“Taste and See”: Multisensory Pedagogical Practices to Enliven Online Teaching

Effective teaching involves learners as discovering participants instead of passive listeners. When students undertake activities based in bodily experiences, they are ipso facto engaged. But how can students use multiple senses—beyond seeing and hearing—while staring at the (often stultifying) Zoom screen?  This talk shares and demonstrates techniques that draw on sensory learning, with an emphasis on taste and touch, to lift students’ energy and foster comprehension. Attendees will have the role of students who try their hand at simple cuneiform, squeeze sticky lizards, and munch on manna (among other activities) to increase understanding and retention of biblical texts.  I will show how, with the commitment that teachers who attend this session already have, the Zoom space can be transformed into a stimulating, memorable, fun classroom.     

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