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
29 October 2008 / Introductions and Orientation / Koinonia
Our primary task this week will be to orient ourselves to each other, and the work of the class. We begin with koinonia, or what Maria Harris calls the curriculum of community. Note: you can find the Parker Palmer images in a pdf document here.
Individual work
Read Parker Palmer's To Know As We Are Known, and take the book quiz on that book
Read this course website, paying particularly attention to the requirements page, the more general information about portfolios, and the class blog (which is where we'll post group summaries every week).
On Tuesday, fill out a CIQ for the past week
Group work
Introduce yourselves to your small group by sharing your history in religious education: how did you learn about your faith? how did you learn about other religions? have you ever taught someone else about faith? Answer at least those questions, but please feel free to continue the conversation beyond that.
By Saturday, your group should post a summary to the class blog that lists any similar trends in your history, and that highlights interesting differences
By Tuesday, read the class blog and either comment on one of the summaries (click on the comment link), or post a comment to the large class discussion thread at MyLutherNet.