Teaching on the Pulse with Nancy Lynne Westfield

Nov 01 2024 29 ep. 9 mins 2

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Each episode is a reading by Nancy Lynne Westfield of an original blog post. All the readings explore the complexity of the teaching life through imaginative storytelling, at times – bold commentary, and always encouragement for the art of teaching to be liberative and joyful.

Sound Engineer: Paul Utterback
Original Music: Paul O. Myhre

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For the Sake of Possibility, Nurture Curiosity

Nov 01 2024 6 mins

Nancy Lynne Westfield is Director of the Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion. In this audioblog, Westfield talks about the fruits from the Wabash Center's recent Curiosity Roundtable.

Dare to Be an Amateur at Something

Oct 07 2024 7 mins

Nancy Lynne Westfield is Director of the Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion. In this blogpost, Westfield explores a new-found joy in coloring and encourages the listener to do something solely for the joy it brings paying no mind to its "usefulness."

Sharing the Gold?

Sep 01 2024 7 mins

Nancy Lynne Westfield is Director of the Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion. In this blog post, Westfield wonders about how we define winning in the academy and if we prioritize defeating others to come out on top rather than a mode of collaboration. How do we define success? How do we reward it?

Aspiring to Power, Influence and Humility

Aug 01 2024 7 mins

Nancy Lynne Westfield is Director of the Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion. In this blog post, Westfield explores the role of the mid to late(r)career scholar who, having ascended professionally, makes it their mission not to simply coast into retirement but rather to harness their wisdom, influence, and power for the good of their colleagues, scholar

Teaching One-on-One

Jul 01 2024 6 mins

Nancy Lynne Westfield is Director of the Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion. While we ordinarily think about the classroom when it comes to teaching, sometimes strong bonds can be forged in the context of one-on-one teaching relationships. Be this student/teacher relationship one of direct instruction or supervisory for teaching or thesis work or indep

Judged By Your Behavior

Jun 01 2024 6 mins

Nancy Lynne Westfield is Director of the Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion. In this audioblog, Westfield notes the importance of making sure that one's actions match one's rhetoric. Talk about inclusivity or creativity or perseverance or punctuality or diligence is just that unless teachers also model their expectations and invite colleague critique t

Senior Scholar as Historian, Gatekeeper, Elder

Apr 30 2024 9 mins

Nancy Lynne Westfield is Director of the Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion. In this audio blog, Westfield discusses three possible roles for senior scholars at an academic institution. There may be more, but the roles of gatekeeper, historian, and elder are common and visible and may offer a framework for scholars to think about their later years at a

Articulating Your Intellectual Project

Apr 01 2024 8 mins

Nancy Lynne Westfield is Director of the Wabash Center for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion. It is not enough to have a vague idea of what you're about as a scholar. You must take steps to articulate your intellectual project. It is not your career, not your teaching duties, nor your classes. Your intellectual project is the things to which all those other considerati

Knowing Your Place

Mar 13 2024 9 mins

Nancy Lynne Westfield discusses the importance of being situated in an institution through deep knowledge about how a place works and then further situating your life's goals in that context and having a plan to make the appropriate shifts.

Knowing the Storm

Feb 01 2024 8 mins

Nancy Lynne Westfield recalls a childhood storm that sent all scattering except her Uncle Frank who knew how to discern the nature of the tempest. Westfield invites each of us to know the storm separating temporary turbulence from existential threat.