MOODLING THE INTRO COURSE R. F. LUMPP RMGP AAR/SBL REGIONAL ILIFF SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY MARCH 19,

IT SEEMED LIKE A GOOD TIME FOR THE IDEA CURRICULUM CHANGE (From essence to existence) GENERATION CHANGE (Millennial Sociality and SBNR) PEDAGOGICAL CHALLENGE (Sensibility) DEVELOPING TECHNOLOGY (It’s there…and not going away) NEW FIELD PERSPECTIVES (Mazuzawa + from “about” to “with”) 2

CURRICULUM CHANGE (From essence to existence) NEW REGIS COLLEGE CORE EMPHASIZING CATHOLIC AND JESUIT IDENTITY AND MISSION (“How ought we to live?”) “RELIGION AND THE HUMAN QUEST” INCREASEDEMPHASIS ON ROLE OF RELIGIOUS STUDIES IN CORE CURRICULUM 3

PEDAGOGICAL CHALLENGE (Sensibility) Varied learning styles (MBTI) Don’t care for chalk and talk Prefer listening to one another than listening to faculty Enjoy and expect variety Shorter attention span 4

PEDAGOGICAL CHALLENGE (Sensibility) May need remediation in school skills Don’t see relationship between school and life CSAP: taught to the test May resist relevance 5

GENERATION CHANGE (Millennial Sociality and SBNR) Social Networking Less tradition knowledge Shrinking Planet Enjoy group work, especially if it’s not goal oriented Expect immediacy Etc. 6

DEVELOPING TECHNOLOGY (It’s there…and not going away) Like flexibility of online work Difficulty prioritizing information Need help with linear organization 7

NEW FIELD PERSPECTIVES Tomoko Masuzawa. THE INVENTION OF WORLD RELIGIONS SBNR DIVERSITY IN COMMUNITY AND RELATIONSHIPS DIALOGUE (knowing with) over KNOWLEDGE ABOUT SHOPPING FOR LIFE RELEVANCE, APPLICATION Etic vs. emic 8

FOCAL QUESTIONS WHAT DO WE NEED TO BE IN THE SAME PLACE FOR? WHAT KINDS OF ASSIGNMENTS BEST ENCOURAGE ENGAGEMENT, LEARNING? HOW MUCH IS ENOUGH FOR AN INTRO? WHAT SLOs ARE MOST ASSESSABLE? WHAT RESOURCES ARE MOST EFFECTIVE? (Textbooks vs. Wikis and YouTubes) 9

FOCAL QUESTIONS WHAT CLASSROOM FORMATS WORK BEST? HOW MUCH STUDENT REPORT AND PRESENTATION? ORAL VS. WRITTEN ASSIGNMENTS? 10

FOUR SEGMENTS 1.BASIC PHILOSOPHY OF ‘RELIGION’ 2.ICONS OF RELATIONSHIPS, SOCIETY, COMMUNITY 3.ICONS OF COSMOS 4.ICONS OF HUMAN DESTINY 11

THE “PLAN” FOUR SEGMENTS: 1. BASIC PHILOSOPHY OF “RELIGION History and etymology Definition: “Religion”= Intensive and Comprehensive Valuing Committed and holistic life-quest Vocabulary: holy, sacred, power, tradition... Plato’s Cave and Line 12

State of Mind Mental Activity Object/Outcome 13

ICONS OF COSMOS SIMPLE COSMOLOGICAL EXPRESSIONS – Chant, dance, and contingency LAKOTA STAR COSMOLOGY AND LIFE STYLE – Directions, experience, value – Constellations, geography and seasons – Wakan – Tipi and Sun Dance UNITY OF CHINESE EXPERIENCE LAO TZE excerpts from TAO TE CHING 14

ICONS OF RELATIONSHIP, SOCIETY, COMMUNITY INDIA: – VARNA/CASTE: work and social organization – HOLY COWS: Indian ecology and economy CONFUCIUS: Deliberate tradition and social cohesion EXODUS 20: Treaty/Covenant and community – Formation of community FIVE PILLARS: The architecture of community 15

ICONS OF HUMAN DESTINY YOGA: the quest/search and human differences 4 NOBLE TRUTHS/8 FOLD PATH ZEN & JODO KINGDOM OF GOD Passover/Sabbath, etc KINGDOM OF GOD Holy Week 16