by stevethomason | Jan 30, 2019 | Technology for Academics
This week is a highlighter week for me each year. I have the privilege of co-teaching the Missional Leadership Course with Dr. Terri Elton in the Doctor of Ministry Program at Luther Seminary. This is an intensive week of collaborative learning with pastors and...
by Steve Thomason | Sep 28, 2017 | Technology for Academics
It has been over two years since I defended my dissertation. Much has happened since that day. I am five months into a new call, which I love. Yet, I have a confession to make. I miss being in school. Sometimes, when I get a little stressed, or over-peopled (I am an...
by Steve Thomason | Jul 1, 2015 | Personal Journal, Technology for Academics
I defended the dissertation last Friday. That was an interesting experience. It was, for the most part, a very life-giving and affirming event. There were a couple moments when I felt like I was getting punched in the gut, but, I guess that’s part of the process....
by Steve Thomason | May 14, 2015 | Technology for Academics
OK, nothing on the web is every really finished. Plus, I am a compulsive tinkerer when it comes to my website. Yet, I have successfully posted every piece of my dissertation on the site, along with four years worth of research. If you would like to read the...
by Steve Thomason | Feb 26, 2015 | Technology for Academics
I made a bold step today and dismantled my dissertation. My advisor said that the current draft is like a jigsaw puzzle. I have most of the pieces, but they need to be rearranged. I am a visual thinker, so the best way that I can think of dismantling and reshuffling a...
by Steve Thomason | Jan 27, 2012 | Technology for Academics
Yes, it’s true. I’m sitting in a Caribou right now, typing on a tyPad keyboard on my new iPad2. A generous, benevelent donor gave me this machine to “invest in the Kingdom.” Wow! I spent the last two days of school experimenting to see if it...