What did you learn this week that surprised you?
The one thing that surprised me right off the bat is that I didn't know that there were so many different terms to describe the education that goes on in the online world. Subtle difference in the wording of term can mean different things to different people (e.g. virtual schooling, online school, online learning, online courses, etc.). I'm still having trouble keeping it straight in my head and definitely noticed that, in responding to the forum posts, that I had to check the PPT to make sure I was using the right time.
What was the biggest question you were left with at the end of this first week? I guess the biggest question I was left with was how many different models on online schooling are there? Can you generalize about what makes online learning effective, if the models vary? And, how do you even begin to evaluate effectiveness? I looked into this question last semester (a little bit) and felt like researchers avoided looking at outcomes (e.g. grades) in their studies in effectiveness. To be fair though, I was looking specifically at social presence and why it mattered...
Anyway, those are just some quick thoughts...
The one thing that surprised me right off the bat is that I didn't know that there were so many different terms to describe the education that goes on in the online world. Subtle difference in the wording of term can mean different things to different people (e.g. virtual schooling, online school, online learning, online courses, etc.). I'm still having trouble keeping it straight in my head and definitely noticed that, in responding to the forum posts, that I had to check the PPT to make sure I was using the right time.
What was the biggest question you were left with at the end of this first week? I guess the biggest question I was left with was how many different models on online schooling are there? Can you generalize about what makes online learning effective, if the models vary? And, how do you even begin to evaluate effectiveness? I looked into this question last semester (a little bit) and felt like researchers avoided looking at outcomes (e.g. grades) in their studies in effectiveness. To be fair though, I was looking specifically at social presence and why it mattered...
Anyway, those are just some quick thoughts...
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