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Center for Christian Thought The mission of the Center for Christian Thought (CCT) is to facilitate, promote and disseminate biblically informed thinking and scholarship about timely issues in service to the Academy, the Church, and Culture. The Center awards fellowships and supports collaborative endeavors for engaging a variety of critical themes. The Center seeks to promote multi-disciplinary conversation within Biola's faculty community and to attract engaging thinkers from around the world. See the CCT (http:// cct.biola.edu/) website for additional information. Center for Christianity, Culture and the Arts The Center for Christianity, Culture and the Arts (CCCA) is a valuable and innovative resource for artists, academics, theologians and anyone interested in exploring the relationship between art, culture and faith. The CCCA is distinguished by its commitment to the full range of the arts, its emphasis on multidisciplinary collaborations and discussions, and its focus on making a variety of resources and original content easily accessible online (http://ccca.biola.edu/). Center for Marriage and Relationships The Center for Marriage and Relationships (CMR) exists to build and sustain healthy relationships and marriages at Biola, in the church and broader culture. Our mission is to combine the timeless, cross-cultural wisdom of Scripture with scholarly research, insights, and tools. We provide a safe place for students, couples and families to share their stories and be heard. And we desire to restore and inspire a vision of marriage that reflects the Biblical model of Christ's redeeming love for the church. See the CMR (http://cmr.biola.edu/) website for additional information. Digital Learning At its essence digital learning is the design and delivery of an intentional learning experience for students who are not physically present with the instructor for the entirety of the course. The course may be delivered either entirely online; or as a hybrid or blended course, conducted both online and in a physical classroom. Biola University offers online and hybrid courses at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. These courses contribute to the development of degree programs, and some certificate and degree programs are offered entirely online. The objective of Biola digital learning courses is to provide technology that meets students’ needs for time and convenience and to create additional local and/or global opportunities for students to attend Biola University. The methods used are aimed at delivering the highest possible learning outcomes in the digital learning modality and to contribute to the vision and mission of the University. Digital learning courses are designed to maximize instructor/student and student/peer relationships through effective collaborative instructional tools and methods. Each course endeavors to create a cooperative and interactive experience where students actively engage in the learning process. Relationships and learning outcomes are equivalent to those of traditional, in-person courses and programs. Professors add value to online classes by demonstrating content expertise and sharing their practitioner experience. They also serve as facilitators of discussion and of the learning process by actively engaging students, stimulating critical thinking, and encouraging practical application.
of electronic resources that are available off campus to current students, staff, and faculty. Alumni also have off campus access to select databases. The collection also includes thousands of CDs and DVDs that support Biola's academic programs, and a dedicated curriculum section for teacher education. The Library offers adaptive technologies, fee-based photocopying and printing, free scanners, and microform readers to facilitate resource use. The diverse collection reflects Biola's enthusiasm and scholarly commitment to the integration of faith and learning in all academic disciplines. The Library provides access to its holdings through a Discovery Service (“Search Everything”), library catalog, and databases. All are accessible via the Library website at library.biola.edu. Current students, staff, and faculty have access to our full suite of electronic resources on and off campus via their netID and password. Additionally, alumni have access to selected databases off campus. The Biola Archives and Special Collections are housed in the Biola Library. The Archives contains unique collections and materials of Biola’s past. Prominent collections in Archives include the papers of Lyman Stewart, Samuel Sutherland, and records of the Hunan Bible Institute. Our Special Collections include rare books, faculty publications, and the largest Christian Comic Book collection in higher education. The Library is a gateway to the world of information and knowledge. It offers trained reference help at posted times to connect patrons to our own and other relevant library resources throughout the world. Reciprocal direct borrowing allows eligible students, staff, and faculty to access libraries across California and the United States. Interlibrary loan services facilitate borrowing resources from thousands of libraries around the world. Biola Library provides access to a full suite of databases and other digital resources. The Biola Digital Commons (digitalcommons.biola.edu (https://digitalcommons.biola.edu/)) offers free online access to Biola’s history, including lectures, messages, and sermons by Charles Feinberg, Louis Talbot, various Biola professors, and others. Also included is the Biola Hour, Hunan Bible Institute papers, historical photos and films, Biola Broadcaster, Kings Business, and other historical documents, broadcasts, and publications. Nine professional librarians, a well-qualified paraprofessional staff, and many able student assistants provide service more than 105 hours per week during the regular campus semesters with additional late-night hours during finals and adjusted schedules of service available year round. The Reference Desk provides library and research assistance in person and via live chat, phone, email, and SMS text. The Library is active on a wide variety of social media platforms including Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Due to our commitment to serving our patrons many of our services and resources are available 24/7/365 for those with Internet access and active NetIDs and passwords. Tech Commons The Tech Commons (https://www.biola.edu/directory/offices-services/ tech-commons/) located on the middle level offers a variety of audio-visual resources and technical help to enhance the quality of communication and instruction by faculty and students. The Tech Commons is staffed by helpful IT student employees ready to assist students with personal computers and software applications. In addition, the Tech Commons helps the entire Biola community with printing, copying, and using public computers in the library. We also process media equipment loans for faculty, staff, and students.
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