Did you know Millennials and Gen Xers make up two-thirds of the workforce? Combined with this shift in workforce composition is the rise of social media, a reclassification of what is valued, and several changes to our traditional understanding of communication, relationship building, giving, and community. I was asked to lead a workshop in which…
Innovation is something everyone seems to be discussing right now. When it comes to innovation in theological education, I believe the advancement/development office is uniquely positioned to play an important role. This presentation was part of a workshop that invited senior development officers to think about why innovation is important, why they should be part…
For good reason, I adjusted the naming scheme for this post in an effort to get your attention. Today’s post is our last look at some next steps for the Kairos Project based on what we have learned since its implementation in fall 2014. Through the pricing model for the Kairos Project, Sioux Falls Seminary…
In our continuing conversation about where we are headed after doing the Kairos Project for two years, we are going to look at the concept of regional cohorts. At its core, the Kairos Project is comprised of a series of on-campus intensives and a series of courses offered through distance education. The value and unique…
Over the past several weeks, we have shared what we have learned from our work with the Kairos Project. It is an alternative educational track within the Master of Divinity, Master of Arts in Christian Leadership, and Master of Arts (Bible and Theology) programs that facilitates flexible learning through contextually integrated educational moments and adaptable assignments. …
As I shared last week, Outcomes-Based Education (OBE) is simply an educational philosophy that says our focus is on the outcome not the pathway. In this philosophy, schools work with stakeholders to identify and articulate the learning outcomes for a given degree program, then decide how it will assess whether or not students have reached…
The Kairos Project track within Sioux Falls Seminary’s Master of Divinity, MA in Christian Leadership, and MA Bible and Theology programs is a version of Competency-Based Education (CBE). It is also a mastery model of education that could be referred to as Outcome-Based Education. While CBE seems to be something that is relatively new, OBE…
This past week, roughly 70 students attended the Kairos Project fall intensive course on our campus in Sioux Falls. We had students from three different countries, two different continents, and several different states. All of them had one thing in common: they were here because someone told them about it. Up to this point, we…
Yes, there was a little sarcasm in the wording for this week’s title. As we enter into the third year of the Kairos Project at Sioux Falls Seminary, I am more convinced than ever that mentor teams and contextual learning are great ideas. This reality should come as a surprise to no one. Mounds of…
When this year’s new Kairos students attend their first intensive learning seminar in a few weeks, they will be given an outline of the Kairos Project curriculum. That outline is significantly different than the outline that was given to last year’s new students, and last year’s outline was different than the first year’s outline. In…