Certificate Programs
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I searched the forum for "certificate" and learned all that I needed to learn for now. The courses are not in my budget at this time.
When I am not enrolled in as many accredited classes as I would prefer, I take certificate classes wherever I am allowed to enroll. When I can't even do that, I get as much access to materials as possible and do what I can to LEARN. Then when an opportunity arises to earn credits, I show up ready to make the absolute best of my time enrolled. I like 4.0's. They would not be possible without all these breaks that I am forced to take.
Sometimes I prefer not to organize my studies chasing a certificate or a paper. Sometimes I learn much faster doing my own thing. Sometimes I just want to know what I want to know.
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What are the Logos Mobile Ed Certificate Programs?
They are video lectures with readings and a short summary paper that can be used as Continuing Education credits is some contexts; Otherwise, the are certificates that some people some where might some time take as evidence that you know what you are talking about. But more importantly they are a way for people to set a goal and be given some guidance in reaching that goal of learning a particular aspect of seminary/Bible college work. And for many of us, it is our only opportunity to learn from some major scholars of our time.
Orthodox Bishop Alfeyev: "To be a theologian means to have experience of a personal encounter with God through prayer and worship."; Orthodox proverb: "We know where the Church is, we do not know where it is not."
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I am really curious which certificates will be accepted if the pandemic eases up and colleges are trying to woo students back and get them graduated.
Things have changed. I am just not sure how, yet.
I always choose certificates that require submission of written work. That way, I have a written and graded piece to submit along with the test scores. I noticed that these certificates require written work. That automatically makes them more interesting to me.
I am passing on them for now, but they did catch my eye.
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I am really curious which certificates will be accepted if the pandemic eases up and colleges are trying to woo students back and get them graduated.
That will depend heavily upon what the accrediting organization is. My brother, an adminstrator in a Catholic University, did a stint as one who visited schools to renew accreditation. I doubt very much that accrediting organizations will change their requirements beyond allowing what the schools did to continue their students' education while not on campus i.e. the acceptance of outside credit. Many schools, however, do have an option for credit or for bypassing prerequisites by testing out of a class.
Orthodox Bishop Alfeyev: "To be a theologian means to have experience of a personal encounter with God through prayer and worship."; Orthodox proverb: "We know where the Church is, we do not know where it is not."
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Certificate programs are a great way to learn content in a particular area. Watch the sales. Mobile Ed courses come on sale fairly regularly. The advantage or the certificate programs is that they help you to keep on track toward a goal. They are a good option for some of us who for one reason or another cannot attend seminary. They feature some of the best instructors. Granted the best option is classroom instruction, these courses offer a good alternative. There are other options for courses available on the internet as well. Logos Academic Blog carried an interesting article How to Get an Advanced Bible Degree for Free (logos.com)
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Many schools, however, do have an option for credit or for bypassing prerequisites by testing out of a class.
I expect this to get used more often. I expect some schools to WANT to use something that they merely ALLOWED in the past. I can imagine scenarios when some schools might court students with specific certificates and documents, and careful portfolios.
I don't think this pandemic is going to end soon, and I think what comes after is going to be different, at least in the short-term. I always pay attention to books and discussion about schools and universities in Germany after WW2 and the former Yugoslavian countries after their civil war, and any time that education was disrupted in any country.
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Certificate programs are a great way to learn content in a particular area. Watch the sales. Mobile Ed courses come on sale fairly regularly. The advantage or the certificate programs is that they help you to keep on track toward a goal. They are a good option for some of us who for one reason or another cannot attend seminary. They feature some of the best instructors. Granted the best option is classroom instruction, these courses offer a good alternative. There are other options for courses available on the internet as well. Logos Academic Blog carried an interesting article How to Get an Advanced Bible Degree for Free (logos.com)
I seek out other videos and blogs and articles on the same topic as this logos link. I have found them helpful, but also I have found things that were never listed in these blogs and posts. I have found plenty to keep me busy. LOL. I am always learning, and sometimes I am learning the fastest in my breaks from "real" school. When I go back, I do go back with holes, but ... I also go back with some unique skills and knowledge that is of great benefit. I shock my professors. Not always in a good way. LOL. But sometimes they do like the shock. Whether they like it or not, this is me.
As a child, when I had access to little else, I studied the nutrition labels and recipes on food boxes and cans. I don't know how to stop learning.
If this pandemic lasts longer, I wonder if I will ever go back to a "real" brick and mortar school. I have stopped assuming that is in my future. But once before, when I had stopped believing that was even possible, I was wrong. With very little warning, I was signed up full time for 5 classes. I know I need to be ready for that again.
God puts me where He wants me. And He surprises me and everyone around me with what happens next, the ups and the down and the weird.
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I know https://redemptionseminary.org/ uses Mobile Ed courses as the basis of their coursework and as part of your course fees you get a logos digital library and the courses to kept post completion of the course.
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I know https://redemptionseminary.org/ uses Mobile Ed courses as the basis of their coursework and as part of your course fees you get a logos digital library and the courses to kept post completion of the course.
Interesting. Here is the page to the Logos library that students have access to while studying and get to keep after graduation.
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It is a three year program: in the above link Click the "tuition" button for details. [It is at your own pace so you can complete it quicker if you push]
"Depending on which state you live in, your master’s credential in biblical studies will either be a master of arts in biblical studies (MABS) or a master’s diploma in biblical studies. The program for the two credentials is identical. The credentials are not accredited. "
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