The Workshop is particularly aimed at teachers desiring to brush up their classroom delivery. The Workshop will be run in several concurrent sections. Co-sponsored with the Society for the Study of the Bible in the Middle Ages. Many of our efforts and publications have been aimed at college students and instructors. Look for more information in the fall newsletter.
Most students react well to what is active, relevant, and concrete.
Once their interest is caught, then a more scholarly approach with more examples, readings, research, and special projects is welcome. I believe it is important to use to our advantage the fact that students want relevancy and pleasure in their educational experience. It pays to connect the material we want to teach with their contemporary world, interests and problems. Besides the concrete and the anecdotal, they like what forces them to make discoveries and connections. They are highly receptive to what breaks compartmentalization between disciplines.