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13.4.2 .-? Cynthia
Good point, Lisa! And, I can access my paper notes, write my assignments on paper, and turn in my assignments
on paper even when the "server is down."
13.4.4 :-? Bobbie (to Cynthia)
Your point is taken but there have been times that I was not able to access information due to server
problems. In a F2F class if you've taken some notes then
whatever is posted on the net just enhances your learning experience. If the server is down you still
have notes you took to look at.
Bobbie
- 13.4.5 :-) Shyamala
Bobbie,
I understand that it can be frustrating to find the server down, but that doesn't happen permanently.
Can your car breakdown on the way to an F2F class?
Your notes can get lost, or scribbled upon like my kids do with mine....from an online class I can get
another printout...could you get another lecture scheduled?
These are the nitty gritty details and we can easily get lost in such logistics.
The overall point is exchange of ideas to facilitate and promote knowledge, education and critical thinking.
Does that happen with online courses as well or better than
F2F? Let us debate that.
Shyamala.
- 13.4. 14 :-) Anthony
I don't think that anyone is questioning the value of being able to refer back to an entire discussion
from beginning to end. This has proved extremely beneficial
throughout this course. But what about those individuals who are not visual learners (and there are
a lot of them)? For some people reading and rereading material is
not enough. Many people absorb information best when it is delivered through multiple sensory channels.
Often in distance education, the written word online and in
print is the only medium for presenting subject matter and ideas. Many learners benefit most from both
hearing a lecture and seeing and taking notes. The technology
to deal with this issue is there, but is it being used?
Download a text reader and let it read the lexture to you through your speakers. You only get to listen
to the professor once or twice a week and their gone.
This is another area in which the professor teaching the course should apply more effort. I have had
professors who read their lectures and then uploaded them as
streaming audio. There's far more opportunities for multimedia to be used online than in a classroom.
The video shown once during the semester in the classroom can
now be viewed on demand online.
13.4.6 :-) Grady
Shyamala has a point. There are many situations in which instructors do not consider the student's ability
to take notes effectively and fully comprehend the total
meaning of the subject at hand. Technology has enabled us to retrieve this information in it's entirety
and allows us time to fully review, comprehend and respond to it
within a reasonable time. Traditional methods will continue to be a preference among our age generation
because we were brought up in it's practice. However, with the
broadening of our minds and the realization that technology is here to stay, we can use it to our advantage.
ps. It wasn't that long ago when finding a computer in virtually every household would have thought
to have been absurd.
Thanks, Grady
» Siehe auch: 13.4.1 :-? Lisa
» Siehe auch: 13.4.3 :-) Shyamala
- 13.4.7 :-? Jennifer (to ??)
I don't think that anyone is questioning the value of being able to refer back to an entire discussion
from beginning to end. This hasproved extremely beneficial
throughout this course. But what about those individuals who are not visual learners (and there are
a lotof them)? For some people reading and rereading material is
not enough. Many people absorb information best when it is deliveredthrough multiple sensory channels.
Often in distance education, the written word online and in
print is the only medium for presentingsubject matter and ideas. Many learners benefit most from both
hearing a lecture and seeing and taking notes. The technology
todeal with this issue is there, but is it being used?
Jennifer
- 13.4.8 :-) Brent (to ???)
:) I have found it most beneficial to download the notes after missing a few days of class. During this
semester I have lost twograndparents within a month and had both
of my children hospitalized. Being an online discussion I was able to "miss" class anddownload
the entire conversation at a more convenient time. I also didn't have to
try and translate other students scribble to makesense of the whole conversation.
- 13.4.9 :-) Linda to Brent
Brent, I too am grateful for the convenience of the online course. I lost my father a few months ago
and I had to fly home in March(which is Seattle) for two weeks to
take care of my mother. I was able to make use of a friends computer during my visit so I couldkeep
up with the class and report and respond accordingly. If I had
been taking a class in a traditional setting, I wouldn't have beenable to do that. I plan on taking
another online course in the Fall and I plan to visit my mother in the Fall
also.
- 13.4.15:-) Leonora (to whom?)
Any student in any course anywhere who has problems with course delivery through printed text is going
to have major problems.Tradtional educations primary mode of
delivery is oral but supplemented heavily by printed text. Course textbooks, syllabus, articlesand even
the students personal notes are all text. The beauty of our
interaction is that it is dialogue. Personal thoughts, opinions andexplainations from fellow students
and the instructor in permanent text mode.
- 13.4.16 :-) Grady (to whom????)
Neither technology nor any other format of education is the be all end all of education. I just believe
that it affords us the ability toenhance the educational system on a
very large scale.
- 13.4. 17 :-? Karen
I also agree that it is benefical when an emergency arises.
But I became ill and was put on bed rest and it was very difficult for me to be able to sit at a computer
and read, yet alone type upsomething for extended periods.
If this would of continued for a few weeks then I would of lost out on valuable discussion time.
What also was great that was that some people were willing to converse via phone so I could keep up
and provide my two centsand keep abreast of all that was
happening!
Karen
13.4.12 :-) Anthony
Good point, Lisa! And, I can access my paper notes, write my assignments on paper, and turn in my
assignments on paper even when the "server is down."
But you can't search your notes as quickly as you can use a find tool in a word processor. Since 1998
I've never had a server failure effect my participation online. I can
log on pretty much 24/7 ... but on the other hand if I run out of paper and it's after the store has
closed, I'm stuck.
13.4.13 :-) Anthony
Your point is taken but there have been times that I was not able to access information due to server
problems. In a F2F class if you've taken some notes then
whatever is posted on the net just enhances your learning experience. If the server is down you still
have notes you took to look at.
The server was down this term? Uh, didn't notice. ;)
But ... the server was back up within minutes or hours, etc., while the classroom is down until the
next time the class meets.
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