Friday, August 22, 2014

Free Online Bible College Education

BiblicalTraining.org.
Mission is to create and distribute world-class educational resources for discipleship that are holistic and accessible for all. BiblicalTraining is a web-based ministry whose content is free. Professors are among the best academics in the world. They encourage people to learn together, in mentor/apprentice relationships. Materials are broadly evangelical. They provide the content and delivery mechanisms, and their partners provide the community and mentoring. When there are no partners, we provide a virtual community and real-life mentors.
Instructors include Craig Blomberg, Darrell Bock, Wayne Grudem, John Piper, Ben Witherington. 
This appears to have high potential to be used collaboratively with a GlobalEd college.
Online Bible College (OBC).
Free Bible College education. Over 40,000 Students from 160 Nations.
Each lesson is in pdf format. At the end of each lesson, you do a multiple-choice quiz to demonstrate learning. At the end of each course, you do another quiz. And it's free. The language used in the quizzes might be a bit of a problem for some ESL learners. Students have the right to save the pdf lessons to their hard drive, and to distribute as long as they are not altered.

 



Bible CollegeEd For DevWorld Leaders Who Cannot Afford Bible College

The Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada (PAOC) has 29 schools in its GlobalEd orbit.  For those who can afford/attend a school, great. But what about those existing or future leaders who cannot? I think of the practicing pastor I met in DR Congo; he didn't even have a proper Bible -- just a partial Jehovah's Witness Bible. We are talking poor, disenfranchised, disconnected.

At the same time, internet and smart phones, if not laptops, are becoming ubiquitous.

So, my dilemma is this. What internet resources would I put into this man's hands that would enable him to get a tuition-free Bible College education (at least the content), without leaving his home, family, or ministry context. These guys are out there. Do we hear their cry?

My approach to the internet is this: "whatever I set out to do, someone else has already done, probably better". So, rather than start from scratch, I would look for existing sources.

Theopedia is not ideal, but it's a start. Perhaps someone could work his/her way through Theopedia and suggest a learning path.

I believe the biggest need in teaching these folks is not in teaching them what is true, but in protecting them against what is false. They are susceptible to every heresy and wind of doctrine that is out there -- one guy in Africa claims he is Jesus Christ, and his wife is the Holy Spirit! So, I would frame the need as building these students up in the truth that fortifies against heresy. A heresy-based approach to Bible training. Hmm. Interesting - "teach the heresies!".

Because of this, I think I would start with Theopedia's coverage of the Trinity.

Alternatively, a resource-rich organization like the PAOC could divvy up the project into 30 pieces  and each scholar/school develop a simple curriculum in simple language for each of the 30 subjects. This could even become suggested pre-reading for students planning to attend a Bible college.

Can we hear the cry of the poor?

Thursday, August 21, 2014

Leading Edge Learning: Tablets Meet Solar Kiosks

An eLearning Revolution, and It's Starting in Rural Africa.

Tablets meet Solar Kiosks.
Currently, there are 10 such "eSchool360" schools in rural Zambia. They were built and are being run by a NYC-based non-profit called Impact Network. The teachers are given tablets and projectors to deliver e-Learning lessons. The schools are outfitted with solar panels to power these electronics. The eLearning curriculum, created by a Zambian organization called iSchool, was designed to move the country's educational system away from rote memorization. Teachers are also provided weekly professional development focused on helping them use the technology and enhance their pedagogical skills. Management staff travel to schools by motorbike through areas where formal roads don't exist.

Booklet: The Bible in Its Context: How to Improve Your Study of the Scriptures by Craig Keener

This 82-page Word document from Craig Keener was originally designed for use with students in Nigeria. It is for public use, not for traditional publication or remuneration. The background illustrations can be found in much greater details in Craig’s IVP Bible Background Commentary: New Testament, published by InterVarsity.

To download this file, click this:  here

For Spanish version, click this:  here.

(To go to Craig Keener's site, click this.)

Tuesday, August 19, 2014

Article: 33 Logical Fallacies Everybody Should Know.

Introduction to Logical Fallacies:
Logic is a proper way of thinking. Norman Geisler writes that “Logic deals with the methods of valid thinking” (Geisler 1999, 427). Logical fallacies, then, are errors in the way one thinks or presents an argument. Logic and logical fallacies are important for everyone to know, but it is especially important for Christians to know since they are called to promote truth. Paul writes that the Christian should be in the practice of “laying aside falsehood, speak truth each one of you with his neighbor, for we are members of one another” (Ephesians 4:25, NASB). So, the Christian should know how to speak the truth and to avoid any fallacy of thinking. Unfortunately, many sites devoted to logic promote an atheist agenda. One might think that the atheist has a stranglehold on logic, but nothing further could be the case. Therefore, this article will provide 33 logical fallacies that every Christian, in fact every person, should know.

Open Source TheologyEd eBooks

Blue Letter Bible provides powerful tools for an in-depth study of God’s Word through a free online reference library, with study tools that are grounded in the historical, conservative Christian faith.
Note: A BLB Offline CD is available. This may be of interest to DevWorld DistanceEd.
Christian Classics Ethereal Library (searchable) (massive)
"Bringing Christian classic books to life" 
The mission of the CCEL is to build up the church by making classic Christian writings available and promoting their use 
E.g., has Alvin Plantinga's philosophical work Warranted Christian Belief (2000) 
Has Community Forums, Study Groups, etc. Major site.
Tim McGrew's labor of love. I heard Tim speak in New Orleans.
Advisory Board: Dr. William Lane Craig Dr. Gary Habermas Dr. Craig J. Hazen Dr. Robert B. Stewart
h/t http://jwwartick.com/tag/historical-apologetics-library/ 
Offered by Northwestern Theological Seminary and Northwestern Christian University.

Tyndale Seminary Online Reading Rooms: Biblical-Theological Resources. (massive)
These resource pages were designed to help make biblical-theological resources available to those without easy access to a theological library. Most of the Reading Rooms are related to courses offered in Tyndale's Master of Theological Studies Modular Program - Dr. Arnold Neufeldt-Fast, Associate Dean. 
A lot of these are links to Google books, which displays non-copyable portions of texts. At a minimum, these reading rooms provide great bibliographies.

Jaeger's Leadership Journals on the Internet


From Dr. John Jaeger, Dallas Baptist University (August 2014)

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Australian Journal of Management

E-Journal of Organizational Learning and Leadership

International Business Research

International Management Review

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Research in Business and Economics Journal

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American School Board Journal
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Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences 
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Education Next

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Religious Leadership

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Journal of Distance Education
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Journal of Law and Education
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Burning Bush
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