Technically Christian: The Internet and Christianity

Syllabus

Schedule

Daily check in at the course blog. This is going to be something of a class diary in the form of a threaded discussion. You need to write at least one sentence each day. 

If you are at all unsure about your way around the Internet, take this excellent Internet for Religious Studies tutorial / guided tour.

Monday

• 1:00-3:00pm ( = @791-875): Introductions, Personal Technology Timeline, overview, webtours
• Begin reading Habits of the High-Tech Heart - a 2-3 page summary / review / critique will be due on Wednesday along with 2 questions you might like to ask of Quentin Schultze - Email questions your questions to me whenever you have them and I will forward them on to him.
• Work on web site review
• Start thinking about your Presentation (topic chosen by Wednesday morning)

Tuesday

• 9:30-11:30am ( = @645-729)
  • Web site reviews presented in class
• 1:00-3:00pm ( = @791-875)
  • Guest presenter: John Spangler (LTSG Director of Mission Interpretation and Communication) at 1:00pm
    
• 3:00-4:00pm OPTIONAL MEETING - I will offer some introductory guidance for those who would like to learn a bit more about creating a web page in MS Word or MS FrontPage
  
• Daily check in at the course blog.
• Finish reading Habits of the High-Tech Heart - a 2-3 page summary / review / critique will be due on Wednesday along with 2 questions you might like to ask of Quentin Schultze - Email questions your questions to me whenever you have them and I will forward them on to him.
• AFTER you have finished writing your review, read this page: Bad Habits of the High-Tech Heart

Wednesday

• Habits... review paper due and 2 questions from reading
• Submit Presentation topic
• 9:30-11:30am
  • Discussion of Habits...
• 1:30-3:30pm (NOTE time change): Video conference with Quentin Schultze, class meets at Gettysburg College Science Building Room 200 (see map at http://www.gettysburg.edu/college_life/orientation/science.htm ) - Carpool arrangements will be made
  
• Today's PowerPoint
  
  
  
• Daily check in at the course blog.
• Be working on Presentation 
• Read CMC Magazine The Emerging Faith Communities of Cyberspace
• Work on Web Site Review #2

Thursday

• 9:30-11:30am
• 1:00-3:00pm
  Guest Presenter: Rob Blezzard (The Lutheran and Stewardship of Life Institute ) at 1:00pm

Student Presentations and web site reviews #2 will be made on Thursday and Friday

• Daily check in at the course blog.
• Be working on Presentation 
• Read: 36th World Communications Day - Internet A New Forum for Proclaiming the Gospel

Friday

• Daily check in at the course blog.
• 9:30-11:30am
• 3-4 page statement on the potential good or harm that the Internet poses to Christianity due
• 1:00-3:00pm
• You will be receiving an email survey about this course. Please reply to Georgia Van Hoesen to help her complete her research.