Those who can, teach
Subtitle: teaching as Christian vocation
By: edited by Stanley E. Porter
Series: McMaster general series / McMaster Divinity College Press -- 3; General series (McMaster Divinity College. Press) -- 3.
Publisher: Pickwick Publications
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Eugene, Oregon
Language: eng
Number of pages: 217
ISBN-13: 9781620329368
Copyright date: 2013
Subjects: Theology; Study and teaching (Higher); Christian education; Teaching methods; Christian college teachers; Training of; College teachers; Teaching; Methodology; Education; Philosophy; Vocation; Christianity; Berufung; Höheres Bildungswesen; Katechese; Religionsunterricht; Verkündigung
Description: For many aspiring academics, the transition from doctoral student to classroom teacher is a challenging one. The classroom culture, the needed pedagogical skills, and the expected level and type of work are significantly different in the two environments. Nevertheless, most doctoral students go on to teach in undergraduate or seminary classrooms. To prepare the PhD students at McMaster Divinity College to negotiate this transition successfully, the faculty holds a biennial colloquium covering the major dimensions, both theoretical and practical, of a Christian teaching vocation. On the basis of the presentations of the colloquium, the essential topics have been addressed in essays prepared for this volume for the benefit of all who aspire to excellence in their teaching, especially those in Christian higher education.
Notes: Selection of papers from the teaching colloquies held in 2010 and 2012 at McMaster Divinity College.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction:; title: Teaching as theological vocation  -- Stanley E. Porter; title: Developing a philosophy of education  -- Stanley E. Porter; title: Pedagogy and course objectives  -- Michael P. Knowles; title: Designing and evaluating learning experiences for courses  -- Mark J. Boda; title: Developing a syllabus  -- Cynthia Long Westfall; title: Sculpting a lesson: the art of preparing a classroom learning experience  -- Lee Beach; title: Teaching introductory New Testament Greek  -- Lois K. Fuller Dow; title: Teaching biblical Hebrew: practical strategies for introductory courses  -- Paul Evans; title: Leading intentional theological reflection in the classroom: the merging of mind and heart  -- Wendy J. Porter; title: From doctoral program to classroom  -- Steven M. Studebaker; title: The upside-down professor: the professor in a Christian institution  -- Gordon L. Heath; title: Spirituality of teaching and theological integration -- Phil C. Zylla.