Teaching and Learning

Breakfast is a pretty involved deal here, I guess. When I went downstairs, the table was set for three, because that’s how many of us were registered overnight. There was cantaloupe, yogurt, jelly (which came from a jar, I could tell), granola, juice, coffee, and place settings for a fine dinner! I think I freaked the guy out (the husband of the husband/wife ownership of the b&b) when I told him I didn’t want hot tea or coffee, that I’d be happy with orange juice. So anyway, after all that, the breakfast was scrambled eggs, fried ham, toast and tomato slices. It was really good!

Today was officially the preconference day. That means that the real conference doesn’t start till tomorrow, but there was a full day of activities nonetheless. I was registered a session called Teaching and Learning: The Wabash Center Experience. It was all day (8:30 – 4:30) and we got to talk about some of the issues between theological librarians and the faculty at the same institutions. They talked to us, we talked in small groups, and there was even a role-playing session near the end! My favorite! The Wabash Center is a supporter of teachers of religion and theology in higher education through meetings and workshops, grants, a journal and other resources to make accessible the scholarship of teaching and learning. Here’s a link to the Wabash Center.

Tonight is a new member reception, and then ATLA has a new committee on diversity that is forming, and they are hosting dinner at 8:30 (6:30 for those of you in Denver!) to talk about this new task force that has been created. Oh yeah, I can’t remember if I did this already, but here’s a link to the American Theological Library Association (ATLA).

Before I started walking ‘home,’ I took this picture of the Fairmont Chateau Laurier. I thought it was cool and castle-looking, and based on some of the government buildings, I thought that this was one of them, but alas, it’s only a commercial business. Still pretty rad looking though! Here's a link to the Chateau.