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Blog Series: Teaching On The Pulse
April 01, 2020
Tags: communal learning | art and teaching | crisis teaching | community learning
Death is all around us. The palpable feeling of impending loss, grief, dread, doom, and despair has gripped our families, our nation and the world. With each passing day, there are increased numbers of positive diagnoses, hospitalizations, and loss. It feels as if we have been snatched up into the ...
The "I" That Teaches - Dr. Mary Hess - Part 1
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Tags: philosophy of teaching | online learning | community based learning | embodiment | communal learning | embodied pedagogy | personal storytelling | The "I" That Teaches | video | video series | making meaning | critical instinct questionnaire | spiritual practice | midwifery | structural privilege
Whether teaching online or face-to-face courses, Mary Hess, Luther Seminary, aims to create spaces where (in the words of Parker Palmer) obedience to truth can be practiced. “Learning,” she argues, “is risk-taking.” But she lets her students know that she, as the teacher, is with them in their learning adventure. Dr. Hess has had a variety of leadership roles at the Wabash Center over many years.
The “I” That Teaches - A new video project that invites senior scholars to talk about their teaching lives. These scholar-teachers candidly discuss how religious, educational, and family backgrounds inform their vocational commitments and, also, characterize their teaching persona. From the vantage point of a practiced teaching philosophy we get an intimate account of the value and art of teaching well.
Click here to watch all episodes of "The "I" That Teaches" on YouTube
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Bootstraps in Classrooms: Dissuading Rugged Individualism
Blog Series: Teaching, Religion, Politics
November 02, 2017
Tags: engaged learning | pedagogy | communal learning
Exposing and disrupting the values which perpetuate white normativity puts a strain on the adult classroom. Individualism is a cornerstone value of whiteness and patriarchy. As persons committed to the flimsy lie of pulling oneself up by the bootstraps, too many students believe that education is best attempted alone. Conforming ...