Conference Presentations by Chan Sok Park
Presented at the Digital Humanities in Biblical, Early Jewish, and Christian Studies program uni... more Presented at the Digital Humanities in Biblical, Early Jewish, and Christian Studies program unit of the Society of Biblical Literature Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX, Nov 2016.
This paper reflects on the edX sponsored MOOC launched in January-February 2014 through HarvardX, “Early Christianity: The Letters of Paul.” We discuss the preparation for the course, which included readings and an informal seminar on the ethics of online education; the unexpected surprises of trying to transfer aspects of a regular course to an online setting; and the unexpected positive aspects of having the privilege to participate in offering a free continuing education opportunity to a global audience. We conclude with some thoughts about whether and how such courses can be considered part of a digital humanities initiative and ways in which newer insights from the digital humanities could improve other iterations of this course or other free, open, online educational opportunities in biblical studies.
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Conference Presentations by Chan Sok Park
This paper reflects on the edX sponsored MOOC launched in January-February 2014 through HarvardX, “Early Christianity: The Letters of Paul.” We discuss the preparation for the course, which included readings and an informal seminar on the ethics of online education; the unexpected surprises of trying to transfer aspects of a regular course to an online setting; and the unexpected positive aspects of having the privilege to participate in offering a free continuing education opportunity to a global audience. We conclude with some thoughts about whether and how such courses can be considered part of a digital humanities initiative and ways in which newer insights from the digital humanities could improve other iterations of this course or other free, open, online educational opportunities in biblical studies.
This paper reflects on the edX sponsored MOOC launched in January-February 2014 through HarvardX, “Early Christianity: The Letters of Paul.” We discuss the preparation for the course, which included readings and an informal seminar on the ethics of online education; the unexpected surprises of trying to transfer aspects of a regular course to an online setting; and the unexpected positive aspects of having the privilege to participate in offering a free continuing education opportunity to a global audience. We conclude with some thoughts about whether and how such courses can be considered part of a digital humanities initiative and ways in which newer insights from the digital humanities could improve other iterations of this course or other free, open, online educational opportunities in biblical studies.