I’m Accepted! Now What?
We are excited to welcome you to your competency-based education course of study! Now that you are accepted, though, you may be wondering about the next steps. While you can always reach out to the Director of Nontraditional Education with your questions, here are a few general updates you should watch for About a week […]
Building Competency-Based Education at MLC: A View from the Instructional Designer, Part Three
This weekly multi-part series of blogs by our instructional designer, Dr. Martin LaGrow, will share the technical, logistical, and academic approach to building MLC’s first competency-based education program. How is a CBE Course Different from a Traditional Online Course? Where We’ve Come From Most of us have had some kind of experience with online education or […]
Building Competency-Based Education at MLC: A View from the Instructional Designer, Part Two
This weekly multi-part series of blogs by our instructional designer, Dr. Martin LaGrow, will share the technical, logistical, and academic approach to building MLC’s first competency-based education program. CBE: Education Based on, well, Competencies! In the first post in this series, we have looked at the technical framework of the new MLC CBE program, […]
Building Competency-Based Education at MLC: A View from the Instructional Designer, Part One
This weekly multi-part series of blogs by our instructional designer, Dr. Martin LaGrow, will share the technical, logistical, and academic approach to building MLC’s first competency-based education program. Laying the Groundwork About seven years ago, leadership at Martin Luther College envisioned a new and innovative approach to training called workers—one that allowed adult learners to […]
What’s Next for CBE at MLC?
CBTE Is the First Step The Competency-Based Theological Education (CBTE) Minor is the first step in building a pathway for returning adult learners. We intentionally focused on our CBTE Minor first for several reasons. First, our pastors and principals shared that the CBTE Minor is what those serving our schools in various roles need to […]
CBTE Application for Fall Cohort Now Open!
Thank you for your prayers as we moved the CBTE Minor through the approval processes and your patience as we finalized the application materials for the CBTE Minor. We are pleased to share that the Fall 2024 CBTE Minor Cohort application is now open. The Fall 2024 CBTE Cohort will follow a three-term schedule to complete all six courses for the […]
CBTE Application Tip: Letter of Reference
You yourselves are our letter, written on our hearts, known and read by everyone. 2 Corinthians 3:2 The Competency-Based Theology Education (CBTE) Minor application requires a letter of reference. The letter of reference serves two purposes. It demonstrates your connection to a WELS or WELS-affiliated church body and shares the ways you are currently living […]
CBTE Application Tip: Personal Statement
The Competency-Based Theology Education (CBTE) Minor application requires a personal statement. The goal of this personal statement is to learn a bit more about you and your interest in studying at MLC. For your personal statement, we ask that you frame your response around a very important question: What does “Christian Educator” mean to you? […]
CBTE Minor Approved!
Martin Luther College is pleased to announce that the Competency-Based Theology Education (CBTE) Minor has received approval from our accrediting body, the Higher Learning Commission, to offer this course of study. The CBTE Minor is a year-long sequence of six courses. Learners enrolled in the program will complete two courses every fifteen weeks.
