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13.13.4 :-) Anthony
My views have changed after participating in the last assignment. I began this course very eager
and ready to jump in to the distance education arena. After the first
few initial interactions, I was a bit put off. I began to think that this form of learning in no way
compared to traditional face to face learning. However, I discovered
after assignment number three, that I was wrong. The level of group participation and interaction surpassed
any form I had encountered in my long traditional education
career. The use of this format and email took the conversation to levels of honesty that you do not
get in traditional formats. When I say honesty, I mean group
members freely expressed there likes and dislikes for group work. Other group members encouraged
others to participate and gain from this experience. This
created a level of committment and confidence in the group. I believe that if done in the proper format
of DE, meaning untilizing the tools necessary to make it
succcessful, DE will be the delivery method of choice. Although, there will always be skeptics, I truly
belive that in time, DE will far surpass traditional methods of
learning.
I don't know if this particular course is representative of the DE program, however, it is unique in
my experience as compared to my online experience with UMUC.
Granted, maybe my experience in the Masters of Science in Management school is unique to that school.
None of the professors had DE specific training, but they
were still able to initiate discussion and to take full advantage (fully in some cases since they used
multimedia vice only text) of the WebTycho system. If you plan to
teach online, however, I think it's still a good option. I, on the other hand, may not continue with
the curriculm as I have found a university that offers a Ph.D. in my
major field of study which also happens to be my current career path ... Information Systems Management.
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