Hebrews 12:1-3

¹And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, ²fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. ³Consider him who endured such opposition from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.

Reflection

Was Jesus happy about the cross? Did he enjoy the pain? Often times we want to translate joy as happy and pleasurable. But as we read the joy that was set before Jesus, he endured the cross, we realize that joy is not based on situations or circumstances. It is not referring to an emotion. Instead, the joy that was set before Jesus was to do the Father’s will. It is the joy of rescuing and setting His people free.

Responding to the Transmission

Let’s pray that we would have this kind of joy of living for the awesomeness of God. May we know Jesus’ joy by doing the Father’s will and not grow weary or lose heart. May we fix our eyes on Jesus and find joy doing God’s will. Let’s pray that our church would draw near to Jesus and that we would be a church of joy as we present our lives to be used in awesome ways for the Lord.

DoIT and the Faculty Development Center will be offering the Hybrid Course Redesign Workshop on June 9, from 8:30 am to 3:30 pm in ENG 023. Participants will learn the principles of good course design and apply them to a traditional, face-to-face (F2F) course that could be delivered as a hybrid (part-online, part F2F) course. Using hybrid delivery to demonstrate best practices of hybrid teaching, this workshop is open to any UMBC instructor considering teaching a hybrid course in any semester. To register, please go to this event on the myUMBC Training site.

The workshop will also help meet the requirements for a one-time course-redesign stipend through the Alternate Deliver program (ADP), which is sponsored by both the Office of the Provost, and the Office of Summer, Winter and Special Programs (OSWSP).

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Major, major changes are coming to  the University of Denver’s Penrose Library…they’re getting rid of the books!

Wait…is it really that shocking?

Like most libraries, Penrose has been increasing the digital content offered in the catalog. Today, the library’s customers have access to 1.7 million digital links — 686,442 of which lead to electronic books that can be checked out to computers or readers, such as the iPad, Kindle or Nook.”

To contend with the digital revolution UD plans to transform the library into what they call the “Academic Commons.” The renovation, which is scheduled to be finished in December of 2012, will include expanded seating, support for multimedia software, an increased amount of outlets, among other things.

While some have been upset at the decision, the university has defended its plans.

We are not alone in this trend of increasing central campus space for study, services and student learning and decreasing central campus space for legacy collections.”

Will this become a model for other universities?

This isn’t the first post we’ve done on the downfall of books. Take a look at “Bye Bye Bookstores?“