Teaching Bible with Tech at #AARSBL15 Posted on November 20, 2015 by Richard NewtonWhether you’re a veteran scholar or are attending the Society of Biblical Literature for the first time, treat you may be asking how to narrow your session options. But don’t let the formatting of the program book fool you… There are levels to this! There are sessions where audience members attend. And there are sessions where you come to participate. The Academic Teaching and Biblical Studies and Global Education and Research Technology groups are joining up to bring you a program that you won’t want to miss. Come check out best practices in “Teaching the Bible with Technology”: part seminar; part workshop; all fun. The session features ten, 10-minute presentations showcasing high-impact approaches to exegesis, translation, close reading, language instruction, historical reconstruction, and contextual readings. Just a shot from the good times from last year’s ATBS session! Many from the Seminarium community can tell you about last year’s raucous standing room only event. On account of your enthusiasm, we’re not only allotting ample discussion time, but also inviting you to join the group for a working meal and brainstorming session. Believe me when I tell you that this is the good kind of professional development. Here’s a taste of what you’ll get: Oliver Glanz will take you on a tour of SHEBANQ, the 2014 recipient of the Digital Humanities Award, and how he uses it in the exegesis classroom. ATBS favorite Erica Martin is back with techniques for employing open educational resources for helping students with targeted textual study of the Hebrew Scriptures. Jill Hicks-Keeton brings crowd-sourcing to the Close Reading process by using Genius in her Bible and Literature class. What if I were to tell you that you could use Microsoft Word to help students understand how to parse Hebrew verbs? Nicolai Winther-Nielsen shows you how with his prototype, The Verb Cruncher. Tyler J. Griffin returns with examples of how to immerse students in ancient texts through 2D visuals and 3D immersive environments. Matthew Anstey shows how digital pens and tablets can bring a personal touch to Online Hebrew instruction that’ll challenge even those in the brick and mortar classroom. Global education is a buzzword in academe, but C. Jason Borders’ students use Skype to stay in touch with a worldwide activists and experts who are inspired by the biblical texts examined in the course. Qualitative research is not just for the social scientist, Benjamin K. Forrest argues. His presentation models potential uses of Atlas.Ti, data analysis software that practical theologians can use in understanding complex relationships that comprise people’s social worlds. Sean Boisen presents the Lexham Cultural Ontology, an index students can use to reference over 1100 different cultural concepts and their relevance to passages in biblical literature and beyond. Translation theory has come a long way since the literal v. dynamic treatment. Bryan Bibb brings undergrads up to speed using a combination of Accordance and free online software tools. Seminarium folks are our people. We know that when you leave the annual meeting, you want to come away inspired to do better. Come to the session that’ll show you how. Better yet, stick around to share with us what you’re working on and what’s working for you. We’ll see you in International B (International Level)- Marriott on 11/21/2015, from 4pm to 6:40pm EST. [sociallocker] [/sociallocker] Add to favorites