If you care about something, you want other people to know about it. This means that the way you present your information is important because it can mean the difference between true communication occurring and boredom or confusion. Unfortunately, many presentations (especially at conferences) fail miserably at this task. If you think your content is [...]
I am very grateful to Allan Emery at Hendrickson Publishers for the opportunity to review Jo Ann Hackett’s soon-to-be released textbook, A Basic Introduction to Biblical Hebrew (with CD). He sent me PDF copies of the galleys so that I could write this review. I am also indebted to Prof. Hackett for her gracious answers [...]
Here are some great science links that I was told about today from the Science Online 2010 conference (being held in Durham, NC this weekend). Fold It: Contribute to science research by playing protein folding games (very cool) Science for Citizens: the source for science you can do Mindmeister: Real-time Brainstorming A bit of humor: [...]
Jane Hart, from the Centre for Learning & Performance Technologies, has compiled a very complete and helpful directory of tools for eLearning. There are currently 3,141 tools catalogued, and 2,381 of those are FREE! You won’t be overwhelmed because the site is well-organized. Even if you are not involved in distance education, you will find [...]
At the 2009 ETS (Evangelical Theological Society) meeting in New Orleans just prior to the SBL meeting, there was a session about how to choose a Biblical Hebrew textbook. I wasn’t at the session, but some friends did obtain a copy of the handout for me. As a result, I also contacted Dr. Hélène Dallaire [...]
If you like to learn, check out this list of 10 Power Tools for Lifelong learners. For you iPhone users, be sure to check out #10, which points you to an iPhone app called Open Culture that connects you to many of the free resources! HT: Randall Short (@shortNtweet), via Twitter (he also has a [...]
At the recent New Orleans SBL meeting, one of the “hot” sessions was the Software Bible “Shootout” in which five different software options demonstrated their method for solving a series of challenges. Read Rick Mansfield’s summary here. More discussion here (with lots of further links).The software vendors represented were: Logos, SESB, BibleWorks, Accordance and Olive [...]
Last month, I posted a list of English sentences that highlighted just how confusing the spelling, semantics, and pronunciation of the English language can be. I’m looking to expand that list. So, here’s one more (add your own to the comments). When the doctor was the patient, he was patient with his doctor, but the [...]
Check out the Jewish Publication Society’s blog post on some terrific children’s books in Hebrew!
Tim Bulkeley, Tyndale Carey Graduate School, was one of the presenters in the SBL session on Distance Education. His comments about Degrees of Presence are applicable to anyone teaching a distance course. He’s placed on his blog his notes in a few posts, which I’ve linked to below. I’ve also placed the links on my [...]
Below are links to material from my SBL session entitled, “Examining our Exams: What to include, exclude, and revisit for Biblical Language Exams.” These links have been added to my SBL 2009 Pedagogy page (link in toolbar above). A summary of my presentation, as well as links from other presenters will be added soon. Ideas [...]
I’ve updated my SBL 2009 Pedagogy page with the following links from Taylor Halverson: Taylor Halverson, Brigham Young University Effective Uses of Discussion Forums for Biblical Studies Courses at a Distance (20 min) Discussion Board Rubric (PDF) Distance Education and the Bible Presentation Outline (Word doc) Effective Uses of Discussion Forums for Biblical Studies (PowerPoint)
Today I was one of the presenters in the following session: 22-201 Academic Teaching and Biblical Studies 11/22/2009 1:00 PM to 3:30 PM Room: Studio 9 – MR Theme: Distance Learning: How to teach traditional topics in a non-traditional format I’ve posted links to some of the resources mentioned in my portion of session below. [...]
It’s been a whirlwind of activity here in Grand Rapids. Our consultation came to an official end this afternoon, and then we had a terrific dinner at the home of one of hosts. We had a Brazilian BBQ (the meat just kept coming) and Brazilian side dishes (that I can’t remember how to pronounce) followed [...]
Commercials from EDS illustrate messages that we can use in our classrooms. And they are hysterical. And will be remembered.
