This course provides a practical tool to evaluate the quality of online theological education.  The course is useful both for quality assurance agencies, peer reviewers (VETs) and institutions involved in self-assessment of their online delivery.   This is a 2 hour, self-paced online nanocourse that requires completing an assessment questionnaire, writing a development plan and passing a final quiz.

Course Enrolment key: IA0098

This course seeks to help theology teachers increase the quality of online education through reflection on their teaching practice. Particular focus is given to the educational changes generated by the COVID pandemic .  This is a 15 hour, self-paced online course that will be assessed through a series of projects and a self-grading quiz. 

To receive enrolment key, write logslac.oc@gmail.com

This course provides practical training in learning design as it relates to online theological  education.  This is a 2 hour, self-paced online nanocourse that requires watching a selection of training videos, reading one article and completing a learning design template for an online lesson . 

Course Enrolment key: IA0026

This course explores the possibilities, limitations and strategies of educating character through distance and online delivery modes.   This is a 2 hour, self-paced online nanocourse that requires reading a book excerpt, drafting a project  to implement character education in an online environment and reporting on a conversation with a colleague about the content of this course .  This is the sixth of a series of IA nancourses (CVE-6) based on the book Character and Virtue in Theological Education by Marvin Oxenham.

To join this course please see the Character Education category

As residential campuses are being closed during the global COVID-19 outbreak, this course provides practical ideas on building online communities through social media. This is a 2 hour, self-paced online nanocourse that requires watching some videos, participation in a discussion forum and posting in a messaging app.

Course Enrolment Key:  IA018

This course uses an experiential educational framework to analyse four widely used videoconferencing systems for the delivery theological education.   This course is useful institutionally in choosing a delivery system, and pedagogically in learning to offer technology-mediated, experiential learning opportunities to theology students. This is a 2 hour, self-paced online nanocourse that requires reading of an article, producing an experiential videconferencing lesson outline and completing a self-grading quiz. 

Self enrolment Key:  IA0046

This course introduces the basics of video production for educational purposes.   It is particularly suited for theological educators who wish to create good quality educational videos for online delivery.  This is a 10 hour, self-paced online course that will be assessed through a project and a self-grading quiz.

Course Enrolment key: IA0033 

During the COVID-19 outbreak, this course provides practical ideas and a discussion forum on alternative delivery approaches for theological schools that are unable to continue residential delivery.   This is a 2 hour, self-paced online nanocourse that requires watching some videos, participation in a discussion forum and posting in a messaging app. 

Course Enrolment Key:  IA017

This course provides a basic understanding of online theological education and addresses specific questions of institutional readiness that can benefit schools that are considering online delivery of their programmes.   This is a 10 hour, semi-synchronous, cohort-based course running from 8 June - 5 July 2020 that will be assessed through formative course participation a self-grading quiz. 

This course is  closed.  Please access the equivalent asynchronous course Institutional Readiness for Online Education