OMDE601 Discussion thread

13.11 :-) Linda Heil to Thomas' intro


13.11.2 :-) Beverley

In an article in the Chronicle of Higher Education today an instructor points out one of the advantages of onlineconferencing which are certain to make online conferencing superior to face-to-face interaction. Professor DeCaro saysthat she is less likely to "jump in" when she poses questions online than when she poses questions in class. In class shesays she has a tendency to answer the questions herself rather than wait for the students to answer. Instruction is morelikely to result in learning for students when the instructor gives them the opportunity to answer the questions. The articleby De Caro is about an online course on designing education for deaf students. Online conferencing could be especiallysuperior for this group of students.