The Wabash Center's Dialogue On Teaching

Play - an Approach to Teaching: Samantha Miller

November 28, 2023 The Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion Season 1 Episode 196
Play - an Approach to Teaching: Samantha Miller
The Wabash Center's Dialogue On Teaching
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The Wabash Center's Dialogue On Teaching
Play - an Approach to Teaching: Samantha Miller
Nov 28, 2023 Season 1 Episode 196
The Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion

Samantha Miller, PhD, is Assistant Professor of Theology at Whitworth University.

How do you give permission to adult learners to drop their intellectual guard and engage openly in the complex thinking of your course? How do you assist students with pushing past those fears which keep them self-conscious and hinder their learning?  Making use of gaming, imagination,  simulations, the outdoors, i.e. play in many forms, strengthens adult classroom experiences. 

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Samantha Miller, PhD, is Assistant Professor of Theology at Whitworth University.

How do you give permission to adult learners to drop their intellectual guard and engage openly in the complex thinking of your course? How do you assist students with pushing past those fears which keep them self-conscious and hinder their learning?  Making use of gaming, imagination,  simulations, the outdoors, i.e. play in many forms, strengthens adult classroom experiences.