Electronic Aids for the Study of the Didache
Electronic Aids for the Study of the Didache 1. Hearing the Didache — In my classes I memorize and perform the Didache so that participants can feel the aural flow even before they read the text.
EasyGreek Software™ has recorded my oral presentation (20 min.) and on the reverse side has recorded a feminist adaptation by Deborah RoseMilavec. By listening to this cassette/CD as you prepare to fall asleep at night or as you travel back and forth to class, you will open yourself up to being gripped by disturbing questions and taste the thrill of making fresh discoveries for yourself. Portions of this cassette/CD might even find a suitable use in the classroom. See www.Didache.info for practical details.
2. Interactive Software — Most people like to discover things for themselves and not simply be told. Accordingly, I have pioneered an electronic problem-based investigation of the Didache that allows each individual to take charge of his or her own learning. By weaving together the mysteries of the Didache communities for oneself, one can expect to learn more easily, more enjoyably, and more deeply.
• Didache Explorations is an interactive electronic Case Study that enables the student to conduct hands-on explorations of the Didache. Easily accessible resources open up the cultural and religious milieu in which it was framed.
• The Warmup sparks interest, the Sleuthing empowers one to make hunches, the Debriefing consolidates and verifies results.
See www.JesusWomen.com for details.
• A Guardian Angel (consisting of hidden subroutines) watches over the user's progress and, at unexpected moments, offers encouragement, advice, confirmation in response to the user's input.
• The user types in hunches along the way, keeps electronic journals, and engages in a debriefing interchange with the Guardian Angel.
• Software loads effortlessly into any version of MS Windows and offers soothing colors, relaxing animation, and self-selected mood music. See www.Didache.info for details.