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
A word of introduction
As I've noted elsewhere on this site, I've chosen the following required texts very carefully, seeking to provide the best and most pertinent content in the most engaging and concise form. As you will note from the class schedule, I've also spread the reading of these books out during our time together. The dates on the schedule are the deadline by which you must have read/watched these texts. Keep in mind, however, that there is much in these texts that will be helpful to you from the beginning. If you have the opportunity, you might want to read all of them early in the term and get the book reading quizzes out of the way.
Required texts
To Know as We are Known, Parker Palmer, November 2 (book quiz)
Fashion Me a People, Maria Harris, November 9 (book quiz)
Opening the Book of Faith, Diane Jacobson, et. al. November 16 (book quiz) [Please note: this book is being given to Luther students free of charge by Augsburg Fortress, check with the bookstore if you do not already own a copy]
Boundary Leaders, Gunderson, December 7 (book quiz)
A Time for Burning (DVD), December 14 (no, that's not a typo, this is the main focus situation for this week, and can be viewed via YouTube, in the library, or purchased from Amazon.com as the bookstore doesn't carry DVDs)
Nurturing Faith (Augsburg handout)
Book Quizzes and Glossary Quiz
Over time I've found that by using simple book quizzes I can ensure that students dig more deeply into the texts than they would otherwise. They quizzes are aimed at highlighting for you some of the central concepts in each book, and helping you to integrate across the various books. You can take the quizzes with the book in front of you, and you can spend as much time as you like on a given quiz, as long as you complete it by the final deadline (these are listed on MyLutherNet). The glossary quiz is much the same, and there is a glossary resource available for study.
You will earn a "pass" on each quiz on which you manage to earn 75 points (out of 100).