Mod 5 Reflective post
The Anderson article was interesting because as I was
reading I could relate to the different on-line teachers I have had here at
Findlay. I am particularly drawn to the
teacher that uses both real-time face time with students to introduce the
subject matter and themselves to the students at first, gives us the low down
on how the course will work and then sends us to tackle the course. This type of teacher makes sure we understand
that they are available for questions or comments and even sets up times for
online meeting for any issues that may arise during the semester. As we work through the course (in the case of
Findlay it was usually Modules) we do different types of assignments and watch
videos to gain knowledge. This makes us
responsible for our learning but not lost because we always have some place to
go for questions. This to me I the best
type of online course.
As the article discusses on-line teaching presence cannot be
one way and cannot be stagnate you have to incorporate different learning
objectives, with different types of assessment and you have to refine and
change the course as needed all the time. If you do not balance these different
learning activities and do the same thing over and over again the course then
becomes boring and useless.
I am a huge fan of on-line learning, I have been part of
Findlay’s online community for 4 years now.
I think there are benefits beyond not having to travel to campus but I
also think you need to be disciplined as a learner to take such courses. If you can’t do what is expected then you
should be in the more traditional on campus class structure.
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