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These series of courses should adopt the following principles:
* '''Movement away from tests, and more emphasis on group projects.''' Adults tend to be "tired" and the end of the day, but fun activities such as "break-out" sessions, ice-breakers, and group projects can be effective methods to keep students engaged and monitor participation. This is solidly supported by "Adult Learning PricinplesPrinciples".
* '''Immediate and graduated use of personal WIKIs.''' Students need to "drop the textbook", and move "towards the cloud" (i.e. contribute to online database) in order to interact and share vital information and ideas with their peers and the world in general. Course notes and readings to be created in a WIKI to allow instructor to simply provide links to each student to add to their WIKI. Students will slowly learn the value of a WIKI and rely on that their WIKI as opposed to traditional hard-copy educational media.
* '''Building a community''' of WIKIs (planet) to allow others to share information and collaborate.
* '''Using informal evaluation''' (feedback) methods in order to identify and solve potential problems and mis-communication.
* '''Realistic, practical, and Fun projects''' that can benefit the church, as well as provide examples how they can continue to use these skills long after they have completed these series of courses.
* '''Learn to revise and organize organise online content''' (as required).
* '''Gain an appreciation of contributing to the "Global Database"''', and realize (self-actualization) that other people (including beyond the classroom) are viewing (benefiting) from the same content.