Chapter 10 (1) There has been much discussion about whether distance education can provide students instruction that is equal in quality to traditional education. Do you think an equivalent experience is possible via distance delivery? Why or why not? Distance education has come a long way and is now just as prevalent as traditional education. Now the question is, are they equal? This is a conversation I have at work at least once a week. Working in online education, I hear aaalll opinions—the merits of each, how they differ, and whether one method is better than the other. Having considered both, I believe that distance education can provide students with equivalent education, but not equal. Distance education may be able to offer the same content and delivery methods as traditional education, but it cannot be as completely immersive. In traditional education, students are learning the content along with other skills that can only be learned in a face-to-face school, such as social skills. I hear you thinking that’s not what we’re talking about here, but really, it is. Students learn from the instructor, but they also learn from eachother through interaction. Online education can emulate a version of interaction with group chats etc., but sitting alone with a computer is not equal to sitting in a room of peers experiencing the same thing. Even listening to a synchronous lecture in Blackboard Collaborate is just not the same as sitting in a desk beside classmates with the teacher ten feet away. It is equivalent. Although online students lack an equal social learning experience, they likely have a higher exposure to educational technology than traditional students. That is a definite advantage and a skill that will be beneficial throughout life. But those same technologies are available to traditional students if they desire. - Projects this week were the discussion forum, quizzes, and the rubrics. Rubistar is an amazing resource. I wish I had known about it in college. The discussion forum was fairly easy to create. I will wait to judge it after someone comments on one of my questions…I just can’t tell how well it works yet. Quizizz was great! I loved that it is possible to search through other quizzes for questions. I can definitely see this being useful in the classroom.
Quizizz 1. Open http://join.quizizz.com in your browser
2. Enter the 6-digit game code 566933 , and click "Proceed" 3. Now enter your name and click "Join Game!" 4. You will get an avatar, and then see a "Start Game" button. Click it to begin!
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Adrienne
7/17/2016 03:51:09 pm
Hi, Callie, I agree with your blog post. I am extremely grateful that I can take this entire program online. At the same time, I worry that I would get more out of face-to-face classes with some of it. Then I remind myself that all of my graduate classes were face-to-face, but some students would sit in class and do crossword puzzles or not pay attention. Many students in classes I have taught turn in papers written by others. In the end, what the students gets out of a course or program often depends on the student. Students often need to be reminded that just completing a program without doing their best means they might not be knowledgeable enough to find employment after and that is their fault, not the instructors in most cases.
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Ming
7/18/2016 08:20:01 am
Hi Callie,
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Tammy Oatis
7/19/2016 05:25:09 am
Hi Callie,
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