This course provides teachers with a basic theoretical introduction to a selection of issues related to online education. This course is especially suited for those who have no experience in teaching online, but it can also serve as a helpful refresher to those that are active in delivering online courses.  This is a 10 hour, self-paced online course that will be assessed through a reflective essay.

Course Enrolment Key:  IA013

This course engages with a selection of articles that appeared in the ATS journal Theological Education that present a fresh set of perspectives on different topics involving 'Online Theological Education' (2019, Vol.52, n.2).  This is a 2 hour, self-paced online nanocourse that requires reading two articles, engaging in a contextual application exercise and sharing a brief review through social media.

Course Enrolment key: IA0027

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  

This is a course provides the results of the follow up process in the area of quality in international theological education online education to the Rome Roadmap.   This course is particularly suited for those developing and providing quality assurance services to online theological education programmes  This is a 10 hour, self-paced online course that will be assessed through a project and a self-grading quiz. 

Available from July 2020