Christian Witness in a COVID-Shaped World:
Teaching Students Worldwide
An INCHE 2020 Professional Development Opportunity
INCHE invites its members to participate in a June, July, or August 2020 mini-course, IDIS 170, “Christian Witness in a COVID-Shaped World” supplemented with three online discussions exclusive to INCHE members. Our network has received a special-purpose grant that allows members to participate for a modest co-pay. Depending on economic capacity in your region, financial aid may reduce visitor fees to less than $50 USD and no more than $200 USD.
Coronavirus-SARS-CoV-2 has disrupted Christian higher education worldwide. Not one of us is immune to COVID-19 effects on our students, institutions, and societies. As Christians we must learn to address this together. To date there has been little time to reflect on the meaning and implications of this abrupt and systemic change in global life. How do we educate for Christian witness now and in the future?
We can learn together
From late May through mid-August 2020, INCHE members are invited by Calvin University and Calvin Theological Seminary to select a section in the special mini-course: IDIS 170, Christian Witness in a COVID-Shaped World. The course is designed to provide students of all ages an opportunity to reflect on the meaning and implications of this global phenomenon for our Christian lives.
Each course section is:
Online and asynchronous.
Limited to three weeks of time.
Flexible with varied starting dates on June 1, later June, and later July.
Focused on a topical area such as church, health, citizenship, family, or youth.
Available in English with three Spanish-language options.
Supplemented by online small group discussions unique to INCHE participants.
How will INCHE add value?
As value added, INCHE online discussions, one per week, are designed to explore educational tools for Christian teaching and learning in multiple cultural contexts. Three Zoom-based online discussions will:
Connect Christian higher education leaders for mutual support.
Discuss curricula and instruction for a COVID-shaped future.
Identify resources from multiple world regions that address future Christian witness.
Each INCHE participant who completes a mini-course and the small-group discussions will receive a certificate of recognition.
Who can benefit?
Any INCHE participant with an institutional, affiliate, or individual membership in good standing.
How do I pay and register?
Review and choose the course section you want based on personal interest or current teaching field. Courses are described at: https://calvin.edu/academics/global-campus/christian-witness-during-covid/. Do not enroll yet.
Email INCHE at office@inche.one. Provide your name, the nature of your INCHE membership (individual, institutional, or affiliate), the title for the IDIS 170 section you are selecting, and your current country of residence. The INCHE office will respond with your region’s discount code so financial aid is applied before you pay for your course.
Complete the payment process with a credit or debit card through INCHE at:
https://inche.one/inche-member-calvin-coarse-payment#!event-register/2020/6/1/inche-member-calvin-classes . INCHE will bundle your payment with related financial aid and transfer it to the university or the seminary.
Return to the course description website and complete course registration through the university or seminary’s streamlined process.
The schedule for the online discussions will be communicated by the INCHE office after registration is completed.
Questions?
Contact office@inche.one