Dr. L is a professor at Concordia Seminary in St. Louis. Concordia Seminary while it is a great institution of higher learning, it is a place that is stuck in an analog world. Visit http://www.csl.edu/ to learn more.
Most professors (not to stereotype) are middle age scholoars who gained their academic fame by spending time in the library pooring over volume after volume putting together research the old fashion way. This way of learning is greatly reflected in their way of teaching. However perhaps the most brilliant professor on campus is getting it right! Dr. L has been able to take years of research and convert it to presentations and resources that are useable for the 21st century student.
Dr. L is using technology effectively to teach in two major ways. He has all lectures converted to power point for the comprehension of the visual learner and he uses all texts, assignments, and correspondence in electronic form only!
First of all it must have taken him literally y
ears to produce his lectures on power point. But the lectures use graphic organizers and visual aids to the great joy of a student like me. One of the best resourcs he uses in order to produce such great power point presentations is something called Crossways Bible Study tools which can be found at www.crossways.org. These tools use images and pictures to represent nearly every story and theological concept in the Bible.
ears to produce his lectures on power point. But the lectures use graphic organizers and visual aids to the great joy of a student like me. One of the best resourcs he uses in order to produce such great power point presentations is something called Crossways Bible Study tools which can be found at www.crossways.org. These tools use images and pictures to represent nearly every story and theological concept in the Bible.The second thing he has done is provide all class materials in an electroinic format, including the exstensive text book he uses. He deals with assignments by e-mail throughout the entire process. Most helpful in this case is the way in which he is able to share resources with students because they are all in electronic format. He gives to his students countless Bible studies, lesson plans, and lecture presnetations, by simply sending them as attachments. Well done Dr. L...
That is great that he is using the internet to get in contact with students. You mentioned being able to contact students easily through facebook because they check it so frequently. I think that is the same for e-mail as well. So many people get their e-mail on their phones or use it as a main source of communication that they check it with a lot of frequency.
ReplyDeleteI hope that he shares his powerpoint presentations and such with other professors. In a lot of respects teaching becomes a collaborative effort. If you figure out something new or come up with a great idea, share it! We constantly hear "beg, borrow, and steal" If we make it a collaborative effort no one will be stealing because we will all be sharing to become the best teachers we can.
To be very honest, I'm not a big fan of not having textbooks and something on a piece of paper that says when things are due. I like being able to write on it and make notes on the paper or hang it on my bulletin board to remember what I'm doing. I love textbooks for writing in. There is something about having the print tangibly in front of me that makes me feel more secure and like I'm a part of the reading. Even now, I print off the assignments for these classes so I can check off what I've done and travel with it and read at my lunch break or riding as a passenger on a car trip. I have also had too many computers crash or have problems that I can't access them. I don't like the idea of not being able to access the information I need. I guess I'm not a true "digital student". I don't mind