The Wabash Center's Dialogue On Teaching
Dialogue on Teaching, hosted by Nancy Lynne Westfield, Ph.D., is the monthly podcast of The Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion. Amplifying the Wabash Center’s mission, the podcast focuses upon issues of teaching and learning in theology and religion within colleges, universities and seminaries. The podcast series will feature dialogues with faculty teaching in a wide range of institutional contexts. The conversation will illumine the teaching life.Webinar Producer: Rachel Mills Sound Engineer: Dr. Paul O. Myhre Original Podcast music by Dr. Paul O. Myhre
The Wabash Center's Dialogue On Teaching
Episode 171 - Toward Discovery and Curiosity: Amy Oden
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The Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion
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Episode 171
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.