Sandra Tracy, dean of the school of extended learning at San Juan, said she initially doubted that microlectures could be effective — they just didn't seem long enough.
"At first it's one of the most unnatural things," Ms. Tracy said. "But it's an intriguing concept — it gets you away from the idea of a talking head; it's more like snapshots of learning."
When I read the above to a friend of mine, his question was, "So, when are churches going to start doing that?"
Micro-messages.
1-3 minute messages, a list of resources, key concepts, key words and then turn it over to a guided collaborative community.
Get away from the talking-head...
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i love this idea. sounds like a good fit for sunday evenings at the gathering.
ReplyDeleteit certainly goes a long way to changing the dynamic of a consumer church service. if people are still open to gathering for 1 to 1.5 hours, there's a lot more time to engage as community. but it would be a shame if the remaining time got filled with performance styled worship music. as a cognitive person, i treasure the teaching that comes from those who are strongly gifted to teach, but being married to an artist, i've learned to appreciate, even long for, the other ways of interacting in our community. ways that are more contemplative or ascetic.
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