Teaching with Technology: Using Digital Humanities to Engage Student Learning

In this article, I address the challenge of fostering better student engagement with ancient material, and discuss my experience with designing a course around creative use of technology. In my recent course, “The Ancient Christian Church: 54–604 CE,” I employed several tactics to encourage student...

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Published in:Teaching theology & religion 2016-07, Vol.19 (3), p.309-319
Main Author: Warren, Meredith J. C.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Educational technology
Learning
Student participation
Theological schools
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Summary:In this article, I address the challenge of fostering better student engagement with ancient material, and discuss my experience with designing a course around creative use of technology. In my recent course, “The Ancient Christian Church: 54–604 CE,” I employed several tactics to encourage student engagement with ancient and modern sources, which also promoted active participation at the level of pedagogy. By designing the classroom experience to allow for student‐centered technology use, students were enabled to explore the ancient world in creative ways. In the end, I noticed greater student participation and higher‐quality understanding of the ancient church when compared with lecture‐ or seminar‐focused classroom experiences.
ISSN:1368-4868
1467-9647
DOI:10.1111/teth.12343