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having a computer on my desk with a hard-wired connection was a considerable help in th<strong>is</strong>process of professional development. As I searched the websites of faith communities <strong>to</strong> learnmore about them, their beliefs <strong>and</strong> values, I also became more aware of pedagogic agents, likesearch engines <strong>and</strong> asynchronous conferencing <strong>to</strong>ols that would allow me <strong>to</strong> ‘ask an expert’ or‘get instant feedback’. These were ideas I tried <strong>to</strong> incorporate in<strong>to</strong> the development of RE-Net.I realized that what was happening was a 21 st Century version of the hermeneutic circle ofliberation theologians about which I had taught students at A Level. In other words I was livingthe dynamic cycle of experience informed <strong>by</strong> knowledge <strong>and</strong> knowledge informed <strong>by</strong>experience. The more I used the internet the more I could see how it could be used <strong>to</strong> inform<strong>and</strong> enrich the learning opportunities of RE teachers <strong>and</strong> their pupils.Phil Poole had been developing Chr<strong>is</strong>t Church’s web presence with a small team of technicalstaff. They had procured a number of software <strong>to</strong>ols 81 which were designed <strong>to</strong> speed theprocess. Recogn<strong>is</strong>ing the immediate benefits of so-doing, I set about learning <strong>to</strong> use these <strong>to</strong>ols<strong>and</strong> RE-Net version 2.0 was born.349Simon Hughes Ph.D. Thes<strong>is</strong> (Oc<strong>to</strong>ber 2012)

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