Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Collaborative Interaction has evolved into creating a more effective learning experience by allowing students to work and learn from people over great distances. Students from different parts of the country from different cultures with different belief systems are able to collaborate with each other to solve problems and get ideas on various topics in their subject area. Collaborative Interaction has evolved to extend just beyond students sitting in a classroom watching a screen with a professor lecturing in a classroom in a distant location to students working in an on-line classroom where they are conducting discussion forums and working in groups to solve problems and complete assignments.
Internet blogs and various other on-line discussion forums are available today to facilitate these interactions among learners. Also on-line Unversities such as Walden University have set-up on-line degree programs with discussion forums and on-line tasks to help facilitate learning.
Internet blogs and various other on-line discussion forums are available today to facilitate these interactions among learners. Also on-line Unversities such as Walden University have set-up on-line degree programs with discussion forums and on-line tasks to help facilitate learning.
Saturday, September 19, 2009
Blog #1
After reading the three articles by Moller, Huett, Foshay, and Coleman, and watching or listening to the Simonson videos, compare and contrast the reasons these authors believe there is a need to evolve distance education to the next generation. Do you agree with their positions? Why or why not?
These authors believe there is a need to evolve distance education to the next generation for the reason of allowing a K-12 students in rural settings to receive instruction from a highly qualified instructor. Also they believe the primary driving forces in Distance Education are economics and access. I agree with their positions for the reasons that Dr. Simonson gave in his video on Equivalency Theory. They were:
Provides Equivalent Learning Experiences to those in face to face instruction
May offer increased returned on Investments for institutions
Students may gain from not having to travel to a school location or give up jobs
May increase students motivation to learn
Increased Access
(Laureate, 2004)
I agree with these positions because students do deserve to receive instruction from a highly qualified instructor. Also I believe students should be able to go back to school and not have to give up their jobs if they so choose such as distance learning.
These authors believe there is a need to evolve distance education to the next generation for the reason of allowing a K-12 students in rural settings to receive instruction from a highly qualified instructor. Also they believe the primary driving forces in Distance Education are economics and access. I agree with their positions for the reasons that Dr. Simonson gave in his video on Equivalency Theory. They were:
Provides Equivalent Learning Experiences to those in face to face instruction
May offer increased returned on Investments for institutions
Students may gain from not having to travel to a school location or give up jobs
May increase students motivation to learn
Increased Access
(Laureate, 2004)
I agree with these positions because students do deserve to receive instruction from a highly qualified instructor. Also I believe students should be able to go back to school and not have to give up their jobs if they so choose such as distance learning.
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