Bedford Presbyterian Church

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Anti-Asian Racism, Bedford Presbyterian Church, Carol Howard Merritt, church, Elisabeth Sophia Lee, Mother Daughter Speak, racism, teaching

I am honored to lead a study at Bedford Presbyterian Church on “Racism”. I will be focusing on anti-Asian hate and racism. I believe faith communities need to talk about racism openly and I am so pleased to see Bedford Presbyterian Church doing this.

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Getting creative about teaching and ministry during a pandemic

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computer, Covid 19, Duke Divinity School, Faith and Leadership, online, preach, teaching, zoom

The goal of teaching and preaching virtually is still building community, but it will take a lot more creativity, says a professor and preacher.

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Getting creative about teaching and ministry during a pandemic

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2020

Teaching Social Justice

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interfaith, Interfaith Dialogue, Intersectional Theology, justice, keeping hope alive, Orbis Books, rev. jesse jackson, teaching, Wabash Center

This is my latest piece for Wabash Center Blog, “Teaching Social Justice”. I hope that it will be helpful to those who are teaching or engaged in ministry.

Teaching for Justice

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books, civic engagement, classroom, curriculum, justice, pandemic, power, professor, service learning, social justice, teaching, Wabash Center

This is my latest for Wabash Center for their blog series: Social Justice and Civic Engagement
July 24, 2020

Teaching During a Pandemic

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blog, classroom, coronavirus, Covid 19, Earlham School of Religion, online, pandemic, pedagogy, teaching, Wabash Center, zoom

Read my latest piece for Wabash, “Teaching During a Pandemic”. 

We are not living in normal times and this requires us to rethink our classrooms, students, institutions, libraries etc.,

I would love to hear your responses to my piece.

Blog Series: Teaching with Digital Media
May 11, 2020
Tags: online teaching   |   online learning   |   teaching during crisis

Social Media in the Classroom

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blogging, digital media, Earlham School of Religion, education, online, pedagogy, social media, students, teaching, Wabash Center

Here is my latest for Wabash Center on “Social Media in the Classroom”.  I participated in a Digital Media Workshop at Wabash Center. So it is a joy to write a new post for Wabash Center.

I have written a few more. You can read them all here.

Using Film to Nurture “Theology From the Underside”

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film, grace ji-sun kim, teaching, theology, Theology from the Underside, Wabash Center

This is my latest post for Wabash Center.  Check out the other 11 post on the theme of “12 Surprises when Lecturing Less (and Teaching More!)”

Using Film to Nurture ‘Theology from the Underside’

Grace Ji-Sun Kim

What are your favorite pastimes?  Does it include a night with friends at your favorite restaurant or is it watching a movie at home, on the sofa, with snacks? Imagine your college class with movie and a grade. That’s the good life.

Wabash Blog: 12 Surprises when Lecturing Less (and Teaching More!)

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blog, grace ji-sun kim, lecture, teaching, Wabash Center

I am so pleased to be participating in another Wabash Blog Series.  The first one was called, “Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda”.  This blog series is called,  “Lecturing Less and Teaching More.”  Check out all the different weekly posts by each blogger.

This series, moderated by Roger S. Nam, will begin September 24, 2013. Gene Gallagher, Karyn Wiseman, Bobby Williamson, Lea Schweitz, Israel Galindo, Kameron Carter, Eric Barreto, Wil Gafney, Kwok Pui-Lan, Greg Carey, Brooke Lester, Grace Ji-Sun Kim, Kate Blanchard, Monica Coleman, Lynn Neal, Deepak Sarma, and Roger Nam will provide blog entries to spark your imagination and perhaps fuel

Does Life Offer Us Second Chances?

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balance, children, grace ji-sun kim, mother, mothering, self-care, teaching, Wabash Center

This is a repost of my blog for the Wabash Center’s blog series called, “Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda”…..

It was the second week of January, and I was alone with the three kids as my husband was off to sunny California on business. The first night he was away, my youngest son had a little fight with his older sister. He was so upset that he came to me and asked if he could sleep in my room. I automatically said “no,” as I have never allowed my kids to sleep in my room and wasn’t going to start now.

My Fake College Syllabus

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Adam Mansbach, books, college, course syllabus, learning, New York Times Bestseller, Rage is Back, teaching

This Column first appeared in Salon and is reposted here with permission.

As your professor, I plan to take your money, never read your essays and pretend you’re not checking Facebook.     By Adam Mansbach

The following syllabus is for my new class, English 401: The Short Novel, meeting Tuesdays and Thursdays, 1:10-2:50pm.

Course Description In this class, we will analyze some of World Literature’s greatest short novels in an attempt to interrogate the essence of plot and character while reading as few words as possible. Each class session will begin