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The Future of Higher Education After COVID-19

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Until a few weeks ago, COVID-19 was a distant problem that many discounted as superfluous to their life; it is a global catastrophe. No one today questions the relevancy of COVID-19 to their local community. The surge of articles, blogs, and news announcements are disorienting and often troubling. The virus has impacted every sector of the economy, social life, and human experience. This article focuses on COVID-19’s impact on higher education and proposes ways forward for students and educators.

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Academic Jobs in Biblical Studies and Theology: 4–24 March 2020

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Despite the current COVID-19 pandemic, jobs are being posted at teaching institutions around the world. This is a good sign, as the situation at some point must resolve, and life continue, not “as normal,” but “as new.” The past few weeks have seen new job postings introduced from Bavaria to New Zealand, California to Maryland. Happy hunting, stay safe.

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Logos Responds to COVID-19 with Thousands of Free Resources: the Remote Learning Library

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Logos has just created the Remote Learning Library in response to the COVID-19 crisis. Knowing that thousands of students are now restricted to studying from home, we are making thousands of resources freely available to faculty and students worldwide. Here are the details:

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Academic Jobs in Biblical Studies and Theology: Jan 28–Feb 11, 2020

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The past two weeks have seen an influx of new jobs in biblical studies and theology, from Finland to Arizona, Canada to Belgium. Happy hunting.

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Teaching on the Internet: A Guide for Beginners

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To Bridge the Technology Gap, Focus on Learning Outcomes and Student Relationships 

Jeannine K. Brown | Bethel Seminary

There are many ways to be successful teaching online. Online pedagogy is almost as varied as the professors who teach in this delivery system. Just as there is no single way to be successful teaching in face-to-face classrooms, there is no single path for good online pedagogy. With that said, I have found a handful of approaches and ideas helpful over the years. 

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Creating an Appetite for Scripture: Interview with Robert Smith Jr.

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Robert Smith Jr. on Cultivating Imagery to Satisfy the Narrative Mind

In the twenty–first century world of theological education, preaching can seem an antiquated exercise that no longer speaks well to a culture immersed in social media and increasingly skeptical of the role of religious proclamation in the public square. But what is theological teaching without biblical preaching? Enter Robert Smith Jr., the Charles T. Carter Baptist Chair of Divinity at Beeson Divinity School, who has spent a lifetime preaching so as to teach, and teaching so as to help others preach. Smith spoke recently with Didaktikos editor Douglas Estes about visual teaching and the importance of theological conversation partners.

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Teaching New Testament Intro in the Information Age: Using Logos and The New Testament in its World in the Classroom

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Dr. Michael F. Bird | Ridley College

The information age is changing how we deliver teaching and learning in seminary education. Accordingly, our pedagogy needs to catch up with the technology and the needs of our students. My mind changed on this very slowly and very reluctantly, but several observations over the last decade have convinced me that we need to adapt to a fluid learning environment.

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Academic Jobs in Biblical Studies and Theology: Jul 23–Aug 19, 2019

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Due to the editor’s conference travels, the Jobs post has been on a short hiatus, but we are back this week with three dozen new postings. There are numerous open rank and assistant professor positions on offer, as well as a handful of prestigious chairs up for grabs, from Los Angeles to Aberdeen, Germany to Austria. Happy hunting, and be sure to get your Free Book of the Month as the link below.

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Tendencies to Remember When Teaching Women

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Sue Edwards | Dallas Theological Seminary

How you view women influences how you teach them. Paul uses familial language to describe Christian relationships, and I’ve found this imagery useful in creating a healthy classroom ethos where both women and men thrive.  

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Academic Jobs in Biblical Studies and Theology: July 9-22, 2019

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The past two weeks we saw numerous open rank positions, postdocs, and even a number of paid PhD posts introduced to the market. Jobs available from Switzerland to New Jersey, Georgia to Belgium. Happy hunting.

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