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The QEP Connection with Dr. Corné Bekker

All March 2009 training opportunities have come-and-gone, but don't despair! CTL currently has some great classes on the schedule. Register for all training opportunities via the Regent Training System (RTS). Go there now

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Did you know that although the Center for Teaching & Learning isn't offering art courses, you can get the "big picture" of how to develop and enhance your courses by enrolling in the CTL series, "Learning Landscapes?"

This series of short courses and workshops starts by helping you "prepare your canvas" through the use of sound learning theories. You'll "sketch your background" (or refine your course content) in our course, Lenses of Learning, where we'll consider organizational goals, student outcomes, and spiritual goals. "Add some color" with the Cooperative & Collaborative Learning course, in which you'll integrate group activities into your courses and will introduce you to effective uses of wikis and blogs. Finally, "include the fine details" with the Experiential Learning and Teaching, Learning, & Technology workshops, where you'll learn how to incorporate authentic experiences, emerging technology and good instructional design into your online and face-to-face courses.

The "Learning Landscapes" series runs through the spring semester and will be taught via Blackboard and the Wimba Live Classroom. Register for some or all of the workshops today by visiting the RTS webpage at regent.edu/rts. Now you know!

Despite that lack of consensus on a specific definition, global competency is often viewed in terms of three attributes: knowledge, attitudes, and skills. In brief, a globally competent person is one who demonstrates knowledge of world geography, conditions, and events. It is someone who has an awareness of the complexity and interdependency of global issues and events and an understanding of the historical forces that have shaped the globe. In terms of attitudes, a globally competent person has a sensitivity and respect for personal and cultural differences. It is someone who is capable of empathy and can handle ambiguity and unfamiliarity. Regarding skills, a globally competent person has critical thinking and comparative skills, including the ability to think creatively and integrate knowledge. Also, it is person who has effective communications skills including an understanding of intercultural communication concepts.

As Christians, Global Competence is measure in our ability to communicate the message of Jesus in an incarnational manner. Are we able to model and share the attitudes, values and ultimate truth of Christ in every culture? One can think of the central statement of the purpose of God in Jesus of Nazareth in John’s Gospel as a key statement that defines the scope and purpose of global competence for Christian Leaders: “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God…The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.”

Globally Competent Christian Leaders allow the Word of God, Jesus, to be made flesh in every cultural context so that in the dwelling together others will see glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father – full of grace and Truth!