tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706193712971786847.post7438012274594395485..comments2023-05-31T10:14:19.055-05:00Comments on Teaching as a Dynamic Activity: Concerning Online EducationJerrid Krusehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04195634850530143328noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706193712971786847.post-10641646639989123812009-09-04T19:44:03.997-05:002009-09-04T19:44:03.997-05:00Wow, great discussion. This is an area of educatio...Wow, great discussion. This is an area of education that I have been thinking about a lot over the past few years. I've been posting a lot about it on my blog too. I started out as a firm believer in online education. I still am, but I am starting to think that the hybrid model is better. As many have pointed out, there is no reason a student needs to sit in my class for me to lecture. That John R. Sowashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00830158152077843312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706193712971786847.post-80825084302850742812009-08-15T01:17:35.900-05:002009-08-15T01:17:35.900-05:00Hi Jerrid,
I think the mistake many of us make is ...Hi Jerrid,<br />I think the mistake many of us make is to assume that online setups are going to reduce the timeload per student significantly, so that the student-teacher ratio will rise. In fact, I think the oposite is the case. Anyone who has spent time videoconferencing or chatting will know that conversations generally take longer online. Since there is simply no way to "automate"Anne Hodgsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14225113474074315864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706193712971786847.post-50295564051418918302009-08-12T20:48:02.897-05:002009-08-12T20:48:02.897-05:00Jerrid,
You make very valid points and these are t...Jerrid,<br />You make very valid points and these are things we should be thinking about now. I do not think the teacher is going away anytime soon. As you mentioned, there are many things that can not be done with a computer but we do need to take advantage of those things that technology can do well. I agree with Monika in that it may provide, ironically enough, more individual tutoring for Mr. Tom Krawczewiczhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15598496599876743426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706193712971786847.post-46429049947439327072009-08-12T20:24:16.192-05:002009-08-12T20:24:16.192-05:00While I can understand your argument I think that ...While I can understand your argument I think that as Matt mentions, there are many models for online education. <br /><br />When you look at it through the connectivism lens, an online class, like CCK08 (http://ltc.umanitoba.ca/wiki/Conectivism_2008), online learning has the opportunity to bring students together from around the world to not only think crictically but more importantly, learn David Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01398019240253289637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706193712971786847.post-39649779334262046102009-08-12T19:54:02.845-05:002009-08-12T19:54:02.845-05:00Jerrid,
I think I see your point about quality f2f...Jerrid,<br />I think I see your point about quality f2f instruction as an ideal that online instruction cannot parallel. I wonder if this is because f2f instruction has been around much longer, we've had more time to dissect it and we all grew up learning from/with it. In comparison, online instruction (at least via the internet) is much "younger" with a proportionally smaller Matt Townsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15247211425347677596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706193712971786847.post-26025359069439604302009-08-12T19:27:51.552-05:002009-08-12T19:27:51.552-05:00thanks for the post and comments guys. i want more...thanks for the post and comments guys. i want more to think about these things.<br /><br />to me a huge roadblock in student engagement (for 7 hrs a day) is our inability to differentiate/tailor - enough. <br /><br />web access is the potential for every kid in my class to have an individual tutor -- individual tailoring. it is also the potential for each kid to have/form a group centered around monika hardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17903730727359304285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706193712971786847.post-29289736538114718862009-08-12T18:23:58.972-05:002009-08-12T18:23:58.972-05:00Matt, I completely agree. But would argue that the...Matt, I completely agree. But would argue that the online format is more predisposed to "information distribution". In either case, that mentality must be worked against. <br /><br />Also, I am unsure if you took the very best online instruction it could come close to the very best face to face instruction. There is always something missing when go online. Of course the very best onlineJerrid Krusehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04195634850530143328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706193712971786847.post-56172494935058820772009-08-12T17:08:32.405-05:002009-08-12T17:08:32.405-05:00Hey Jerrid. Lots of good stuff here. I agree wit...Hey Jerrid. Lots of good stuff here. I agree with your final statement about "anti-hoop jumping the curriculum." You probably realize this and just didn't articulate it in your post, but not all online education involves merely "information distribution." An example of this is the hybrid online and f2f graduate program I recently finished at ISU. Think about the most Matt Townsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15247211425347677596noreply@blogger.com