Bott said in 2008 that he spent four to six hours every day answering phone calls and e-mails from his students, which "enables him to have a more personal touch with the students he teaches".[4] At the beginning of his classes, he invites students to ask questions about missionary life, LDS Church doctrine, and personal comportment.[citation needed] Bott's tests, which he calls "celebrations", are open-note, open-book.[citation needed] In 2008, Bott taught 3,149 students at BYU, or over 10 percent of the university's student body.[5] In 2008 Bott was the highest-rated professor in the United States on the website
Ratemyprofessors.com.[6][7]
In February 2012, Bott drew criticism for a quote in a Washington Post article about the LDS Church's
stand on race.[8] The LDS Church consequently issued a press release in response to the article later the same month and also posted a page titled "Race and the Priesthood" on its official website the following year.[9][10][11]
It was announced in March 2012 that Bott would be leaving his teaching post at BYU to serve as a senior missionary with his wife,[12] and he retired from BYU in June 2012.[12]
Works
Bott has authored and co-authored books on missionary preparation, LDS Church doctrine, application of doctrine to life, and the writings of
Joseph Smith.[2]
Shute, R. Wayne; Nyman, Monte S.; Bott, Randy L. (1999). Ephraim, Chosen of the Lord: what it means to be of the tribe of Ephraim. Salt Lake City, Utah: Millennial Press.
ISBN978-0-9660231-3-8.
OCLC42018902.
Bott, Randy L. (2006). "Understanding mortal trials: enlightenment from the Doctrine and Covenants". In Shute, R. Wayne; Krogh, John E. (eds.). Clay in the master's hands: understanding trials, tragedy and tribulation. Orem, Utah: Millennial Press.
ISBN978-1-932597-33-2.
OCLC159966337.
Academic
Bott, Randy L. (1988). A comparison of gain scores and retention rates of four selected learning strategies (Ed. D.). Dept. of Educational Leadership, Brigham Young University.
OCLC22015388.
Marett, Kevin M; Gibbons, W Eugene; Memmott, Rae Jeanne; Bott, Randy L.; Duke, Lee (1998). "The Organizational Role of Clinical Practice Models in Interdisciplinary Collaborative Practice". Clinical Social Work Journal. 26 (2). Springer: 217–225.
doi:
10.1023/A:1022875119429.
OCLC360558760.
S2CID140353531.