Some myths about online teaching - The Diigo Meta page

• 16 Sep 09
  

  anne marie canale
• 15 Sep 09
  

  Christy Tucker

  Debunks myths about online teaching like "posting lecture notes is pretty much good enough."

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• 17 Aug 08
  

  Isabelle Jones

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• 05 Aug 08
  

  Eloise Pasteur

  Thoughts about common myths of online learning.

  Online-learning education myths

  • Videocasting classroom lectures works. No, it does not.
  • osting lecture notes is pretty much good enough. Not really. There is an insane amount of details making up a course, beyond pedagogically correct notes.
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  • • Online teaching is mostly good for introductory or low-level courses. Actually, online learning requires a lot of maturity from the students. For this reason, it works better with advanced topics or with more mature students.
    • Online courses are ok for learning Microsoft Word, but you cannot possibly teach real science. Think again. Actually, an online course can be much tougher than a traditional course
    • I do not have time for such nonsense as online teaching as I must focus on my research. Actually, if you have time at all for teaching, online teaching is probably more research-friendly. For one thing, there are fewer unwanted disruptions with online teaching.
    • Online courses will empty the classrooms. That is very unlikely. Universities have been offering bachelor and graduate degrees online for years, how many graduates do you know? Many, many students feel that they need 3 hours of classroom lectures per week to learn.
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  Susan Nugent

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• 29 Jul 08
  

  Carlos Santos

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