Answering Livio’s question: Is God a Mathematician?
By Kenneth Nehrbass
Is God a mathematician? asks astrophysicist Mario Livio. To evangelicals, the question may sound like Livio is interested in how the laws of the universe point to a God who created such an orderly
Questioning Types: Aren’t all questions the same?
By Ted Murcray
Often instructors are concerned with the way students interact with the material in class. They worry that students will not participate robustly in class
Does starting my class with a devotion count as faith integration?
By Kenneth Nehrbass
It’s common around the Christian University for professors to start class with a prayer. Actually, students appreciate this- and it shows on their course evals. But does this count as faith integration? After all, it can be
Does there need to be a graded assignment in every module?
By Kenneth Nehrbass You’ve heard “Every objective needs to be assessed.” But sometimes professors have many objectives throughout a course–
A Rose by any other name – wants to be called a Rose
By Ted Murcray
In my credential course, I demonstrate teaching techniques, both good and bad, to have students evaluate what I am doing and determine
Mapping Student Engagement: Four types of engagement found in any form of course delivery
By Kenneth Nehrbass
This article challenges the notion that face-to-face instruction is not squarely located in the “Active” quadrant, with online instruction relegated far
Helping students choose up-to-date academic sources
By Kenneth Nehrbass
Professors often specify in their rubrics for term papers and presentations that the cited sources should be current and scholarly. And of course, they try to model this selectivity by assigning readings
Teaching as Scholarship: Your teaching load has been developing your research skills
By Ted Murcray
At a “teaching institution,” it is easy to get heavily involved in teaching classes and move away from a scholarly identity. Faculty members sometimes see themselves as teachers first,
Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Marshare Penny
Dr. Marshare Penny has been a professor of public health at California Baptist University since 2014. In the same year,
Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Bonjun Koo
A professor of environmental science at California Baptist University, Dr. Bonjun Koo was awarded as the Distinguished Professor in 2020.