Faculty Stories – Austin Busch offers a taste of academic rigor springing from the faith of and being shared by an Associate Professor of Early World Literature at SUNY Brockport, even when looking at the Bible. To God be the glory!
inductive Bible study
Time to “Uncover”
InterVarsity Alum: Dr. Lendol Calder on “Uncoverage” is an apt video for us as we begin a new term, asking ourselves how we dialog (dare I even say provide a framework for studies in a particular discipline) and learn from (or even teach as) “the experts”.  Yes, I think this perspective is applicable beyond the field of history 🙂 Stay tuned . . . [Read more…] about Time to “Uncover”
Asking Open-Ended Questions
We received these wise words from a faculty friend of ESN. If you would like to contribute to the Emerging Scholars Blog, anonymously or otherwise, please contact me. Thank-you! ~ Tom
Asking open-ended questions is often the best way to begin a conversation with a new friend or stranger, “What is your religious background? How did that affect you?”
In my teaching, I introduce each new topic with questions. In advising students in required speech class, I usually recommend that each new section of their talk could well start with a provocative question that gets the audience starting to think along with them before they share further. In class, I always mention that I’d rather answer their questions than continue with my prepared lecture: “Interrupt me even in the middle of a sentence if you want”. [Read more…] about Asking Open-Ended Questions