The Beginning

My daughter was born 3 days ago, and I have just got back from the hospital to check the first unit of the first course in the KEISIE M.Ed RE Program.

The course is one that goes by the title of “Philosophy of Religious Education”, and the first unit is called “The Foundation of Education from a Religious Perspective”.

The KEISIE site uses ATutor software to deliver its content. I am familiar with this software, having used it when I studied with KEI for my TEFL certificate. As I expected, I logged in to find the instructions I would have to become familiar with.

I was presented with 5 readings, all posing questions regarding various issues in RE. We students are then challenged to prepare small pieces forming an opinion about the readings (all articles from academic journals), and those pieces are to be the basis of student discussions.

Within 2 weeks, I am to have prepared a paper of up to 2000 words to present my position on the subject.

The pieces appear to be quiet varied in the Christian churches represented, as well as the tone and issues at hand. I have just 2 weeks to do any further research that may be required, and work on my position. I have the newborn to content with and the added stress of starting a new job in just 6 days. To be fair, I have only had time to skim the content so it all seems a little overwhelming at the moment. I will hopefully make more sense of it once I have rested.