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Hyatt Regency O’Hare Rosemont, IL
November 8-10
Copyright © 2012
“Raising the Standards of Teaching and Learning for the Glory of God”
by Dr. William Valmyr
Raising the Standards of Teaching
and Learning in Higher Education
Dr. William Valmyr
Professor of Religious Studies
University of Fort Lauderdale
Friday November 9, 2012 © 2012 All Rights Reserved
“MEETING A HIGHER STANDARD”
Objectives
Reflect upon educational standards within the framework
of Christian higher education and discuss building global
learning communities in the 21st century.
Discuss the scholastic and leadership challenges facing
Christian institutions of higher learning while equipping
men and women who excel both in mind and spirit.
Offer practical, innovative, research proven-ideas
strategies for teaching and learning that are anchored
and informed by the wisdom of Scripture.
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Meeting a Higher Standard
“And to whomsoever much is given, of him
shall much be required: and to whom they commit much, of him will they ask the more.” (Luke 12:48, American Standard Version)
Raising the Standards
“The Lack of compelling pressure to improve
education helps to explain the manner in which most faculties carry out their shared
responsibility for the ….”
Derek Bok
Former President of Harvard University
and author of “Our Underachieving Colleges”
INTRODUCTION
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Introduction
A Sense of Urgency
Headlines on Education
Secondary Level: “Educating Today’s Students for Tomorrow’s World.”
US Department of Education Town Hall:
“Educating the Next Generation to Compete”
International Initiatives (UNESCO): “Education for All Goals” (EFA Goals)
The Concept of Teaching in the 21st Century
“MEETING A HIGHER STANDARD”
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A New Vision for
Christian Higher Education
“Offering 21st century education through
transformational teaching and learning.”
Dr. William Valmyr
THE CHALLENGE AHEAD
CORE VALUES
“The core values in educational leadership is that Christian education is about responsibility. Leadership is not about positions or titles but ultimately leadership is about responsibilities.”
Dr. William Valmyr
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Discovering Your Role
“MEETING A HIGHER STANDARD”
SPIRITUAL MISSION
“Never underestimate the power of a
Christ-centered education.”
The Scriptural Standards
“Not many [of you] should become teachers (self-
constituted censors and reprovers of others), my brethren, for you know that we [teachers] will be
judged by a higher standard and with greater severity
[than other people; thus we assume the greater accountability and the more condemnation].”
(James 3:1, Amplified Bible)
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Bridging the Gap with Technology
“MEETING A HIGHER STANDARD”
TEACHING DIGITAL NATIVES
Technology and Global Society
Teaching for Future
“Today’s students will not live in a world where things change relatively slowly (as many of us did) but rather
one in which things change extremely rapidly—daily and exponentially. So today’s teachers need to be sure
that, no matter what subject they are teaching, they
are teaching it with the future in mind.”
Marc Prensky, Teaching Digital Natives: Partnering for Real Learning, (Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin-A SAGE Company, 2010), 5.
Teaching & Learning
Active teaching and learning Learner-centered Teaching
Teaching Strategies: Problem-based learning
Project-based learning
Inquiry-based Learning
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Intentionality in Integrative Learning
“If a college or university [school] is committed to integrative learning as an expected outcome, it must create intentional approaches to providing integrative experiences and assessing the quality of student integrative achievement.”
Ross Miller, Integrative Learning and Assessment, Peer Review, Summer/Fall
2005, Vol. 7, No 4 (Washington, D.C. : Association of American Colleges and
Universities, 2004), 11. Source: http://www.aacu.org/peerreview/pr-
fa08/documents/pr-fa08_RealityCheck.pdf
Embracing your God-given Responsibility
“MEETING A HIGHER STANDARD”
“Leadership is the art of mobilizing others to want to struggle for shared aspirations.”
—Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner
The Leadership Challenge, Third Ed.
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The Five Practices® • Model the Way
• Inspire a Shared Vision
• Challenge the Process
• Enable Others to Act
• Encourage the Heart
The Leadership Challenge® Workshop Facilitator‘s Guide, Third Ed., Rev.
Copyright © 2006 by James M. Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner.
Teaching Others through Mentoring
“Remember that mentor leadership is all about serving. Jesus said, “For even the Son of Man came not to
be served but to serve others and to give his life as a ransom for many”
(Mark 10:45).” ― Tony Dungy, The Mentor Leader: Secrets to Building
People and Teams That Win Consistently
The Big Picture
“We often can't see what God is doing in our lives, but God sees the whole picture and His plan for us
clearly.” ― Tony Dungy, Quiet Strength: The Principles, Practices
& Priorities of a Winning Life
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God’s Thoughts & His Ways
“8 For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways, says the Lord. 9 For as the heavens
are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways and My
thoughts than your thoughts..”
(Isaiah 55:8-9, The Amplified Bible)
God Honoring Teaching & Learning
Recommendation
• Regardless of the discipline in which teaching
and learning is occurring, the Christian educator
is to present a balanced and accurate view of
God, of man, and of our world (the Cosmos).
KEYS TO A SUCCESSFUL JOURNEY
1. Start right where you are
2. Forget the Past
3. Move Forward by faith
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RESOURCES Bok, Derek(2006). Our Underachieving Colleges: A Candid Look at much Students Learn and
Why they Should be Learning more. Princeton,
NJ: Princeton University Press.
Dungy, Tony (2007). Quiet Strength: The Principles, Practices & Priorities of a Winning Life. Carol
Stream, IL: Tyndale House Publishers.
Dungy, Tony (2010). The Mentor Leader: Secrets to
Building People and Teams That Win Consistently. Carol Stream, IL: Tyndale House
Publishers.
RESOURCES
Foster, Richard J. (1998). Celebration of Discipline:
The Path to Spiritual Growth. New York, NY:
Harper Collins Publishers.
Kouzes , James M. and Posner, Barry Z. (2007). The
Leadership Challenge 4th Edition. San Francisco:
Josey-Bass.
Maxwell, John (1998). The 21 Irrefutable Laws of
Leadership. Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson.
RESOURCES
Mansilla, Veronica Boix. (2008). Integrative Learning: Setting
the Stage for a Pedagogy, Peer Review, Fall 2008,
Vol. 10, No 4. Washington, D.C. : Association of American Colleges and Universities. Source:
http://www.aacu.org/peerreview/pr- fa08/documents/pr-fa08_RealityCheck.pdf
Miller, Ross. (2004). Integrative Learning and Assessment,
Peer Review, Summer/Fall 2005, Vol. 7, No 4.
Washington, D.C. : Association of American Colleges and Universities. Source:
http://www.aacu.org/peerreview/pr- fa08/documents/pr- fa08_RealityCheck.pdf
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RESOURCES Palmer, Parker J. (2007). The Courage to Teach: Exploring the Inner Landscape of a Teacher’s Life. San-Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Prensky, Marc (2010). Teaching Digital Natives: Partnering for Real Learning. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin-SAGE Company.
Rotherham, AJ, & Willingham, D (2009). 21st Century Skills: The Challenge Ahead. Teaching 21st Century, 67(1), 5. Source: http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational - leadership/sept09/vol67/num01/21st-Century- Skills@-The- Challenges- Ahead.aspx
RESOURCES
Schaffer, Francis A. (1981). A Christian Manifesto.
Wheaton, IL: Crossway Books.
TRACS, Accreditation Manual, (2011). Forest, VA: Transnational Association of Christian Colleges
and Schools.
Valmyr, William (2009). Christianity and Culture: A
Christian Perspective on Worldview
Development. Longwood, Florida: Xulon Press.
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Contact
Information: Dr. William Valmyr
[email protected] or www.facebook.com/william.valmyr
“Raising the Standards of Teaching and Learning”