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Danny McDonald resides in Louisville, KY, where he works at a local university as an Instructional Designer and as an adjunct professor in philosophy. Overall, Danny has over 20 years experience in education having served a variety of administrative and teaching roles.

Danny's current research interest involves the role of narrative as an epistemological act. He has an article under review that explores how narrative can be an opportunity for one to come to know. Another work published in 2022 explores reading Scripture as an act of listening that shapes one's moral formation. Other areas of research interest include metaphilosophy and the relationship between faith and reason.

Born and raised in Louisiana, he moved to Louisville to begin his M. Div., and on the very first day of orientation, he met his wife; they have been married over 20 years and have three daughters - two of which are in college student and the youngest is a senior in high school.

In addition to teaching, Danny plays the drums and enjoys following LSU sports and the NY Mets. He collects early 20th century novels and enamel pins. 
 

PhD Philosophy, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2014
MDiv Theology, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2008
BS Mathematics, University of Louisiana at Monroe, 1998
 

  • “Narrative and Interpersonal Knowing,” Kentucky Philosophical Association, April 2024, WKU, Bowling Green, KY
  • “From TikTok to the Online Classroom: Using Short-Form Videos to Enhance College-Level Lectures and Assignments,” with Melissa Cline-Douthitt and Deb Hatfield, November 2023, Louisville, KY.
  • “The Syllabus in a Digital World: How Can the Digital Syllabus Save the Day?” with Aimee Greene; Convergence Conference 2022, Louisville, KY, October 2022.
  • “Philosophy Workshop: Creating a Digital Syllabus Using SoftChalk,” UofL Philosophy Department, May 2022.
  • “Narrative and Interpersonal Knowing: Engaging Narrative as an Epistemological Act,” The Louisville Conference on Literature and Culture, University of Louisville, February 2022.
  • “Reading with Eyes That Hear: Reading Scripture as Listening and Spiritual Formation.” In Theological Interpretation of Scripture as Spiritual Formation, edited by Ryan A. Brandt and John Frederick, 282-304. Biblical Interpretation Series, vol. 206. Leiden: Brill, 2022.
  • “‘Be quick to hear, slow to speak’: Exploring the Act of Listening as a Christ-Shaped Philosophical Virtue,” Christ-Shaped Philosophy Project, Evangelical Philosophical Society (2021): 1-20. Available at http://www.epsociety.org/userfiles/art-Listening%20as%20a%20Philosophical%20Virtue_McDonald_EPS2020%20(ToMcDonald-020621)-2.pdf. 
  • “EdTech Outside the Classroom: Using Perusall for Medical Journal Clubs,” with Dr. Tim Ford; Convergence Conference 2021, Online, October 2021.

     

Philosophy, Instructional Design, Online Pedagogy
 

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