my last class

[2eclipse]

i have 4 more credits to complete for my master's degree and can pretty much take whatever i want providing the dean approves. these are the options that fit into my schedule and which I have sent to dean birch for approval. Any input? greek is the only class that would cover all four credits by itself and has the advantage of my having studied it before, so it would be easy.....but it is the class that i am perhaps least interested in for that reason as well.

PC 4515 S6 - FAITH AND HEALING (0.5 course) 1.5 credits
Gwen Halaas
NW 230
R - 6:30 PM-9:30 PM, 10/29/2007-12/17/2007
R - 6:30 PM-9:30 PM, 10/29/2007-12/17/2007
In this course, students study the theory and methods relevant to integrating health and wellness into the life of the Christian public leader, the congregation, and the larger community. Physical issues are explored. Ethical issues arising from today’s health care system, the role of the health professional in congregational care-giving, prayer as ministry, teaching health in a parish setting, the role of a congregation in maintaining a healthy community, and care issues around death and dying are addressed. This course is normally taught by a medical professional with experience in working in a church or church0related institutional setting.



PC 2525 50 - FOUND OF PASTORAL CARE-ONLINE (1 course) 3 credits
Hal Weldin

An investigation of the resouces, methodologies and approaches to pastoral care ministry on the basis of a biblical and theological understanding of Go and human experience. Pastoral care issues are addressed in relationship to the multiplicity of contexts in which ministry occurs.


LG 1200 02 - GREEK (1.5 course)4.5 credits
Jim Boyce
GH 102
MWR - 5:30 PM-7:10 PM, 9/10/2007-12/17/2007
An introduction to Greek grammar and syntax. Reading and analysis of selected New Testament texts explores the nature of translation and its relation to interpretation. Help is given in effective use of resources such as grammars, lexicons, concordances, parsing guides, and interlinears. Mastery of basic vocabulary is stressed. Prerequisite course for master of divinity program. This course does not apply to the total course requirements in the master of divinity degree program. For those students enrolling in online Greek please be advised that the online Greek course is not for everyone. Please read all requirements and deadline information at the professor’s website before registering for online Greek.


LG 1200 50 - GREEK - ONLINE (1.5 course) 4.5 credits
Jim Boyce

IC 1615 02 - READING THE AUDIENCES (1 course) 3 credits
Patrick Keifert
Pat Ellison
GH 101
T - 7:00 PM-10:00 PM, 9/10/2007-12/17/2007
A study of the patterns and structures of community life that influence the task of confession and proclamation of the gospel among diverse audiences. Resources in the cultural and social sciences and philosophy are explored for interpreting persons,institutions and contexts for the sake of communicating the gospel. Attention given to the use of thse resources in Christian interpretation of non-Western culture and the early twenty-first century North American situation.

EL 1515 F6 - EDUCATION I (0.5 course) 1.5 credits
Victoria Goplin
GH 101
M - 6:30 PM-9:30 PM, 9/10/2007-10/19/2007

This course is intended primarily for students in the masters of divinity program and is a prerequisite for all of the Education II core electives. Students explore three diminsions of Christian education: identifying the congregation as a learning community, equipping people for their teaching/learning tasks and connecting the learning community with vocation in the world.

EL 1515 S6 50 - EDUCATION I - ONLINE (0.5 course) 1.5 credits
Diane Shallue

Comments

[keisolo.livejournal.com]

Personally, I'd likely find the health one useful - and then likely the pastoral, just because it fills it in and kicks it over.
/shrug

[2eclipse.livejournal.com]

hey,
what did you think of the paper i sent you?

[keisolo.livejournal.com]

Managed to get it printed off so I could actually read it - I don't do well with longer text on computer screens - not comfortable.
Hopefully I'll be able to shake loose enough time to give it what it deserving as far as depth of read and focus sometime this weekend.

Currently the printout is sitting next to my piano, taunting me with the promise it contains.

[mirage897.livejournal.com]

I'd go with the online class....wave of the future!

[2eclipse.livejournal.com]

purely for the purpose of convenience? i like the idea of the flexibility, but i'm also a little afraid of taking a class with no class interaction -i get a lot out of other people's questions and the chemistry of a classroom.

[mirage897.livejournal.com]

Ohh, I blow an ettiquete on my comment! Misunderstood.

[sunmother.livejournal.com]

You don't sound that excited (shrug) about any of these courses. I wonder if there is anywhere else you can look for suitable courses that excite you more.
I would not like the online courses at all for this kind of course because so much of my learning and interest is in the human interaction and discussion. I myself would go for the "reading the audience" and the education one. The pastoral care would be great...but, in my opinion, definitely NOT on-line. The health one sounds less interesting...taught by a medical professional...unless he is a very theologically wise lay person.

[bluemeg.livejournal.com]

Going to have to agree with Mom on this one. Reading the Audience sounds the most interesting of those ones listed.

[2eclipse.livejournal.com]

i could...but i'm kinda in a time crunch and luther seminary has already been gracious enough to reinstate me as a special student. it also saves me the time of having to find the other seminaries and get paperwork for them in order.
and the other seminaries have NO classes that would take care of all four credits.

right now i'm leaning toward the education class and the reading the audiences class...they just seem the most interesting.

[sidhebear.livejournal.com]

Reading the audience and Faith and healing sound the most useful out of those.

Education I sounds entirely droll and I almost wonder if you've covered most of that throughout the course of pursuing your master's already.

I really, really, really feel strongly about online classes. They seem to me to be FAR less effective than in-class learning.

I know where I went, the profs used to pick up 2 or 3 extra onlines instead of 1 classroom class in any given quarter where they felt they "fell short" because they took less effort combined, especially if they'd already taught them.

"post previously used reading material or assign it, show up once a week in a chat forum to see how students are doing and answer specific questions, have a message board you check daily, done."

Most online courses use "Blackboard" as well, which is truly horrid software.