The Wabash Center's Dialogue On Teaching
Dialogue on Teaching, hosted by Nancy Lynne Westfield, PhD, is the podcast of The Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion. Amplifying the Wabash Center’s mission, the podcast focuses upon issues of teaching and learning in theology and religion within colleges, universities and seminaries. The podcast series features dialogues with faculty teaching in a wide range of institutional contexts. The conversations will illumine the teaching life.
Host: Nancy Lynne Westfield, PhD
Producer: Rachel Mills
Sound Engineer: Paul O. Myhre, PhD & Paul Utterback
Podcast music by Dr. Paul O. Myhre, PhD
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 35 minutes
- Episodes
- 320
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
Episode 20 - Improving Online Teaching Through Image and Story: Sophfronia Scott and Ralph Basui Watkins
Online teaching, even for those teachers who abruptly made the transition weeks ago, is here to stay. Improving and enriching online teaching means better use of image and storytelling. This convers…
Episode 19 - Mustering Spirituality and Imagination: Willie Jennings and Amy Oden
What is spiritual formation for teachers? Teaching during the chaos of the pandemic is soul work. It requires a soul pedagogy. This discussion provides insights into nurturing the spiritual awareness…
Episode 18 - Expressive Ways of Knowing: Maria Liu Wong
This crisis moment is a time to rethink formation into being a more embodied learning. Doing theology in crisis is about prayer, intimate conversations and hope.
Episode 17 - Fresh Water, Beauty & Dance: Rachel Harding
Teaching during the pandemic requires we care for our students as well as ourselves. This podcast features a conversation with Rachel Harding (University of Colorado, Boulder) about rebuilding spirit…
Episode 16 - Opportunity for Creative Practices: Evelyn Parker
Teaching online can honor the body, encourage agency and nurture intellectual community. A pedagogy of hospitality for this moment of crisis. Dr. Nancy Lynne Westfield hosts Dr. Evelyn Parker (Perkin…
Episode 15 - Improvisational Moment: Alton Pollard, III
Leadership, in moments of crisis, must find new and ancient ways of being humane and acting creatively. This wisdom conversation with Dr. Alton Pollard, III (Louisville Presbyterian Theological Semin…
Episode 14 - Extend to Yourself - Patience: Conversation with Ralph Watkins
Adapting new ways of teaching during the pandemic requires grace be extended to others as well as ourselves. Allow yourself to risk being creative; suspend judgement.
Episode 13 - In Crisis – Less is More: Tat siong Benny Liew
Less ambition and more conversational pedagogy to engage students struggling in this COVID-19 moment.
Episode 12 - Writing the Voices of Teaching: Sophfronia Scott
Writing for liberation of faculty voices to speak with courage and agency.
Episode 11 - Pedagogies for Social Justice & Civic Engagement: Steed Davidson, Teresa Delgado, and Christopher Tirres
A conversation with Dr. Steed Davidson (McCormick Theological Seminary), Dr. Teresa Delgado (Iona College) and Dr. Christopher Tirres (DePaul University) about projects that connect the classroom to …
Episode 10 - A Teacher’s Imagination during the Crisis: Conversation with Amy Oden
Student formation is connected to a teacher’s spirituality. Hear insights on the use of mindfulness and imagination for re-orientation and flourishing.
Episode 9: Switching to Online Teaching: Conversation with Beverley McGuire
What if, rather than a burden, this moment is an adventure for teachers? Dr. Beverly McGuire (University of North Carolina, Wilmington) provides insights for determining how to move forward with the …
Episode 8: Switching to Online Teaching: A Conversation with Richard Ascough
In this moment of upheaval as we switch to online learning – don’t panic! Dr. Richard Ascough (Queen's University) helps colleagues know what questions to ask for online learning when the professor …
Episode 7: Switching to Teaching Online: A Conversation with Shively Smith and Kimberleigh Jordan
The pandemic of 2020 is changing teaching. With little to no notice, faculties have been asked to switch from face-to-face formats to teaching online. This conversation with Dr. Kimberleigh Jordan (D…
Episode 6: After Whiteness: A Conversation with Dr. Willie James Jennings
Dr. Willie James Jennings (Yale Divinity School) is this week’s guest on the Dialogue On Teaching podcast. Jennings and Dr. Nancy Lynne Westfield discuss his upcoming book, “After Whiteness: An Educa…
Episode 5: Raymond Williams: Stories of the Wabash Center’s Beginning
As we celebrate 25 years of the Wabash Center, Dr. Nancy Lynne Westfield hosts Dr. Raymond Williams, the founding Director of the Wabash Center. Dr. Williams discusses and reminisces about the Wabas…
Episode 4: Patricia Killen on Engaged Learning, Democracy, & Imagination
Patricia Killen, Professor Emerita of Religion at Pacific Lutheran University and Wabash Center leader, joins Dr. Nancy Lynne Westfield as they discuss learning activities in the classroom. Dr. Kille…
Episode 3: Race Critical Consciousness – Asian/Asian North American
Dr. Nancy Lynne Westfield hosts scholars of the Asian Diaspora for a conversation in the third episode of Dialogue On Teaching. This episode’s guests include Dr. Susan Abraham (Pacific School of Reli…
Episode 2: Race Critical Consciousness - Latinx
In episode 2 of Dialogue on Teaching, Wabash Center Director Dr. Nancy Lynne Westfield talks with Latinx professors of higher education as they discuss their perspectives on race critical consciousne…
Episode 1: Race Critical Consciousness - African American
The first episode of the Wabash Center’s podcast, Dialogue On Teaching, hosted by Director Nancy Lynne Westfield. Guests on this episode include Brian Bantum (Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminar…