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Teaching and Learning at a Distance - Chapter 7 - The Online Learner…
Teaching and Learning at a Distance - Chapter 7 - The Online Learner
Reflection (which is also quite generalized)- This chapter seemed to be relying a bit on generalizations and perhaps some outdated information?
Important to consider the similarities and differences in learners
Adult Learners present their own challenges
Suggested a large divide between white and blue collar workers
Reflection: At my institution, I do not find this to be true - perhaps because many of our blue collar students have support of family (often children) in navigation the tech
Indication is that females and males perform equivalently in distance learning but that females indicate it is a family obligation that often lends them to distance learning
Reflection: Parenthetically this again does not hold true at my institution - we have about as many single fathers as single mothers, especially military
K-12 students present their own challenges but are often better at navigating on the internet. Often classes are more diverse and access or completion of assignments after Traditional School hours can be challenging
Student Success Factors
Building a community appears to be a key element. Even though distance learners can be independent in nature, often learning collaboratively can bring learning gains
Design and structure need to facilitate collaboration suggested are WebQuest and debate
Reflection: Are people still doing WebQuests? I have never had luck with these in the courses I have worked on....
Netiquette and Humor are discussed
Reflection: Not certain why this is so different in an online class especially as today's Learners are far more commonly communicating through writing
Gauging student experience (during learner analysis or initial assigns) especially experience with distance learning is also essential
Reflection: I take some issue with the elements of success identified in the text (p .194) I'm not certain that there is a student or a typical student who is more or less apt at attacking a distance learning course (motivation consistently comes up as a key element to success) and there are many students for whom it is the only option. (Jeez I am up on the soap box this week!)
Grit in the path to e-learning success
https://www-sciencedirect-com.proxy.lib.odu.edu/science/article/pii/S0747563216307075?_rdoc=1&_fmt=high&_origin=gateway&_docanchor=&md5=b8429449ccfc9c30159a5f9aeaa92ffb&ccp=y
Learning Styles
Reflection: Learning style preferences seem equally as applicable in any face-to-face class
Instructor Success Factors
Instructor responsibilities are identified including understanding the technology, learning to negotiate the different avenues of instruction (synchronous vs. asynchronous) and taking responsibility for time management
Reflection: As discussed in class - it seems as though understanding pedagogical differences are key as well
Communication is identified as essential including response times methods of communication and of course communicating through the syllabus and other course documents
Discussion of participation in synchronous classes is given as a suggestion for synchronous classes
Reflection: Interesting that the same suggestion is not given for face-to-face classes, this is really about access rather than pedagogy
A discussion of assignment structure is included key ideas are rubrics well-structured assignments and some flexibility and acceptance of student challenges it is suggested that these are made clear in the syllabus at the start
Suggestion to add a zero at the end of all class assignments and take everything out of a thousand as opposed to 100 (To make students believe that small assignments are worth more)
Reflection: I do hope it is not a math class.... (Okay now I am just getting snippy)