Teaching religion online to nontraditional adult learners

Today three-fourths of those enrolled in undergraduate programs are nontraditional students, defined by the National Center for Education Statistics as adults with one or more of these characteristics:delayed enrollment into postsecondary education, attended part time, financially independent, worke...

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Main Author: Smith, Brian H. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell 2022
In: Teaching theology and religion
Year: 2022, Volume: 25, Issue: 2/3, Pages: 61-71
Further subjects:B hybrid / blended course
B World Religions
B Pedagogy
B Technology
B nontraditional students
B adult learners
B online teaching
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Summary:Today three-fourths of those enrolled in undergraduate programs are nontraditional students, defined by the National Center for Education Statistics as adults with one or more of these characteristics:delayed enrollment into postsecondary education, attended part time, financially independent, worked full time while enrolled, had dependents other than a spouse, was a single parent, or did not obtain a standard high school diploma. I have been teaching online world religion courses for nontraditional learners since 2004 (64 courses, totaling over 1000 students) at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh (UWO) while also teaching full-time in the classroom at Ripon College in Ripon, WI. This paper describes the pedagogical methods I have employed to maximize student learning in online courses. It summarizes my own learning experiences from teaching online at UWO and describes how online teaching has impacted my face-to-face classroom instruction at Ripon College.
ISSN:1467-9647
Contains:Enthalten in: Teaching theology and religion
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1111/teth.12622