Recently a question was asked on Twitter about qualitative research classes. My reply was that I knew nothing about classes but that I had references and would be happy to post. Qualitative research is used in many disciplines. It is a way to gather sevveral types of data that can provide information about what one […]
Posts in the university category:
Technology, Online Language Courses, and Discipline
I have taught biblical language courses online at Anderson University since 2015. During the first week of a first-year language course, I introduce the language writing system and sound correspondence, and I introduce enough words that the students can read a few sentences. I also teach at least as much use of technology as I […]
Teaching Exegesis Orally Via Distance Learning
I am teaching a live video series on Biblical exegesis for a seminary overseas through a partnership between the Church of God and a church fellowship in the other country. The seminary prepares new pastors to plant churches in their own country and raise their own support. Until now, most of my teaching experience has […]
women and college
I have a very firm policy regarding theology: I cannot argue against it if I haven’t first read it with an open mind. It is with that policy that I read a blog post entitled 6 Reasons Not to Send Your Daughter to College. I must admit up front that I have biases. I am […]
students with disabilities, old wounds, and liberation
I once proposed to a staff person the idea of launching a support group on campus for students with disabilities, to provide a place for them to talk about experiences, share coping strategies, etc. The idea never went anywhere; and she suggested that students didn’t often feel comfortable talking about their disabilities and even seemed […]
disability studies and the seminary curriculum
During my seminary years, I read a lot (on my own time) about various topics in disability and theology. Some of my reading concerned the need to address disability issues in the seminary curriculum. I am completely in agreement with this. For a time, I considered pursuing a second Master’s degree in disability studies in […]
seminary and learning styles
In many of my seminary classes, things were presented in charts. Obviously, I needed to find a different way of handling this information; for though I am skilled at handling charts, most charts don’t convert well to braille, and I didn’t have ready access to braille in seminary. I spent a fair amount of time […]
daily life in seminary
In order to get my seminary work done, I needed to scan my textbooks into the computer and then take time to read my assignments. I also scanned books from the library that I used for research assignments. In a given semester, I might scan as many as 10,000 pages. My scanning speed was affected […]
getting my feet wet in seminary
When I began my courses in seminary, I had been out of school for seven years. I was advised by a friend to begin by taking one course in order to see how I did, learn to study again, etc. I didn’t have the luxury of doing this. My financial aid providers all required me […]