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“Grandpa, Wake Up! It’s the 21st Century!” An Opportunity for Gen Zs to Educate the Baby Boomers
No full textBaby Boomer teachers are now beginning to teach Generation Z students, many of whom were born in the 21st century. These students have grown up with state-of-the art technology and social media, which is a much different environment than many of their Baby Boomer teachers. The purpose of this paper is to compare and contrast the viewpoints of both the Baby Boomer teachers and the Generation Z students. Initially, the study focused on the characteristics of the various generations from the Silent Generation to Generation Z. This knowledge formed the basis of an empirical survey to further understand characteristics, beliefs, skills, and practices of Baby Boomers and Generation Zs and how they can better communicate with each other and coexist in an educational environment. With the COVID-19 pandemic, the real-time application of a new teaching model, using much greater technology at all levels of education, became an instant reality. The Generation Z authors were able to provide a firsthand experience in this paper on the impact of these new teaching methods on their educational experience. This paper can serve as a guide going forward on how educational institutions can effectively adapt to real-world situations in consideration of the different generations of individuals being involved
Disciples Discipling Disciples: Implementing Examples of Jesus’s Leadership Lessons
No full textJesus provides many leadership and discipleship lessons that are applicable to today’s accounting and business students and business leaders. In this paper, we offer instructional resources to better disciple students in the classroom and better prepare them to disciple others they will encounter and lead. We provide four reflection learning assignments that have students consider how they can build their discipleship charac- teristics by studying Jesus’s teachings in the Sermon on the Mount, his examples, and the examples of Christian business leaders who have discipled others. The resources are intended to help instructors and students disciple disciples as disciples of Christ
The Professor’s Puzzle: A Review and Reflection
No full textMichael Lawson’s 2015 book The Professor’s Puzzle: Teaching in Christian Academics provides an excellent overview of how to develop a personal philosophy of teaching and curriculum that incorporates God’s love. This article discusses Christian education goals, curriculum and teachers, learning theories, and relationships. Also discussed are insights into the struggle of incorporating these ideas and examples of where this author has seen the ideas in Lawson’s work incorporated in the classroom
The Principle of Maximums: Living With Enough to Give Away More Book Review
No full textRoger Stichter has composed an important book that can change the way you live. The Principle of Maximums flips the idea of non-satiation and materialism on its head. Through the creation of maximums (maximum size of house, maximum type of car, maximum amount of money spent eating out, etc.), the reader is inspired to move their focus from what they can do for themselves toward what they can do for others. The book is important reading for faculty, students, and administrators
Resilience in the Business Curriculum: A Biblical Perspective and Directions for Future Research
No full textIn today’s competitive, fast-paced market, employers are seeking more than technical skills in their new hires. They are seeking new hires with strong soft skills. Resilience is among those desired soft skills. As the competitive business environment continues to rapidly change, our graduates will need to be prepared to face those challenges resiliently. As business leaders place more emphasis on the value of resilience, integrating resilience training into the business curriculum becomes a unique way we can prepare our students, differentiating our Christian liberal arts universities from the pack with a unique value proposition. Creating opportunities for safe-failure and successful pivots can be beneficial for developing resilience in our students, and the FLEX Plan is a good way to start. The FLEX Plan is a unique step-by-step approach to help students improve their resilience and focuses around four basic steps: accept failure, lean in to the emotion, elect a positive response, and x-ray (be transparent). This paper will provide support for the FLEX Plan and will connect this approach to supportive literature on resilience and will explore the value of teaching a biblical perspective on resilience. Future areas of research that could be pursued include the overall impact of increasing resilience; the benefit of resilience training with and without a biblical foundation; and the impact of resilience training in online education, adult accelerated-degree completion programs, and MBA programs
College Teaching: Practical Insights From the Science of Teaching and Learning A Review
No full textAchieving excellence in teaching at the collegiate level defies the conventional notions typically associated with superior teachers. Gifted students do not naturally become excellent teachers. Neither can excellent teachers assess student progress with the proverbial naked eye. Humility, rather than hubris, is the true hallmark of an excellent teacher. Within Scripture, God himself models for us the quintessential characteristics found in excellent higher-education teachers, namely through Christ’s simple yet profound interactions with his disciples two millennia ago
The Peter Process and Pedagogy: Applying Biblical Truth to Business Education
No full textIn a time where suicide and cynicism are pervasive, we must prepare graduating seniors to forge ahead into a truly meaningful life. A capstone undergraduate course (at a Christian liberal arts university) led students in personalizing a biblical model for lifelong character growth. A diverse set of readings, assignments, and discussions helped students understand and embrace this virtue cycle that Peter expressed in the language of his time
Gospel-Centered Professionalism Standards for Christian Business Programs
No full textChristian business programs exist not just to educate but to help students see their work and professional skills as forms of worship unto the Lord and witnessing to the world. This article demonstrates the need for Gospel-centered professionalism and puts forward five Gospel-centered professionalism standards along with professionalism assignment examples. These standards and assignments help train students in needed business and professional skills but more deeply, point students back to Jesus Christ and his Gospel
The Role of Biblical Theology in Teaching a Christian Worldview on Business
No full textChristian business faculty have the opportunity to point their students to the source of all Truth, Jesus Christ. This paper demonstrates a need for Christian business faculty members to immerse themselves in the Word of God in order to better theologically understand the overarching story of the Gospel and how crucial biblical themes (which help formulate a Christian worldview) directly impact business curriculum, intentional teaching, and actual business students at Christian institutions of higher education