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Dr. David Diener is an Assistant Professor of Education at Hillsdale College and the Executive Director of the Alcuin Fellowship. Previously he spent fifteen years in K-12 private education, eleven of those in administration and eight as headmaster of classical Christian schools. He regularly provides consulting services and teacher training to classical schools and is the author of Plato: The Great Philosopher-Educator. He also serves as the series editor for Classical Academic Press’ series Giants in the History of Education and is an associate editor for the journal Principia: A Journal of Classical Education.
What is the role of technology in a classical Christian education directed toward cultivating students who will live well? This seminar examines foundational questions about the nature of technology and how technology shapes us in ways that conduce to or detract from human flourishing, working to develop a nuanced understanding of technology and how best to educate the next generation.
What is the role of technology in a classical Christian education directed toward cultivating students who will live well? Based on the work of leading media ecologists as well as contemporary research, this seminar examines foundational questions both about the nature of technology and about how technology shapes us in ways that conduce to (or detract from) human flourishing. By addressing these key issues we will work to develop a nuanced understanding of technology and to consider how best to educate the next generation for flourishing in a technological society.
A panel of scholars will lead attendees through a reading and discussion of two key passages on education — one from Plato and another from Augustine — that form the basis for what we now refer to as the Socratic method. Come ready to practice the very habits we aim to instill in our own students.
Participants will learn from primary sources what “Socratic instruction” actually is. Workshop leaders will also model how to lead a class discussion; attendees will see and experience firsthand how to lead a discussion through great texts. The exercise is also valuable model that can be replicated in the school’s in-house faculty development session.
Dr. David Diener is an Assistant Professor of Education at Hillsdale College and the Executive Director of the Alcuin Fellowship. Previously he spent fifteen years in K-12 private education, eleven of those in administration and eight as headmaster of classical Christian schools. He regularly provides consulting services and teacher training to classical schools and is the author of Plato: The Great Philosopher-Educator. He also serves as the series editor for Classical Academic Press’ series Giants in the History of Education and is an associate editor for the journal Principia: A Journal of Classical Education.