ABSTRACT

This edited collection helps those teaching religion in higher education utilize technology to increase student learning both inside and outside of the classroom. Recent times have seen major technological shifts that have important implications for how religion is taught at a post-secondary level. Providing multiple perspectives on a range of topics—including social media use and interactive classroom learning —this book presents a series of original case studies and insights on how technology can be used in religion classes in higher education to improve student learning.

 

part I|75 pages

Technology in the Classroom

chapter 1|15 pages

Third-Screen Teaching

Enhancing Classroom Learning With Mobile Devices

chapter 3|10 pages

Who Do You Vote That I Am?

Using Student Response Systems in Religion Courses

chapter 5|19 pages

“Seeing” the Sacred Landscape

A Digital Geographies Approach to Contextualizing Ancient Sites in Religious Education

part II|66 pages

Leveraging Technology in and out of the Classroom

chapter 6|13 pages

“If You’ll Tweet Along With Me”

Effectively Using Social Media in Religious Education

chapter 8|18 pages

Blended Learning in Religious Education

What, Why and How

chapter 9|16 pages

Character-izing Gameful Learning

Using Student-Guided Narratives to Motivate, Engage and Inform Learners

part III|64 pages

Using Technology to Expand Your Classroom