybrid course to be taught in the 2016-17 academic year. The primary focus is on developing and implementing a successful free-standing course, through an exploration of sound pedagogical practice within the hybrid or online venue. The workshop will be offered in a hybrid design, blending elements of individual work, three face-to-face sessions with peers on the Wabash College campus, and collaborative work in a virtual learning community. During the first summer participants will engage in an intensive program that includes an online course bookended by meetings on the Wabash College campus. In two face-to-face sessions and an online experience, participants will design and build their own online or hybrid course. It is necessary for participants to teach the course they designed during the 2016-17 year and to gather assessment information from their students. Concluding with a session in the summer of 2017, participants will review their assessment information, share best practices, wrestle with deeper issues of pedagogy and sociology of learning, and revise their courses accordingly Goals Participants will be able to: Identify the unique opportunities and challenges for effective teaching and learning posed by each of the traditional, hybrid, and online teaching venues Explore issues of pedagogy and the sociology of learning communities as applied in the online and hybrid venues Make informed decisions about how to shape effective pedagogical and sociological strategies for the venue in which they will be used, in order to achieve the desired learning outcomes Design, construct, implement, assess, and revise a well-conceived and pedagogically sound course for delivery in an online or hybrid format Experience how to design and execute activities and processes in the various venues in order to achieve learning outcomes aimed at affective, relational, and formational outcomes. Application Materials Applications are closed. Application contact information form One-page cover letter answering the following questions: What do you believe is the potential for offering theological education in online or hybrid venues? What are the limitations and concerns you have to offering online or hybrid theological education? What is your motivation for participating in this workshop? What experience have you already had in using educational technology as part of your teaching practice, whether to enhance a face-to-face course, or to deliver a fully online or hybrid course? Keep in mind that you do not need to have had a great deal of experience with technology or online teaching, nor do you need to be without reservation about its potential. Academic CV (4-page limit) Letter from your dean, rector, or principal: confirming that you will teach this hybrid or online course during the 2016-17 academic year; identifying the learning management system support person at the institution who will provide IT infrastructure and support for the course; certifying that you will be ready to enter the first summer sessions with a course shell ready in your institution’s course management system. Please have this signed letter sent directly to you on institutional letterhead and include it with your application materials. Stipend The Wabash Center will cover all local expenses and travel to Crawfordsville, Indiana for the three face-to-face sessions. In addition, participants will receive a stipend of $3,400 for full participation in the online course and all face-to-face sessions. Read More about Stipend Payments Read our Policy on Participation [/column] [column lg="4" md="5" sm="6" xs="12" ] [su_spacer size="30"] [well] Applications closed January 15, 2016 [/well] [panel style="panel-default"] [panel-header] Workshop Information [/panel-header] [panel-content] Dates First Session: May 31-June 3, 2016 Wabash College Online Sessions: June 6-July 31, 2016 Second Session: August 4-6, 2016 Wabash College Third Session: May 23-26, 2017 Wabash College Leadership Team Steve Delamarter,George Fox Evangelical Seminary, Director Stacy Williams-Duncan, Curry School of Education, UVa Bridget Powell, University of Wisconsin-Madison Paul O. Myhre, Wabash Center Eligibility At least 5 years of teaching experience Teaching at the master’s level in an accredited seminary or theological school in the United States, Puerto Rico, or Canada Scheduled to teach a master’s level or doctor of ministry course in the 2016-17 academic year that is a hybrid or fully online format Institutional release time to participate fully in all sessions (f2f and online) [/panel-content] [panel-footer] For More Information, Please Contact: Paul O. Myhre, Associate Director Wabash Center 301 West Wabash Ave. Crawfordsville, IN 47933 800-655-7117 myhrep@wabash.edu [/panel-footer] [/panel] [of_interest_widget] Travel and Accommodations Philosophy of Workshops Policy on Participation Travel Reimbursement Form Procedures for Payment of Stipends [/of_interest_widget] [/column] [/row]
Nancy Lynne Westfield Associate Professor of Religious Education Drew Theological School Imagine this scenario: “YOU TOOK MY JESUS!” said the first-semester student who is feeling displaced, disoriented, disappointed and enraged while being overwhelmed, even defeated, by the unexpected convergence of seminary courses’ too dense readings along with the absence of.
Youshaa PatelAssistant Professor of Religious Studies Lafayette College Today, Islam is paired with violence so often that these two concepts have become virtually synonymous. Conversations are often wedged between criticisms that Muslims are doing too much violence or not doing enough to stop it. Jihad, the Islamic keyword that.
Cláudio Carvalhaes Associate Professor McCormick Theological Seminary Last time we talked about the body in the classroom. Our body, my body, the bodies of my students, are all shaped by institutional bodies that carry values, marks, love, deceptions, commitments and history. Just as our bodies carry constructions of race, gender,
Edward E. Curtis, IV Millennium Chair of the Liberal Arts & Professor of Religious Studies Indiana University School of Liberal Arts at IUPUI (Indiana University - Purdue University, Indianapolis)For the past fifteen years I have tried to teach about Islam as a religiously diverse tradition practiced by communities around
Tat-siong Benny Liew Class of 1956 Professor in New Testament Studies College of the Holy Cross It is that time of the year. After weeks and months of class sessions and office hours, the spring semester is now over. There is, of course, something left for us teachers to do
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Sarah Farmer, Ph.D
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