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Wednesday, October 2, 2002 NEWSPAPER OF BETHEL COLLEGE Volume 78 * Number 3 Bush Grant providing technology education for faculty By Amber Grob StaffWriter Bethel is entering its third consecutive year with the Bush foundation to receive a three- year grant that will end in 2003. This grant provides $300,000 over a course of three years in annual payments each year. Its purpose is to allow faculty to address an important question: "how can our faculty and students become knowledgeable and critical users of informational technology in achieving Bethel's educational mission?" The goal of the Bush grant is to ensure the development of the faculty's teaching procedures within Bethel's own goals and priorities. It will also make the faculty more aware of how technology can be effective and how they can use it to improve their teaching and student learn ing. Faculty must apply to participate in the Bush Grant and then agree to attend a week-long workshop during the summer that teaches and guides them through many aspects of teaching, including critical thinking from different points of view and how to practice teaching with new technology. They will learn skills such as operating Power Point, making web- pages, and using archival web- page storing. During the year the faculty will have the opportunity to teach a course in light of the changes they've made to educate students. "This is new stuff for a lot of us, but the more we get a chance to use it the more we realize how it betters the students learning," said Kathy Nevins, coordinator and director of the Bush grants. "That is our real goal." Fry, Runion solidify pastoral positions in Campus ministries By Meika Vogel StaffWriter To replace the departed Keith Anderson, Eldon Fry was recently hired and will officially assume his position on Oct. 15. In addition, Darin Mather also left recently, and Matt Runion has taken his place as the new Assistant Campus Pastor. "Campus Ministries is a key part of Bethel," said Provost Jay Barnes. Those involved in the process of searching for and interviewing applicants for the positions wanted to find the best people that God was calling for the job. The process resulted in Fry and Runion being hired to join the Campus Ministries staff. After leaving Bethel, Anderson accepted a one-year position at Northwestern College in Orange City, Iowa where he is currently serving. At this point, he is unsure of what he will be doing after that time. Meanwhile, Fry has left his position as Manager of Pastoral Care at Focus on the Family in Colorado Springs to come to Bethel. Before that he worked at Messiah College for 13 years, which is where he first met Provost Jay Eldon Fry Barnes. Barnes hired Fry at Messiah in 1984 and is excited about working wilh him again. "I saw him have an incredible continued on page 3 After participating in the grant, faculty have the opportunity to write a report document on technology and the effects it has on their teaching as well as what they plan to do in the future. To help the faculty throughout the year, Bethel has appointed two faculty coordinators who provide help and expertise to whoever may need it. Faculty meets monthly as a large group as well as every other week with a small group in order to go over any questions or guidance they may have for one another. "I think teachers have a better idea on the use of technology but the jury is still out on whether or not it improves student learning," said Nevins. The Grant has provided Bethel faculty with some space to reflect on their teaching and given them room to try new things to help students learn BeM>et Hot*ecor*ln$ 1001 %(Articiz andsyreadon page 8-3 better. As the program is approaching its last year available to teachers, there are still measures that will be taken to provide services to faculty and help when needed. Nevins is working so that after this year there will continue to be consultants, training, and support. "All we will really lose after this year is course release," said Nevins. Humanities offers integrated alternative By Jennielee Cordes A&E Editor Faculty voted 39-27 on Sept. 11 to approve Western Humanity in the Christian Perspective (Humanities) as a new, four-course program. Starling next fall, incoming students may choose to take Humanities as a cohesive alternative lo five separate General Education courses: CIFA, CWC, College Writing, Modern Age and Christian Theology. "We felt that we could make connections among the arts, humanities and theology that are not being made now," said english professor Daniel Ritchie, who proposed the program. "At the present, these five courses have very Utile lo do wilh each other. The problems they address... have a great deal to do with each other." "It takes many content areas and looks at Ihem by definition in an integrated way," said Debra Harless, dean of Academic Development. The workload should be equivalent to the original five courses, but the two-year Humanities program examines the different disciplines simultaneously over an extended period of time. Humanities will be offered in two mods each term, with a team of al least five professors for the freshmen and a second team of at least five for the sophomores. There will be one lecture per week "to provide historical background and a model of expertise by faculty specialists," said Ritchie. Twice weekly students will meet in smaller seminars "to provide a place where textual analysis, writing instruction, group activities and significant listening can occur." The first two semesters of Humanities are currently being piloted by five sections of 28 students each. According to Ritchie, "response to the course has been overwhelming. There were enough students on the wailing list to fill another section of the course." Biblical and Theological Studies Professor Mark Reasoner, one of the professors teaching the pilot course, said that there is a "narrowing of the focus" when pursuing one's education. "The tendency is to become so compartmentalized," he said. "One of the goals of our team of teachers is to model learning for our students." Harless said this program caused a great deal of deliberation "by definition of how extensive it is. It did lead to quite a lot of discussion among the faculty because General Education is the core of the curriculum. It represents a new delivery model for a number of Gen Ed courses. A lot of faculty are interested in those categories." continued on page 4 ■
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Title | Page 1 |
Alternative Title | The Bethel Clarion |
Edition (Vol. No.) | Vol. 78 No. 03 |
Date Published | October 02 2002 |
Decade | 2000 |
Academic Year | 2002 - 2003 |
Frequency | Biweekly |
Notes | This project has been financed in part with funds provided by the State of Minnesota through the Minnesota Historical Society from the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. |
Digital Collection | The Clarion: Bethel University's Student Newspaper |
Digital Publisher | Bethel University |
Editor | Lent, Bill |
Contributors | Fast, Jonathan (Managing Editor); Clark, Krista (News Editor); Goddard, Tim (Views Editor); Wonders, Paul (Variety Editor); Cordes, Jennielee (A&E Editor); Grono, Sarah (Sports Editor); Boettcher, Matthew (Photo Editor); Petersen, Ashlee (Layout Editor); Cavalier, Drew (Copy Editor); Ochs, Jon (Business and Advertising Manager); Martin, Barb (Administrative Advisor); Finck, Tracey (Academic Advisor) |
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United States Minnesota Saint Paul |
Time Span of Publication | Newspaper published from 1921 through present day |
Copyright | Reproduction or distribution of these files is permitted for educational and research purposes with proper attribution to the Bethel Digital Library. No commercial reproduction or distribution of these files is permitted under copyright law without the written permission of Bethel University Digital Library. For questions or further information on this collection, contact digital-library@bethel.edu. |
Type | text |
Format | image/jpeg |
Physical Dimensions | 11.5 x 16 |
Original Collection | Printed paper copies of original newspaper in the collections of the Bethel University Library and the History Center: Archives of the Baptist General Conference and Bethel University. |
Original Publisher | Bethel College |
Transcript | Wednesday, October 2, 2002 NEWSPAPER OF BETHEL COLLEGE Volume 78 * Number 3 Bush Grant providing technology education for faculty By Amber Grob StaffWriter Bethel is entering its third consecutive year with the Bush foundation to receive a three- year grant that will end in 2003. This grant provides $300,000 over a course of three years in annual payments each year. Its purpose is to allow faculty to address an important question: "how can our faculty and students become knowledgeable and critical users of informational technology in achieving Bethel's educational mission?" The goal of the Bush grant is to ensure the development of the faculty's teaching procedures within Bethel's own goals and priorities. It will also make the faculty more aware of how technology can be effective and how they can use it to improve their teaching and student learn ing. Faculty must apply to participate in the Bush Grant and then agree to attend a week-long workshop during the summer that teaches and guides them through many aspects of teaching, including critical thinking from different points of view and how to practice teaching with new technology. They will learn skills such as operating Power Point, making web- pages, and using archival web- page storing. During the year the faculty will have the opportunity to teach a course in light of the changes they've made to educate students. "This is new stuff for a lot of us, but the more we get a chance to use it the more we realize how it betters the students learning," said Kathy Nevins, coordinator and director of the Bush grants. "That is our real goal." Fry, Runion solidify pastoral positions in Campus ministries By Meika Vogel StaffWriter To replace the departed Keith Anderson, Eldon Fry was recently hired and will officially assume his position on Oct. 15. In addition, Darin Mather also left recently, and Matt Runion has taken his place as the new Assistant Campus Pastor. "Campus Ministries is a key part of Bethel," said Provost Jay Barnes. Those involved in the process of searching for and interviewing applicants for the positions wanted to find the best people that God was calling for the job. The process resulted in Fry and Runion being hired to join the Campus Ministries staff. After leaving Bethel, Anderson accepted a one-year position at Northwestern College in Orange City, Iowa where he is currently serving. At this point, he is unsure of what he will be doing after that time. Meanwhile, Fry has left his position as Manager of Pastoral Care at Focus on the Family in Colorado Springs to come to Bethel. Before that he worked at Messiah College for 13 years, which is where he first met Provost Jay Eldon Fry Barnes. Barnes hired Fry at Messiah in 1984 and is excited about working wilh him again. "I saw him have an incredible continued on page 3 After participating in the grant, faculty have the opportunity to write a report document on technology and the effects it has on their teaching as well as what they plan to do in the future. To help the faculty throughout the year, Bethel has appointed two faculty coordinators who provide help and expertise to whoever may need it. Faculty meets monthly as a large group as well as every other week with a small group in order to go over any questions or guidance they may have for one another. "I think teachers have a better idea on the use of technology but the jury is still out on whether or not it improves student learning," said Nevins. The Grant has provided Bethel faculty with some space to reflect on their teaching and given them room to try new things to help students learn BeM>et Hot*ecor*ln$ 1001 %(Articiz andsyreadon page 8-3 better. As the program is approaching its last year available to teachers, there are still measures that will be taken to provide services to faculty and help when needed. Nevins is working so that after this year there will continue to be consultants, training, and support. "All we will really lose after this year is course release," said Nevins. Humanities offers integrated alternative By Jennielee Cordes A&E Editor Faculty voted 39-27 on Sept. 11 to approve Western Humanity in the Christian Perspective (Humanities) as a new, four-course program. Starling next fall, incoming students may choose to take Humanities as a cohesive alternative lo five separate General Education courses: CIFA, CWC, College Writing, Modern Age and Christian Theology. "We felt that we could make connections among the arts, humanities and theology that are not being made now," said english professor Daniel Ritchie, who proposed the program. "At the present, these five courses have very Utile lo do wilh each other. The problems they address... have a great deal to do with each other." "It takes many content areas and looks at Ihem by definition in an integrated way," said Debra Harless, dean of Academic Development. The workload should be equivalent to the original five courses, but the two-year Humanities program examines the different disciplines simultaneously over an extended period of time. Humanities will be offered in two mods each term, with a team of al least five professors for the freshmen and a second team of at least five for the sophomores. There will be one lecture per week "to provide historical background and a model of expertise by faculty specialists," said Ritchie. Twice weekly students will meet in smaller seminars "to provide a place where textual analysis, writing instruction, group activities and significant listening can occur." The first two semesters of Humanities are currently being piloted by five sections of 28 students each. According to Ritchie, "response to the course has been overwhelming. There were enough students on the wailing list to fill another section of the course." Biblical and Theological Studies Professor Mark Reasoner, one of the professors teaching the pilot course, said that there is a "narrowing of the focus" when pursuing one's education. "The tendency is to become so compartmentalized," he said. "One of the goals of our team of teachers is to model learning for our students." Harless said this program caused a great deal of deliberation "by definition of how extensive it is. It did lead to quite a lot of discussion among the faculty because General Education is the core of the curriculum. It represents a new delivery model for a number of Gen Ed courses. A lot of faculty are interested in those categories." continued on page 4 ■ |
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