The Wabash Center's Dialogue On Teaching

Episode 171 - Toward Discovery and Curiosity: Amy Oden

October 11, 2022 The Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion Season 1 Episode 171
The Wabash Center's Dialogue On Teaching
Episode 171 - Toward Discovery and Curiosity: Amy Oden
Show Notes

Creating classrooms where learners have agency, trust, and are encouraged to bring their own knowledge to bear upon the conversation is challenging but possible.

What does it mean to craft learning activities with more variety and intention than long lists of required readings? What if ah-hah! moments require cognitive dissonance?

What if we attempted less volume of material and more depth of the material in our classrooms? Learning to teach better requires risking new practices.