This week on WELSTech we hear about a new online teaching platform that provides a professional, intuitive design across all types of devices and about plans to use it for online Bible Information Class. Registration is open for the Christ in Media XR Festival, and WELS recently published their annual report. Plus, Martin and Sallie keep score of new tech finds to assist in your personal productivity, stewardship, and more.

The interview and discussion:

Online Bible Information Class – Seminary Senior Micah Koelpin and Pastor Jared Oldenburg from Eternal Rock in Castle Rock, CO share their goals, research, and experience creating an online Bible Information Class.

• Thinkific
• Teachable
• Podia

News in tech:

• Sprint & T-Mobile merger approved
• Microsoft Edge out of preview

WELS now:

• WELS Digital Annual Report
• Registration is open for Christ in Media’s XR Festival – April 3 & 4 at Bethany Lutheran College, Mankato, MN

Picks of the week:

• 6 iPhone hacks to make you more productive
• You Need A Budget (YNAB) – Contact Martin for an invite

Ministry resource:

One By One: Revitalizing a Congregation – A Lutheran Leadership Conference keynote presentation by Rev. David Rosenau

Community feedback:

Open Educational Resources (OER) Commons

• The Role of School Librarians in OER Curation

Featured videos/online course:

To learn more about publishing online course materials with Thinkific, check out their free Fast Track Training course and their Creating a Course support resources.

Next time:

Tune in for discussion of family devotions with the aid of technology plus online Bible Information Class.

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