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Senior Scholar as Historian, Gatekeeper, Elder
Blog Series: Teaching On The Pulse
May 01, 2024
Tags: mentoring | wisdom | memory | senior scholar | elder | institution
(An audio version of this blog may be accessed here.) The rank of senior scholar is the highest and most revered. The hierarchy of the academy creates senior scholars by assigning newly minted faculty with the status of junior scholar, then over several years through a process of review, tenure ...
The "I" That Teaches - Dr. Eric Barretto - Part 1
Video
Tags: critical thinking | syllabus construction | educational technology | teaching preparation | wisdom | The "I" That Teaches | video | video series | teaching stories | reading scripture | teaching values | teaching scripture | good teaching | bad teaching
At the time of this conversation, Eric Barreto was on the faculty at Luther Seminary, but he has since joined the faculty at Princeton Theological Seminary. His teaching practice is informed by his bi-regional and multi-lingual backgrounds. The biblical text and the ancient world are sites for destabilizing contemporary notions about the stability of historical conceptions of the possibility/ies of living harmoniously within diverse communities.
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.
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Learning to Wait for the Wind
Blog Series: Notes From The Field
May 17, 2018
Tags: teaching contemplation | teaching patience | pedagogical strategies | wisdom
In a society wrought with busyness, contemplation is often deemed a foolish waste of time. Yet, for those of us who want to be reflective practitioners of teaching, contemplation is essential. In considering the needs of students who are navigating our frenetic society, perhaps they, too, need to learn to ...