Inspiring Teaching Workshops

Richard Gill, dean of Undergraduate Education, spoke on “Teaching and Navigating the Course of Disciple Scholarship.” Gill shared stories of open ocean voyaging and parallels between navigating the ocean and navigating disciple scholarship.

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Jeffery Thompson, director of the Sorensen Center for Moral and Ethical Leadership, spoke on "Preparing Students to Become Christ-Centered Leaders" at the Inspiring Teaching Workshop on February 23. He presented the Sorensen Center's Christ-centered Leader Model, and shared how to implement the model within the classroom.

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Jonathan Sandberg, professor in the School of Family Life, presented at the Inspiring Teaching Workshop Series on January 24. His message, “Three Components of Covenant Belonging in the First Semester at BYU,” helped faculty better understand how covenant belonging can transform the way they teach and interact with students.

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Amy Petersen Jensen spoke at the final Inspiring Teaching Workshop of the fall 2023 semester on December 1. Jensen is the associate dean in the College of Fine Arts and Communications at Brigham Young University, and her message was titled “Becoming New Creatures Again and Again.” Before the lecture began, there was a vocal performance of “All Creatures of Our God and King” by Diane Reich, director of the BYU School of Music.

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On November 6, Rex P. Nielson spoke at the Inspiring Teaching Workshop at Brigham Young University. Nielson is the director of the BYU Humanities Center and a professor of Spanish and Portuguese. His message, “‘They’re Just Rehearsing’: Reading Scripts & Finding Life,” focused on how individuals can faithfully respond to unanswered questions along their journey of faith.
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On October 11, Bryce Bunting spoke at the Inspiring Teaching Workshop, which coincided with the First-Year Experience (FYE) 30th anniversary celebration at Brigham Young University.
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On September 11, Brigham Young University Associate Academic Vice President Richard Osguthorpe spoke at the first Fall 2023 Inspiring Teaching Workshop sponsored by General Education. His topic was “On Gospel Methodology at BYU.” He said it is not enough for professors at BYU to teach morally good content, this content must also be taught in a moral way.

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On March 22, Jamie Jensen and Seth Bybee, professors in the Brigham Young University Department of Biology, presented at the Inspiring Teaching Series: Gospel Methodology in the Classroom sponsored by General Education. During their presentation, the fourth and final lecture in the series for the winter 2023 semester, Jensen and Bybee discussed how faculty can approach important topics that some students may feel threatened by. As an example, they used the concept of evolution, which can be difficult for students to reconcile with the biblical description of the creation of the world.

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On February 23, Grant Jackson, a professor at Texas Tech University, spoke at the Inspiring Teaching Series: Gospel Methodology in the Classroom sponsored by General Education. His topic was “In the Language of Scholarship and Spiritual Things: Striving to Be Bilingual in Our Efforts to Promote Belonging.” Jackson teaches a variety of subjects at Texas Tech University, including educational psychology, leadership, and counseling. During the workshop, he focused on intergroup dialogue and the effect it can have on belonging.

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On March 31, Isaac Calvert, professor in the Department of Educational Leadership, led a discussion at the Inspiring Teaching Workshop sponsored by General Education. The conversation focused on the Doctrine and Covenants and what it helps us understand about teaching and learning.

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On February 17, Richard Watts, professor and Jenn Nielson, associate dean, shared at the GE Inspiring Teaching Workshop their perspectives and experiences on effective approaches to teaching GE classes. Watt and Nielson are seasoned educators and understand the difficulty of teaching STEM courses as GE requirements.

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On November 18, Larry Nelson, professor in the School of Family Life and recipient of the 2020 General Education Professorship, presented at the GE Inspiring Teaching Workshop on understanding the developmental context for educating the whole person.

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Steve Smith, former director of CAPS, presented at the GE Inspiring Teaching Workshop on why many young adults struggle with questions of faith.

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