Mentor's Manual

Sec t i on IV: Under s tand i ng the Mechan i cs of Cl as s I ns t ruc t i on 115

b. Using a principle from the course in an evangelistic or community service outreach.

c. Creating artwork, songs, or poetry which can be used in their ministry and which communicate truth learned in the course.

d. Discussing with others what they learned from their exegetical project for this course.

Any ministry activity which incorporates course learning is potentially acceptable as long as it allows the student to make a concrete application and provides an opportunity to reflect on the results.

3. Guidelines for the Mentor

a. Give firm due dates for the completion of the project and the reporting on it.

b. Whenever the schedule allows, have students orally report on their learning to others in the class.

c. The goal of the ministry project is not only to apply the learning but also to reflect on what happened.

d. In their reporting students should both describe what they did and what they learned through the experience. In evaluating the reports look for evidence that the students thought about what happened during the application and gained insight that will help them in the future. e. Students who prefer to do so should be allowed to report on the project to the Mentor orally (in person or in recorded form). Students who choose this option should be reminded to think through their oral presentation in advance (just as they would a written assignment) and make a clear presentation of what they did and learned. f. Students who are taking more than one course at a time through TUMI should be allowed to combine/adapt ministry projects from the other classes and have them serve “double- duty” for both courses. In these cases they should turn in a report to both Mentors. Although the description of what

Handling Projects and Student Assignments