John C. Lemon interviews Gary on what it meant to following Jesus as a student in the First Century and today.
Spiritual Formation: Following Jesus as a Student (Podcast)
A Service of Lament and Confession, Johnson University, Tennessee
Let us not value a false peace over a righteous justice.
Lessons From a Decade of Teaching Online
Our college places a high value on relational learning, which is much more natural on a campus where students and teachers get to interact during and after classes. Over the years we’ve found that cultivating these relationships online is possible, but takes great intentionality.
‘Zoombombing’ Attacks Disrupting College Coronavirus Emergency Remote Learning and Online Classes Nationwide
Online Zoom classes were disrupted by individuals spewing racist, misogynistic or vulgar content. Experts say professors using Zoom should familiarize themselves with the program’s settings.
Welcome to Your Hastily Prepared Online College “Remote Learning” Course (Humor)
With the help of our men’s field hockey coach turned online-learning coordinator, I have developed a virtual experience that matches the intimacy and rigor cultivated in my face-to-face class (…or not)!
Best Remote Learning Syllabus I’ve Read So Far
From Brandon Bayne, Associate Professor of Religious Studies at UNC-Chapel Hill. Via @brandonbayne See also: Everything you need for remote learning during the coronavirus outbreak by Amanda Tarlton, Reviewed.com
The Second Great Awakening: From Rural Revival to National Social Movement
More than a century before the New Deal, Public Education, or the Civil Rights movements, the Second Great Awakening fostered a nation-wide “benevolent empire” of care for the poor, freedom for the oppressed and education for all.
History isn’t a ‘useless’ major: It teaches critical thinking, something America needs plenty more of
The value of disciplines that prepare students to be critical thinkers escapes any politician who prefers only mindless followers, but one look at your Facebook feed ought to convince you that America needs more critical thinkers, not less.
Court Rules in Favor of Canada’s Largest Christian University in Religious Liberties Accreditation Case
“This case demonstrates that a well-intentioned majority acting in the name of tolerance and liberalism, can, if unchecked, impose its views on the minority in a manner that is in itself intolerant and illiberal,” concludes the 66-page unanimous decision signed by Chief Justice Robert Bauman and four other justices.
‘Hence’ Plagiarism: Professor’s Criticism of Latina Honor Student’s Vocabulary Provokes National Conversation on Race
My last name and appearance immediately instills a set of biases before I have the chance to open my mouth. The professor’s “blue pen was the catalyst that opened an ocean of self-doubt that I worked so hard to destroy.
The Liberal Arts Major’s Revenge: Better Long Term Earning Power, By George Anders in WSJ
Once people reach their peak-earnings ages of 56 to 60, liberal-arts majors are 3% ahead of the people with degrees in vocational fields, and each discipline’s top 10% lifetime earners, both history ($3.75M) and philosophy majors’ ($3.46M) outstrip even computer science stars ($3.2M). -Wall Street Journal
Strengthening the general ed curriculum requires a change in faculty roles
The daunting goal of a general education curriculum is to inspire students and have them experience the joy of learning in the first weeks of the freshman year…. To accomplish this we must radically change our thinking not only about the roles of faculty who teach general education courses, but also who among our instructors should be assigned to teach these classes.