Episode 1 - Introduction to Faith Meets Academia: My Evolution

Faith Meets Academia

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In this inaugural episode titled "Faith Meets Academia: My Evolution," Dr. Reynolds embarks on a heartfelt exploration of his personal journey to unify his faith-based principles with well established concepts and theoretical frameworks in academia. He critically reflects on the longstanding desire to apply biblical wisdom to his professional endeavors, and illustrates how educators and believers can enrich their lives by integrating their faith with their scholarly work. Dr. Reynolds sets a promising tone for future episodes, inviting listeners to join him in discovering the infinite connections between faith and academia.
THE MISSION
My mission is to help teachers and students avoid burnout by mastering research-based study skills from a faith-based perspective.

Educational reform initiatives have failed to invest in academic resources grounded in the science of learning—that is, learning how to learn. Faith Meets Academia podcast is filling this gap—on our terms. After listening each episode, you'll walk away with a new set of academic resources, including research based teaching and study skills. You can teach your team, your staff, your crew, your trainees, your students, or your ministers these skills. I am bringing these skills to you in a language that's understandable—in everyday language: No academic, professorial jargon here.

I'm taking the science of learning from the halls of academia, and I'm bringing them to you inside your car, inside your house, inside your office, inside your house of worship so that your life can be transformed in the work that you've been called to do. If you're a trainer, a teacher, a teacher of virtually subject, what you'll lear here will be transformative. If you're a student, the study skills you'll learn from this podcast will help you take the stress, the anxiety and the burnout out of learning. I'm telling you this from the standpoint of a professor and also from the standpoint of a student who had severe test anxiety in my younger days. Clearly, something that I did really worked to have brought me to this point. Keep listening. This is just the beginning.
OUTLINE

1. Opening and Introduction
2. Personal Mission and Vision
3. Key Terms Defined
4. Podcast Focus and Boundaries
5. The Million Dollar Question
6. Professional Background
7. Faith and Academia Intersection
8. Theoretical Frameworks and Faith Intersection
9. Battling Self-Defeating Thoughts
10. Naming the Elephant in the Room/ the Four-Letter Word

THEORY | THEORIST
Growth Mindset Theory | Carol Dweck
Transformational/ Transformative Learning Theory | Jack Mezirow
Sociocultural Theory of Cognitive Development | Lev Vygotsky
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DISCLAIMER: The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are solely my own and do not reflect or represent the positions, policies, or opinions of my employer, any organization or academic institution with which I am affiliated. This podcast is a personal initiative, and is not connected to my official/ formal duties and responsibilities as a university professor.