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Collaborative Tools for Online Teaching

Collaborative Tools for Online Teaching

Meeting on the web for online meetings can be exhausting, repetitive, and boring. Much of the time we just duplicate what we would normally do in person, but a “talking-head”/one-way street is boring and doesn’t suit the medium very well.

Josh Chalmers May 3, 2021December 2, 2021 Uncategorized 2 Comments Read more

In-Person Education in an Online World – Imagining the Future

In-Person Education in an Online World – Imagining the Future

A Face to Face Teacher Begrudgingly Takes Online Classes: I work at Eston College, a little Bible College in rural Saskatchewan. For many years, our constituency has asked us to develop an online curriculum. For a variety of reasons, we

Josh Chalmers September 1, 2020September 1, 2020 Uncategorized No Comments Read more

Evoking Awareness – A Coaching Competency for Teachers

Evoking Awareness – A Coaching Competency for Teachers

One of my favourite things about teaching is that I keep finding new tools to try. In my classes at TWU this summer, we have been studying how to apply techniques from coaching to teaching. In my last post, I

Josh Chalmers July 30, 2020July 30, 2020 Uncategorized 2 Comments Read more

Coaching Competencies for Christian Educators

Coaching Competencies for Christian Educators

Coaching has become a popular subject in recent years. Unfortunately, when something is trendy, I often dislike it out of sheer adolescent rebellion (which I seemingly still haven’t outgrown — I’m literally listening to Reliant K while writing this)! Even

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Multi-Access Education and an Unexpected Allegory

Multi-Access Education and an Unexpected Allegory

I love it when history provides interesting templates for modern phenomena. The idea of multi-access education (as described in my last blog post), can be easily compared with the mobile Jesuit. How so? Read on! For centuries, monasteries served as

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Multi-Access Learning and Bezonomics

Multi-Access Learning and Bezonomics

I’m currently taking some graduate courses from Trinity Western University about online learning and the future of education. It is fascinating because it is giving me a glimpse of what education will probably look like in the near future. Unlike

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An Ancient Critique of the “Interaction Equivalency Theorem”

An Ancient Critique of the “Interaction Equivalency Theorem”

Virtualizing Music Changes How We Experience Music Long before the internet disrupted nearly everything about our culture, Marshall McLuhan popularized the idea that “the medium is the message” (McLuhan, 1964). In other words, mediums are not neutral. Therefore, switching mediums

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Book Recommendations

Book Recommendations

A friend recently asked me for a list of books to read. In response, I cataloged some of my recent favorites. The list below is organized by category and priority. So if you only want to read one book in

Josh Chalmers November 5, 2018July 13, 2020 Books, Theology No Comments Read more

10 Rules for Good Homework Hygiene

homework

10 Rules for Good Homework Hygiene At the start of each school year, I have the privilege of sharing some advice with my students on how to succeed at Bible College. This year I titled my talk “10 Rules for Good

Josh Chalmers September 7, 2018November 5, 2018 College Students No Comments Read more

Quick Guide to Apologetics for Youth Workers

Apologetics

Why Apologetics For Youth Workers? Jude tells us to “be merciful to those who doubt” (v. 22). Since we live in a time of incredible truth-confusion, it isn’t surprising that youth workers need to exercise tons of mercy! It’s a

Josh Chalmers March 22, 2018July 24, 2020 Apologetics, Teaching No Comments Read more
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Testimonials

Caught my attention…

Great points, great research, good balance and excellent presentation. That whole idea about the digital mission field really caught my attention.

Verner Drost
Smythe Street Cathedral

Engaging and often humorous

Josh has an amazing ability to communicate with clarity and passion. While Josh’s material is always thorough and well researched, it is also delivered in an engaging and often humorous way. I would not hesitate to have Josh as part of the speaking roster no matter what the age group.

Kenn Parker
National Director of ACOP

Ideas spark…

Truly blessed with the opportunity to work alongside Josh at our conference this past weekend.  To see young faces light up, and ideas spark in the minds of our youth is something beyond words.  His honesty and yet easy-going familiarity while speaking to even the larger gatherings of youth is admirable, and I myself walked away with some new perspectives!
Jesse Dueck
Alberta Home Education Association Convention Youth Leader

Clarity and simplicity

Josh Chalmers’ presentation on Digital Discipleship at our national conference was insightful, practical and humorous.  Josh was able to communicate with clarity and simplicity both the negative and the positive impact new technology can have on us as individuals or as a church community.

Wes Mills
President, ACOP

My Books on Goodreads

Josh's bookshelf: read

Sherlock Holmes and the Needle's Eye: The World's Greatest Detective Tackles the Bible's Ultimate Mysteries
5 of 5 stars
Sherlock Holmes and the Needle's Eye: The World's Greatest Detective Tackles the Bible's Ultimate Mysteries
by Len Bailey
Imagining the Kingdom: How Worship Works
4 of 5 stars
Imagining the Kingdom: How Worship Works
by James K.A. Smith
The Finished Work of Christ: The Truth of Romans 1-8
3 of 5 stars
The Finished Work of Christ: The Truth of Romans 1-8
by Francis August Schaeffer
Earthen Vessels: Why Our Bodies Matter To Our Faith
5 of 5 stars
Earthen Vessels: Why Our Bodies Matter To Our Faith
by Matthew Lee Anderson
Words to Winners of Souls
4 of 5 stars
Words to Winners of Souls
by Horatius Bonar

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