Category Archives: Social Media

Preaching Holiness online and face to face

Posted on October 8, 2013 by Dean G. Blevins

I hosted the first NTSx open online course on Preaching Holiness in a Pluralistic Society as a pre-conference class based on resources from The Preacher’s Magazine.  While the online class did not formally meet the criteria for a “MOOC” (MASSIVE … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Articles in Religious Education

Posted on July 12, 2013 by Dean G. Blevins

Taylor and Francis has made the top ten articles in Religious Education free for downloading for the rest of July. A couple of articles address neuroscience (including my own) and others deal with youth ministry, religious education, media and a … Continue reading →

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Wired Faculty

Posted on January 17, 2013 by Dean G. Blevins

So, how many social media sites do you have to maintain to be considered a truly “wired” faculty member? I began to wonder about setting a mythical standard as Kevin Lum  unpacked several more approaches to social media. After Kevin … Continue reading →

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Social Media as Theological Education

Posted on January 17, 2013 by Dean G. Blevins

Must Theological Education embrace social media? What difference will it make in not just promoting the seminary but communicating, even educating, constituents? Looks like technology, theology, and education have found a new intersection for everyone. Kevin Lum, Executive Vice President … Continue reading →

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Twittiquette? or an Educational Strategy for Tweets?

Posted on January 10, 2013 by Dean G. Blevins

It was bound to happen, the increase in Twitter feeds has sparked a number of blog sites on twitter etiquette… er, is that Twittiquette? Brittany Fitzgerald’s recent article on the Huffington Post is just the most recent example, titled “What Not … Continue reading →

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Mediated Religion to use Social Media in class

Posted on December 15, 2011 by Dean G. Blevins

CED605 Mediated Religion will be using social media in class. Students will be experimenting with Twitter and Facebook as part of the course, “tweeting” interactions with the course content in real time during class sessions. How well will this strategy … Continue reading →

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