2012 Teaching Islam Workshop

Saturday, October 13, 8:30am-4:00pm ~ Sturm Hall 287

 

2011 Teaching Islam Workshop with instructor Susan Douglass

 

The 2012 "Teaching Islam" Workshop was held in Sturm Hall on Saturday, October 13. A mix of graduate students, Denver-area faculty, and interested community members participated in an all-day workshop hosted by the Department of Religious Studies and sponsored by Georgetown University's Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding, with instruction provided by Susan Douglass. Participants received a certificate of completion, as well as a host of teaching and other materials.

This was the second annual "Teaching Islam" Workshop. Please stay tuned for the Fall 2013 "Teaching Islam" Workshop.

 

2012 Teaching Islam Workshop Agenda

8:30 – 9:00 Registration and Refreshments

9:00 – 9:15 Introduction

9:15 – 10:30 Basic Beliefs and Practices of Islam

10:30 – 10:45 Break

10:45 – 11:45 Maps and Demographic Information

11:45 - 12:30 Islam in the Media

12:30 - 1:30 Lunch onsite (provided by ACMCU)

1:30 - 2:30 700 Years of Islamic Spain in Europe & Knowledge Transfers toward the Renaissance

2:30 – 2:45 Break

2:45 – 3:15 Cultural Interactions: Arts of the Renaissance

3:15-3:45 Cultural Interactions: Teaching With Travel Accounts

3:45 – 4:00 Wrap-up and Evaluation, Certificates