The Absent Professor

Teaching Theology and Religion invites submissions in response to the question: What do you have your students do during a class session when you cannot be present?

In the rhythms of an academic year, professors sometimes find it necessary to be absent from one or more class sessions because of other professional commitments. This situation invites reflection on the role of the teacher in the process of students’ learning. What do you do to advance student learning and maintain the momentum of a course when you cannot be present in person to teach?

We are seeking brief manuscripts of 1,000 words that describe and discuss an activity or process you employ in this situation. What is your pedagogical strategy in this activity or process? How does it advance the learning goals for the class session and the course? How do you get evidence of student learning from it? In short, how do you turn your absence into effective teaching?

Submit completed manuscripts by e-mail attachment to:
Thomas Pearson
Associate and Managing Editor
Teaching Theology and Religion
pearsont@wabash.edu

Manuscripts accepted until October 31, 2009