Tracking Social Media Footprints in the Online ClassPosted on October 3, 2015 by Rob O'LynnTwitter has taken over the classroom…and you’re to blame! Okay, that might be a bit of an exaggeration. However we cannot escape the reality that we are in a social media era, even in the ivory towers of academia. And, as those who shape the minds of tomorrow’s leaders, we need to embrace the technology revolution.
Know Your Students, Know Your StoryPosted on April 25, 2015 by Rob O'LynnThe purpose for teaching biblical studies has changed. It is no longer simply about content transference; it is about theological acumen and cultural engagement. We know the stories, yet our students are less and less familiar with them. Thus it is our calling, our responsibility, to not only teach the stories but challenge our students to also retell their encounter with God’s story in technologically-creative ways.
Scared but Not Too Scared? Fear & the Creative ActPosted on September 16, 2013 by A+ Brooke Lester, CuratorHe turned to me, looked at my face and said sharply, “Something on your mind, son? Speak up!” “Uh—” I blurted it out. “Sir, that temporary third lieutenant—the one that got cashiered. How could I find out what happened?” “Oh. Young man, I didn’t mean to scare the daylights out of you; I simply intended to wake you up.” (dialogue from R.A. Heinlein, Starship Troopers, 1951.“I didn’t mean to scare the daylights out of you; I simply intended to wake you up.” Two of our Seminarium bloggers have raised, each in her or his own way, the observation that frightened people don’t learn…