Right at the start

This is going to be a blog for PhD musings. It's gonna be pretty empty for a while, but soon the emerging perspectives will start dribbling in.

Why the title?

Christian Education and IT (e-learning actually) s. Thought I'd better claim the blogname while it was available. Also, 'credits' implies the currency of future exchange - at least it did in 2000AD comics in the early 80s.

My thesis is still emerging, but essentially I aim to explore the 'fit' between Christian education and distance and e-learning. This will involve an in-depth analysis of philosophy of education (both generally and specifically to Christian education), and an examination of the underpinning values of distance education and e-learning as two parallel streams. I will then explore common ground between the two and attempt to establish some sort of DE/E-l framework for Christian education. Quite straightforward to describe here, but I do anticipate some messiness. As I progress I am certain that I will find some unexplored territory to hack away at with an academia-tipped machete, made of literature-reinforced stainless objectivity. At the moment Web 2.0 and networked learning seem like interesting gaps on the Christian education map, but I am yet to explore literature thoroughly.

Anyway, a new blog is born! It is likely to be a gestation of some years though...