Resources
One page Teaching Tactic: in groups, students perform roles of different theorists as they discuss case studies in ministry.
One page Teaching Tactic: a series of student pairings discuss questions about religious identity in a World Religions Course.
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This paper, co-authored by two instructors and four of their undergraduate students, details an experimental use of 'Open Space Technology' in a Religion course on social constructionism at the University of Toronto. In addition to describing the format and its purpose, four undergraduate evaluations of the course are offered.
Discoveries by both the professor and the students, in a seminar on the anthropology of Christianity at Candler School of Theology.
Click Here for Book Review Abstract: AAR Teaching Religious Studies Series (Oxford University Press) - Provides the most up-to-date scholarship for non-specialists on cutting-edge research on recovery of early meanings and recently excavated manuscripts - Offers an accesible description of Chinese cosmology - Studies the politics of the Changes during the Cultural Revolution for the first time in English - Presents an innovative analysis of references to women (From the Publisher)
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Click Here for Book Review Abstract: Today’s seminary and religious-education instructors are expected to design and redesign their courses more nimbly than in the past. We have to adapt our courses to novel learning environments, for more diverse learners, toward more diverse vocations. At the same time, institutional rewards for time invested in course design are fewer than ever. Understanding Bible by Design introduces the reader to Understanding by Design: an approach to course design that is proven time-efficient and grounded in the instructor’s most closely-held convictions about her subject matter’s “big ideas and essential questions.” This book’s contributors (one in Old Testament, one in New Testament, and one in Jewish Studies) demonstrate the value of Understanding Bible by Design for the Biblical Studies instructor, whether at seminary or university, face-to-face or online, from the intimate seminar to the massive MOOC. Lester’s synopsis of course design and suggested action is followed by a collaborative dialogue with Jane S. Webster and Christopher M. Jones. Webster and Jones provide practical commentary regarding the successful implementation of Lester’s proposed approaches. As a group, Lester, Webster, and Jones create a text that extends pedagogical innovation in inspiring but practical ways. (From the Publisher)
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