An Introduction to Christian Education
EL1515 / Fall 2009
Online beginning the second half of fall term
Each week keyed to assignments starting on Monday
Overview . Personal/Group Learning . Schedule . Goals . Requirements . FeAutor . Portfolio . Info . Texts . Resources . Expectations . Etiquette . Absences . Evaluation/Grading . Tech Requirements
Group Summaries
Focus on Introductions . Sunday school mornings . I love to tell the story . Praying by heart . Our daily bread . For Thine is the kingdom .
Cluster questions . Bible . Ritual . History . Learning . Assessment
How to use FeAutor
FeAutor.org is a relatively new web resource set up to make the publishing and sharing of religious resources easier across multiple contexts and multiple languages.
To get started using it, you will need to register with the site. This is a free and easy process, and only requires a legitimate email address (to which your first password will be sent).
Once you're registered you can use all of the site's features. (Without registering you can still search and download, but you can't tag, review or upload.) During this class you will be doing at least two things: reviewing a contribution, and uploading/publishing a contribution.
The ELCA regional resource directors have created two handy little introductory videos on using the site: this one explains how to use the site more generally, and this one explains how to contribute a resource (although you will be contributing to the site more generally, NOT through the regional resource group).
Notice that you can navigate the site in multiple languages. Choose the language you want to use by using the "drop down" menu at the top. I'd be HAPPY to have you review or contribute a resource in your native language. Just get in touch with me if it's not a language the site currently supports (those are: English, Spanish, German, Portuguese and Korean).
You will need to use this site to complete two of your assignments: reviewing a resource, and contributing a resource.