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Sunday, May 29, 2005
A Higher Education
"This past February, when Robert B. Sloan announced he would resign the presidency of Baylor University, the news sent tremors throughout Christian higher education. Sloan has been the lead architect and builder in an ambitious 10-year plan to transform Baylor into a top-tier research university with an "intense faithfulness to the Christian tradition." This would require more than simply remaining Southern Baptist. It would mean "deepening its distinctive Christian mission."
Evangelicals, with their network of small, cash-strapped colleges, have long dreamed of ..."
[continued at Christianity Today] ¶ 7:14 AM 0 comments
Evangelicals, with their network of small, cash-strapped colleges, have long dreamed of ..."
[continued at Christianity Today] ¶ 7:14 AM 0 comments
Wednesday, May 18, 2005
Live-blogging exam grading...
[Robert... I couldn't help but exerpt the following from your math-test-scoring blog today. Excellent example of what we could very like be exchanging ideas about... out here at IndyAcademia.]
"One thing that's becoming clearer and clearer to me as I continue to teach is that the lecture format is losing its effectiveness over time."
"But wouldn't that mean that ALL forms of teaching are losing their effectiveness? What is teaching but a highly elaborate exchange of information? If the current generation is losing the ability (or desire...?) to process information in any form, then where is this entire enterprise of education headed? Maybe that's too depressing to think about. Some might say that what I am supposed to do in the classroom is... [continued at BrightMystery.net] ¶ 4:35 AM 0 comments
"One thing that's becoming clearer and clearer to me as I continue to teach is that the lecture format is losing its effectiveness over time."
"But wouldn't that mean that ALL forms of teaching are losing their effectiveness? What is teaching but a highly elaborate exchange of information? If the current generation is losing the ability (or desire...?) to process information in any form, then where is this entire enterprise of education headed? Maybe that's too depressing to think about. Some might say that what I am supposed to do in the classroom is... [continued at BrightMystery.net] ¶ 4:35 AM 0 comments
Thursday, May 12, 2005
Welcome to "Indy Academia"
IndyAcademia.com... seeks to become a virtual academic centerpoint for discussion among the Bible-believing Christ-followers in Greater Indianapolis.
This forum grows out of a recognized need for the Christian community to have a centralized place to come specifically to find academic discussions on current topics... and of course, great academic resources. Sponsored by IndyChristian.com, we'll have visibility among the Greater Indianapolis Christian community, and can provide valuable inputs to the overall centralized portal for the community.
Our scope is as broad as every type of education for Christians -- public, private, parochial, tutors, homeschooling and special ed. The scope is as tall as colleges, seminaries & universities... all the way down to pre-school levels. We want to build-out the tapestry of the Christian education community, to sharpen our community's understanding of Truth.
Our immediate objective is to build a blog-team here, coming from the academic community of the Greater Indianapolis area. If you can easily affirm the Statement of Faith and would like to participate on such a blog-team, contact us.
"Study to show thyself approved unto God."
"Knowledge puffs up. Love builds up."
This forum grows out of a recognized need for the Christian community to have a centralized place to come specifically to find academic discussions on current topics... and of course, great academic resources. Sponsored by IndyChristian.com, we'll have visibility among the Greater Indianapolis Christian community, and can provide valuable inputs to the overall centralized portal for the community.
Our scope is as broad as every type of education for Christians -- public, private, parochial, tutors, homeschooling and special ed. The scope is as tall as colleges, seminaries & universities... all the way down to pre-school levels. We want to build-out the tapestry of the Christian education community, to sharpen our community's understanding of Truth.
Our immediate objective is to build a blog-team here, coming from the academic community of the Greater Indianapolis area. If you can easily affirm the Statement of Faith and would like to participate on such a blog-team, contact us.
"Knowledge puffs up. Love builds up."
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