Tuesday Newsday – Madonna University

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A Weekly Newsletter for Madonna University Employees                                              July 16, 2019   Education Adjunct Gets Published Jason Siko, adjunct faculty member for the College of Education, had an article published in the Journal of Catholic Education, along with several co-authors.  The article, titled, Schism or Communion? A Discussion of the Morality of Online Learning through a Christian/Catholic Lens, is a rebuttal of Catholic scholar Jonathan Malesic’s criticism of online learning as being contrary to Catholic teachings on learning and the relationship between teacher and student. In the Journal’s 22-year history, this is the first time a Madonna faculty member has had an article published in it. The open-access article can be found by clicking here. [STUFF DELETED] Have an item for Tuesday Newsday? Submit your news, photos and events to marketing@madonna.edu by Friday at 5 p.m. Plan ahead and provide event information at least two weeks in advance.

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[PDF] Schism or Communion? A Discussion of the Morality of Online Learning through a Christian/Catholic Lens

MK Barbour, JP Siko, M Beadle, G Bitgood – 2019

Distance education has been a formal part of the educational process for well over a
century (Moore, 2013), although some may argue that it began during the first
century with Paul’s letters on issues of doctrine to the various Christian communities …

 

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[PDF] Schism or Communion? A Discussion of the Morality of Online Learning through a Christian/Catholic Lens

MK Barbour, JP Siko, M Beadle, G Bitgood – 2019

Distance education has been a formal part of the educational process for well over a
century (Moore, 2013), although some may argue that it began during the first
century with Paul’s letters on issues of doctrine to the various Christian communities …

 

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Article Notice – Schism or Communion? A Discussion of the Morality of Online Learning through a Christian/Catholic Lens

Note this article that I recently published in the Journal of Catholic Education.

Schism or Communion? A Discussion of the Morality of Online Learning through a Christian/Catholic Lens

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Michael K. Barbour, Touro University California
Jason Paul Siko, Madonna University
Mark Beadle, Sevenstar Academy
Greg Bitgood, Karmidable LLC

Abstract – While massive open online courses (MOOCs) garnered plenty of attention at the beginning of the decade, initial findings about their value have been disappointing. In particular, only a narrow range of participants appear to be successful in completing and passing these unmonitored courses: white, educated, affluent males. One prominent Catholic scholar, Jonathan Malesic, went as far as saying that the very nature of MOOCs does not align with Catholic teachings of learning through social interaction, adapting to the needs of the learner, and teaching (i.e., successfully) the masses. Further, by extension, he applied these criticisms to online learning in general. This article examines these criticisms, describes how these problems are present in K-12 online learning, and gives examples of how these issues are mitigated. The article concludes with ideas for using the online learning medium to promote Catholic and Christian values.

DOI – 10.15365/joce.2201092019

First Page – 249

Last Page – 276

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Recommended Citation – Barbour, M. K., Siko, J. P., Beadle, M., & Bitgood, G. (2019). Schism or Communion? A Discussion of the Morality of Online Learning through a Christian/Catholic Lens. Journal of Catholic Education, 22 (1). http://dx.doi.org/10.15365/joce.2201092019

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An new issue announcement.

Journal of Open, Flexible and Distance Learning
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You have a new notification from Open Journals on Ako Aotearoa:

An issue has been published.

Link: http://www.jofdl.nz/index.php/JOFDL/issue/current

Alison Fields

The actual issue included:

VOL 23, NO 1 (2019)

JOURNAL OF OPEN FLEXIBLE AND DISTANCE LEARNING

General Issue

TABLE OF CONTENTS

EDITORIAL

Taking Stock of Our Journal’s Journey: A Statement of Impact Alison Fields, Maggie Hartnett

ARTICLES – DESCRIPTIVE PIECES

Designing for distance learning in developing countries: a case study Jimena De Mello Heredia, Lucila Carvalho, Eleonora Milano Falcão Vieira

ARTICLES – PRIMARY STUDIES

Using Online Lectures to Promote Engagement: Recognising the Self-Directed Learner as Critical for Practical Inquiry Robin Henrikson

Source Use by Second Year Psychology Students in Online Distance Learning Nancy Evans Weaver, Estelle Barnard