Homeschooling group class starting in may

Introduction to the Old Testament (Hebrew Bible)

Christine Hayes
Yale

Course Description

This course examines the Old Testament (Hebrew Bible) as an expression of the religious life and thought of ancient Israel, and a foundational document of Western civilization. A wide range of methodologies, including source criticism and the historical-critical school, tradition criticism, redaction criticism, and literary and canonical approaches are applied to the study and interpretation of the Bible. Special emphasis is placed on the Bible against the backdrop of its historical and cultural setting in the Ancient Near East.

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If you are intrested in taking this class, in a homeschooled version, please email homeschoolinguniversity@gmail.com.

Click on the picture to go to the opencourseware page and look over the lectures. This class focuses on the bible in historical context and is not a faith based class.

We will have a discussion group, help edit each others papers (or projects), and share resources. This class contains all of the video lectures and course matireals needed to follow along with the class. You will need two books (purchase or check your library). Also a gmail account for google docs(free), an open study account  (free), and a wordpress account (free) will be helpful.

This class will be set up starting may 1st 2011- you can start or join at any time. We will be following the reading assigaments and lectures in order, but the pace is up to you. You could have one section each week, or twice a week, or once a month. The final project is up to you. you can follow the class and write a paper (approximately 10 pp.) on a selected biblical passage.  The paper will develop an interpretation of the passage while comparing and critiquing a range of traditional and scholarly interpretations. Or come up with your own project.

Homeschooling means YOU set the pace and the goals

Colleges and Universities that Offer Free Courses Online

In recent years, many colleges and universities have decided to make course materials such as lectures, tests, notes and readings available for free on the Internet. These schools, which include world-class institutions like MIT and UC Berkeley, are offering an incredible opportunity for learning to people around the world.

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Top Free Online Schools

A handful of world-class colleges and universities have decided to offer free courses, assignments and lectures online. These materials are available through a variety of means, including streaming video, podcasts and downloadable lecture notes. Some of the most well-regarded of these schools include:

* University of California at Berkeley

* Massachusetts Institute of Technology

* Tufts University

* Stanford University

* Yale University

* University of Notre Dame

* Carnegie Mellon University

* University of Washington

* Johns Hopkins University

* New York University

* Berklee College of Music

* Vanderbilt University

* Gresham College

* Open University

* Utah Valley State College

* Utah State University

Using Free University Resources

To start using the free university resources in the list above, go to the school’s website, scroll through the list of available courses and lectures, make your selection and view or download the available content. Keep in mind that you may also need to download some new applications, such as iTunes or Adobe Reader, to take full advantage of all course materials.

A few schools, such as the University of Washington, require you to register using an email address, but most demand no registration or login at all.

Pros and Cons of Free Universities

There are a few drawbacks to free course materials. You won’t get college credit for taking these courses and you won’t have access to professors or other students. Also, many courses include reading lists filled with books that are not available for free, requiring you to purchase them if you want to take full advantage of the course.

Furthermore, some free courses offer just six or ten web pages of brief text followed by a multiple-choice quiz. For many students, this doesn’t offer as rich of a learning experience as the in-depth readings, classroom discussions and group study sessions encountered in a traditional online degree program.

Still, many free course offerings are surprisingly comprehensive, including dozens of hours of audio lectures, supplemental movies, interactive quizzes and self-directed assignments. For example, UC Berkeley archives each lecture for courses as diverse as General Astronomy, Heidegger and Human Emotion, and then makes them available as podcasts.

Judgment Call: How Good Are Free Online Courses?

Some post-secondary schools have assembled a formidable online arsenal of learning, while other free online programs may be lacking in content or breadth.

Ultimately, what each student gets out of free online learning depends on his or her investment into the process. Free classes aren’t substitutes for a real university education, but the best schools’ offerings might just help you build the core knowledge you’ve always wanted in a certain subject.

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DJ Spooky – Paul Miller. Non-Linear Storytelling

DJ Spooky – Paul Miller. Non-Linear Storytelling

Title: DJ Spooky – Paul Miller. Non-Linear Storytelling

Date: 2010 Length: 0:59:28

Paul Miller aka DJ spooky, American philosopher and author, talking about the art, borders, audience, and film. In the lecture Paul Miller discusses the concepts of non-linear, storytelling, narrative, Russian revolution, in relationship to fonts, Orson Welles, F for Fake, pattern recognition, realism, phenomenology, focusing on consistency, media files, and Citizen Kane. European Graduate School EGS

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OpenCourseWare at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health’s OPENCOURSEWARE (OCW) project provides access to content of the School’s most popular courses. As challenges to the world’s health escalate daily, the School feels a moral imperative to provide equal and open access to information and knowledge about the obstacles to the public’s health and their potential solutions.

via OpenCourseWare at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

OpenLearn – The Open University

The OpenLearn website gives free access to Open University course materials. This is the LearningSpace, where you’ll find hundreds of free study units, each with a discussion forum. Study independently at your own pace or join a group and use the free learning tools to work with others.

via OpenLearn – The Open University.

A Pathway for Open Education: Education-Portal.com Speaks with the University of California, Irvine

A Pathway for Open Education: Education-Portal.com Speaks with the University of California, Irvine

Mar 22, 2011

In the pursuit of increasing access to education, Education Portal has recently launched an interview series with OpenCourseWare (OCW) providers around the world. These institutions are at the forefront of the open education movement, providing free educational resources to anyone with an Internet connection. Education Portal recently spoke with Dr. Gary Matkin, dean of continuing education and distance learning at UC Irvine.

via A Pathway for Open Education: Education-Portal.com Speaks with the University of California, Irvine.

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