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Seminarium: The Elements of Great Teaching
To Exclude or Not To Exclude: The Politics of the World’s Religions Syllabus
There's no way of getting around it. Some student will ask me why I don't cover "X" religion in my survey course. It happens all the time. And I usually tell them how, given our limited time together, we can only cover so many traditions. Unfortunately that will appease most students. But I hope by … Continue reading To Exclude or Not To Exclude: The Politics of the World’s Religions Syllabus
Doceri
The 411 on the app that transformed my teaching.
Teaching with the iPad
I love my iPad 2. I know there are a lot of similar devices out there, but the iPad has a teaching utility that I just haven't seen on other devices. I'm talking about the $50 app called "Doceri." This program allows you to turn your LCD projector into a smartboard. So all those Power … Continue reading Teaching with the iPad
