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Learning to Drink Deeply from Books: Using Experiential Assignments to Teach Concepts
Author(s) -
Burlein Ann
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
teaching theology and religion
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.165
H-Index - 11
eISSN - 1467-9647
pISSN - 1368-4868
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-9647.2011.00691.x
Subject(s) - realm , experiential learning , sociology , human sexuality , work (physics) , psychology , pedagogy , mathematics education , aesthetics , visual arts , art , engineering , gender studies , political science , law , mechanical engineering
This article explores how to teach students to drink deeply from books. Drawing on the work of Peter Elbow, the article argues for incorporating experiential assignments that are structured to create a mediating realm between abstract concepts and concrete experiences. The bulk of the article explores in detail the author's use of such assignments first in a course on sexuality and religion and, second, in the standard Introduction to Religion course.