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Teaching and Technology
The Wabash Center convenes scholars who are theologically, technologically, and pedagogically sophisticated about the wide range of issues surrounding information technology and the teaching of theology and religion. The conference seeks to foster a conversation that will benefit both church and academy. In that light, it requires reflection different from generalized assumptions about cybermedia, about information design, about communication, and about other dimensions of the use of technology in higher education.
Scope of the task:
Engage in discussion about strategies, limitations, and advantages associated with technology in relation to theological teaching. More carefully map the terrain of the cybermedia landscape as it relates to teaching and learning in theology and religion. Discuss the role of the Wabash Center concerning cybermedia for faculty teaching theology and religion. Serve as a place to test potential ideas for demonstration projects developed by conference participants.
Primary goals:
• Assess the fundamental issues concerning the use of information technology in teaching theology and religion from the perspectives of students, faculty, administration, and key external constituents.
• Develop principles for using information technology for teaching in theology and religion that address both the practical needs of good pedagogy and the theoretical needs associated with the various scholarly fields.
• Design demonstration projects to be implemented as a result of the conference that would serve participants’ own institutions and contribute to the learning of the larger academic community.
• Identify ways the Wabash Center can support faculty and schools as they continue to examine and experiment with the use of cybermedia that would (1) enhance teaching and learning in theology and religion and (2) provide guidelines for making decisions about what constitutes good technology-based teaching and learning projects.
Outcomes:
• Identification of the critical assets and limitations of cybermedia in relation to teaching and learning in theology and religion in the next five years based on an holistic analysis of constituent needs, assumptions, expectations, and concerns.
• Generation of principles of technologically-referenced practice that support improved teaching and learning in theology and religion.
• Development of ideas for innovative demonstration projects that expand examples of how technology can be a significant resource for effective teaching and learning and encourage experimentation by seminary and religion department faculties.
• Determine concrete steps the Wabash Center could take in assisting faculty in making good decisions about teaching with technology.
Dates:
September 4-7, 2003 at Wabash College, Crawfordsville, Indiana
Conveners:
Vic Klimoski, St. John's University
Dianne Oliver, University of Evansville
Wabash Staff Facilitator:
Paul O. Myhre
Participants:
A.K.M. Adam, Seabury-Western Theological Seminary
Dan Aleshire, ATS
Wes Avram, Yale University
Trevor Bechtel, Seabury-Western Theological Seminary
Steven Delamarter, George Fox Seminary
Faith Hawkins, Candler School of Theology
Mary Hess, Luther Seminary
Felix Just, Loyola Marymount University
George Kalantzis, Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary
Masego Kebaetse, Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary
Sebastian Mahfood, Kenrick-Glennon Seminary
Sheila McGinn, John Carroll University
Richard Nysse, Luther Seminary
Jim Rafferty, Minnesota Consortium of Theological Schools
Robert Royalty, Wabash College
Jean-Pierre Ruiz, St. John's University
Jan Victora, University of St. Thomas
Charles Willard, ATS
Mary Young, The Samuel DeWitt Proctor School of Theology
301 W. Wabash Avenue
Crawfordsville, Indiana 47933
wabashcenter@wabash.edu(765)361-6047 phone
(800) 655-7117 toll-free
(765)361-6051 fax
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