Teaching Resources

• Stanford Center for Teaching and Learning
• Stanford Teaching Commons
• H-Buddhism Syllabus Database
• Teaching Buddhist Studies
  • Bibliography of teaching resources
  • Teaching race and racism in Buddhist Studies
    • Relevant syllabi
• "New Paths in Teaching Buddhist Studies," The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Centre for Buddhist Studies, University of Toronto, Canada, 21–23 February 2020. 
  • Conference highlights
  • Most presentations from this conference are available on the center's YouTube channel.
• Buddhist Studies Research Guide, University of Toronto Libraries
• Buddhism Teaching Resources, The University of Edinburgh
• Teaching in Buddhist Studies, a special issue of the journal Religions

Books and Articles on Teaching Buddhism

• Berkwitz, Stephen C. 2004. "Conceptions and Misconceptions about “Western Buddhism”: Issues and Approaches for the Classroom." Teaching Theology & Religion 7: 141–52.
  • Stanford Libraries link
• Brown, Sid. 2008. A Buddhist in the Classroom. Albany: SUNY Press.
  • Stanford Libraries link
• Lewis, Todd and Gary DeAngelis, eds. 2017. Teaching Buddhism: New Insights on Understanding and Presenting the Traditions. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
  • Stanford Libraries link
• Simmer-Brown, Judith and Fran Grace, eds. 2011. Meditation and the Classroom: Contemplative Pedagogy for Religious Studies. Albany: SUNY Press.
  • Stanford Libraries link
• Reynolds, Frank. 2001. "Teaching Buddhism in the Postmodern University: Understanding, Critique, Evaluation." Teaching Theology & Religion 4: 9–14.
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• Tsai, Julius N. 2008. "Learning About Teaching from the Traditions We Teach: Reflections on an Undergraduate Buddhism Course." Teaching Theology & Religion 11: 159–64.
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General Teaching Resources

• Brookfield, Stephen D. 2012. Teaching for Critical Thinking: Tools and Techniques to Help Students Question Their Assumptions. San Francisco: Jossey Bass.
• Bean, John C. 2011. Engaging Ideas: The Professor’s Guide to Integrating Writing, Critical Thinking, and Active Learning in the Classroom. San Francisco: Jossey Bass.
• Fink, L. Dee. 2013. Creating Significant Learning Experiences: An Integrated Approach to Designing College Courses. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
• Meyer, Jan and Ray Land. 2006. Overcoming Barriers to Student Understanding: Threshold Concepts and Troublesome Knowledge. New York: Routledge.