Faculty Development Unit (FDU) held a seminar on April 14-15, 2011. The speaker was Dr. Kevin E. Lawson from Talbot School of Theology, Biola University.
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| Dr. Kevin E. Lawson from Talbot School of Theology-Biola University, the speaker of the seminar explained about transformative learning. | |
| In order to develop UPH lecturers, Faculty Development Unit (FDU) held a seminar entitled ?Teaching Effectiveness in Christian Education? on April 14, 2011 and ?Contributing to Academic Journals: Writing and Reviewing? on April 15, 2011. The speaker was Dr. Kevin E. Lawson from Talbot School of Theology, Biola University. Explaining about transformative learning on the first seminar, Dr. Lawson said that transformative learning is a term used in educational theory to describe a process that leads the learner to re-evaluate past beliefs and experiences previously been understood within assumptions derived from others. Why is transformational learning critical in Christian higher education? ?We seek for students to develop a Christian worldview, to be able to evaluate the culture of the day and determine how God would have them look at and respond to the world. This involves reflecting on assumptions, renewing and changing our minds, and learning to see things God?s way,? answered him. In addition, there are five important major themes emerged regarding the transformative learning. Those are transformational relationships (relationships as the stimulus to learning), transformational spaces (where this kind of learning occurs on campus), transformational pedagogy (two major teaching processes that promote learning), transformational posture (inner attitudes to cultivate for learning), and transformational events (the power of the unexpected). |
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Janet, one of the participants from UPH nursing said, ?I thought that this seminar was very challenging to me as a lecture that I need to consider how I can participate in my student?s growth in development as people not just as nurses but how this whole educational experiences can be transformational. So that they can hopefully deep in their relationship with God, that they can have a better understanding of their role in culture and their role in life. The insights that he gave were wonderful and the story was interesting, and the challenges what was very deeply within me to challenges my self to truly consider how do I teach and how can I improve it?. |
| The seminar that held over two hours was attended by 19 participants that were lecturers in UPH. The seminar took place in UPH building F 202.
The next day, April 15, 2011, a seminar titled ?Contributing to Academic Journals: Writing and Reviewing? was held to motivate lecturers to do research in the midst of their busy teaching schedule. In this seminar, Dr. Lawson gave 12 tips to stimulate their research and writing, such as: checking the motivation; having a long-term view (patience, prayer, perseverance); building on what you teach; involving students in research (mentoring and learning together); time management issues; prioritizing (drop, delegate, delay); focusing attention and minimizing distractions; stopping with the ?car parked downhill?, working collaboratively with others; starting a writers group: accountability and encouragement; writing several publications from one major research focus; and trusting God and being ready when opportunities come. There were 28 participants attended this seminar that held for two hours in UPH-MYC Multipurpose Room. (pty) UPH Media Relations |
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| Discussion section on the seminar. | UPH lecturers attended the seminar. |
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| Second day seminar in UPH-MYC Multipurpose Room. |
