Using Logos in the Classroom

Steven Veach

Lately I've been thinking about how Logos is used in the classroom, either in seminary classes or in the local church setting for environments like Sunday School or a formal class at a church. I had some questions and cannot seem to find really any info online about this:

1. How do students actually turn in assignments? Is a separate LMS still required or is it possible for each student that has Logos to send their assignments written in Logos (or a word doc) to the instructor through Logos? Is Faithlife groups required or some other version of Logos?

2. What are the actual benefits of using Logos in the classroom other than resource availability and speed of looking up, searching, etc?

3. What are opinions on using the desktop version on say a laptop in a live class verses the mobile app on a tablet or phone? 

4. For those who teach and use logos at least for prep, do you prefer sending digital documents to students (handouts, etc) or do you prefer paper handouts, quizzes, etc?

Steven

MJ. Smith

see Teaching and Learning with Verbum's New High School Curriculum - Verbum Blog which I've heard nothing about for several years.

Justin Gatlin

My school uses Logos for books and study, and I teach Logos as I go, but assignments are turned in through the regular LMS (we use Populi but Blackboard is also popular, and a church should probably use Moodle). The only benefit is having everyone on the same platform where they can learn the process rather than just the answers. 

I have students bring their laptops to class because if we are using Logos, I will be showing them more advanced tools that are not in the web app or mobile. They take an orientation to seminary studies in their first semester that includes the basics of Logos.