Toddie Peters, assistant professor of religious studies, will participate in a study funded by the Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion.
Titled “Teaching Introductory Theology and Religion: Lessons from the Practices of 50 Effective Teachers,” the study will explore what 50 expert teachers know and do. It will result in publications and workshops intended to help faculty effectively teach introductory theology and religion.
Peters will complete a questionnaire about her teaching practices, have students in her class fill out a questionnaire and ask students to write brief reflections about the course several times during the semester. Peters will submit a sample of student papers with her comments on them and submit her syllabus and other course materials.
The principal investigator for the project is Barbara Walvoord at the University of Notre Dame.