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- Title
Teaching Very Large Classes.
- Authors
DeRogatis, Amy; Honerkamp, Kenneth; McDaniel, Justin; Medine, Carolyn; Nyitray, Vivian‐Lee; Pearson, Thomas
- Abstract
The editor of Teaching Theology and Religion facilitated this reflective conversation with five teachers who have extensive experience and success teaching extremely large classes (150 students or more). In the course of the conversation these professors exchange and analyze the effectiveness of several active learning strategies they have employed to overcome the passivity and anonymity of the large lecture format. A major point of debate emerges that contrasts the dynamically performative and highly informed and skilled lecturer with the 'wasted time and money' that results from encouraging students to participate through various active learning strategies. Other themes include the importance of story telling in the religious studies classroom, the significance of the differences between students' learning styles, and the challenge of teaching and assessing critical thinking and communication skills.
- Subjects
RELIGIOUS studies; CLASS size; LEARNING strategies; STUDENT engagement; ACTIVE learning; STORYTELLING in education; COGNITIVE styles; CRITICAL thinking; HIGHER education; ADULTS; UNIVERSITIES &; colleges
- Publication
Teaching Theology & Religion, 2014, Vol 17, Issue 4, p352
- ISSN
1368-4868
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/teth.12246