Basic Information

An Introduction to Christian Education

EL1515 / Fall 2008

Online beginning the second half of fall term
Each week keyed to assignments starting on Wednesday

Overview . Personal/Group Learning . Schedule . Goals . Requirements . FeAutor . Portfolio . Info . Texts . Resources . Expectations . Etiquette . Absences . Evaluation/Grading . Tech Requirements

10/29 . 11/5 . 11/12 . 11/19 . 12/03 . 12/10 .

How to reach Prof. Mary Hess

E-mail is always the quickest and easiest way to find me: mhess at luthersem dot edu

You can also try to reach me by phone at 651-641-3232, or you can contact the faculty secretary at Luther (if all else fails) 651-641-3209.

Also -- please feel free to call me Mary!

Specific tech help

For help on MyLutherNet, please contact Ryan Torma (651-641-3219) or rtorma001@luthersem.edu

For help with posting on the cluster questions (anything having to do with pages whose url begins with "wiki.religious.org") please contact me (info above).

For help with the Luther Seminary network, contact the Help Desk (651-641-3462) or helpdesk@luthersem.edu.

Good advice to keep in mind

Here's some advice from previous participants in this class, offered through the final section of their portfolio:

  • don’t worry if this class feels strange to you – for me it was a very unfamiliar way to learn, but it works!
  • don’t get behind in your reading, it’s fun – and getting too far behind means that you won’t understand what’s going on
  • if you can do the reading and book quizzes ahead of time -- do so!
  • take Mary up on her offer of feedback – she’s willing to look at anything you want to share
  • don’t hide your questions, some of the best discussion we got into came from what somebody thought was a “stupid” question
  • take course books with you to the bus stop (they're great reading to do even when you’re not very focused)
  • if your small group is having problems, ask someone for help
  • don’t blink, or you’ll miss it!

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