Situated Learning in Religious InstitutionsWesley Stroud (The University of Oklahoma)Poster. [
Outline] Historically, religious institutions center the construction of knowledge within the contexts of the sermon. Here the parishioner is often limited to the role of “hearer of the word”. This presentation will seek to identify gaps in knowledge transfer through a discourse of the roles for both the teacher and the learner. By using multiple teaching strategies the learner-teacher relationship can be reconsidered. This presentation provides pedagogical methods of creating successful communities of practice in religious institutions by developing more active roles for the parishioner.
