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
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
EL1515 resources
There are a variety of handouts and other resources I generally make available to students taking this class. Here, for the online version, I'm going to put them on this page and periodically refer you to specific pieces.
brief list of adult learning intentions
my "triads of learning" handout
a rubric for six facets of understanding (Wiggins & McTighe)
Parker Palmer's grace of great things
Parker Palmer's paradoxes of learning design
Parker Palmer's epistemological images
Mary Boys' mapping grid
Benjamin Bloom's C/A/P verbs
Jane Vella's multiple intelligence verbs
Jane Vella's 12 principles for learning
Deb Bogaert's Questions gone bad handout for writers of bible studies
Vicky Goplin's curriculum evaluation handout
Vicky Goplin's small group resource eval handout
Craig Dykstra's evaluation as collaborative inquiry
a definition of a responsible imagination
a glossary of words important to our study in this class
an example of a scope and sequence chart for religious education