Seminarium

The Elements of Great Teaching

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Seminary Education and the Bad Haircut: Helping Students Give an Honest Answer to the Question “Do You Like It?”

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The commercial begins and the experience is one that is instantly familiar. A man is sitting in a chair at a hair salon looking into the mirror, eyes wide with a forced grin. He is trying to look pleased. He is trying to stay calm. He is projecting his confidence in the skills of the hairstylist as he nervously watches each lock of hair fall to the ground….

The Art of Questioning the Text

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When we read any text—The Bible, a novel, the newspaper—we readers raise questions. What was the issue that caused this text to be written? How is this issue resolved in the text? Do we find this resolution satisfactory? Whose point of view is recognized in the text? Whose point of view is ignored? Do we face similar issues?  What would it take for our similar issues to be resolved?

When the text is from the Bible, our questions take on some urgency….

Classrooms have Four Walls and Two Portals. Use Them!

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I remember first being invited into my college’s boardroom for a meeting. I experienced several sentiments. “Wow! This is like being asked to the principal’s office, but in a good way!” And, “Yes! This is like being asked to sit at the cool kids’ table in the high school cafeteria!”

I walked in and settled myself into one of the comfy, high-backed leather chairs. I looked around, and was stunned to see something I had always dreamed of having in my classroom: a gigantic LCD screen with a wide-angle video camera. I thought to myself, “Alright! This is like Skype on steroids! How do I get my students in here?”…

ACE Series Part V: A Call to ACE Critical Reasoning for the Last Time

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We are at a pedagogical turning point. Once we could impress students with our powers of memorization and recall. But that day is ending. Fast thumbs and fine-tuned algorithms can replicate the same thing.

Sure, you can hold onto the belief that no one lectures quite the way you do. But what will you teach when your school uploads your lectures to iTunes University?

Our task is becoming less about just transmitting content. Whatever our respective domains, we are increasingly called to train students in application, access, and analysis….

 

 

Teaching the Bible in General Education—2 of 2

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Many educators bemoan the fact that students seek the more secure career paths of sciences and professions, often at the expense of the Humanities. Research shows, however, that many students are interested in Religious Studies, especially for the sake of making personal meaning. As a result, students often take courses in Religious Studies as part of their General Education program, and of these courses, Biblical Studies are the most popular.  So how do we approach teaching the Bible in order to meet the needs of the discipline, General Education, and student meaning-making?