ERIC Number: EJ1291619
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021-Mar
Pages: 10
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Pedagogical Cliff-Jumping
Teaching Theology & Religion, v24 n1 p55-64 Mar 2021
This article chronicles how Introduction to the Study of Religion has become my favorite course to teach. In it, I narrate my process of pedagogical reinvention and syllabus redesign. Framed by professional and personal backstories, I share my pedagogical desires, list some pedagogical cues I took, and articulate pedagogical decisions and associated wagers. (Along the way, I draw on a range of disciplinary, interdisciplinary, and pedagogical materials as guides.) Then I tell how my Intro course realized these elements in its design and its execution. By doing so, I make a case for taking pedagogical risks and for reinventing Intro courses as performative responses to the practical and disciplinary question "how might we study religion?"
Descriptors: Religious Education, Risk, Introductory Courses, Teaching Methods, Teacher Attitudes, Decision Making, Interdisciplinary Approach, Instructional Design
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Language: English
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