tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7072440028440011959.post2077541234095983478..comments2024-03-19T03:11:02.157-04:00Comments on Education Outrage: What is all the fuss about online education? Do those who are designing it understand it?Roger Schankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14567989582447087635noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7072440028440011959.post-20088668816569341522012-06-05T12:01:25.165-04:002012-06-05T12:01:25.165-04:00I am interested in teaching online classes so I si...I am interested in teaching online classes so I signed up for one in my field at a college that has a large online program. I thought it would be a good idea to experience one as a student before I starting learning how to design such courses myself.<br /><br />The syllabus wasn't available until the day the class started so I eagerly awaited that day. When it finally arrived I went to the class LMS page and retrieved the syllabus. The entire class, week after week, consisted of "read chapter x and email the instructor your answers to the questions at the end of the chapter."<br /><br />There was no attempt to create a community among the students. No interaction with the instructor other than her responses (if any) to your answers. There were no assignments that required students to engage in any activities other than reading the book.<br /><br />As far as I could see, it was nothing more than a more expensive way to provide a correspondence class.Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13926464658353101290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7072440028440011959.post-22942884208201740392012-03-10T16:22:34.227-05:002012-03-10T16:22:34.227-05:00Roger. Really awesome set of cogent observations, ...Roger. Really awesome set of cogent observations, though I'd expect nothing less:) There are so many hints and keys here that get directly to the problems with education and with corporate training efforts. <br /><br />We try to use new mediums to convey the same old messages. We assume that teaching, lecturing and simply providing information are all the same thing. We haphazardly throw "curriculums" and "courses" into the wind and don't sensibly match sequence or consider the benefits or detriments of the experience as a whole. All of this is wrong and it's held in place by archaic political systems of dogmatic expectations.<br /><br />Thanks! Loved it.<br /><br />SteveStevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09587081454369718677noreply@blogger.com