1. Would you have appreciated the opportunity to take online
courses when you were in school?
I would have welcomed an opportunity to take
online courses, had I been a situation where they were offered. Unfortunately, when I was going to college
for my first higher learning, Blackboard was not as extensive as it is now and
we used it more for sharing and sending documents to the professors.
2.
What/How is online
learning utilized in your current situation?
In my current position as a teacher, online
learning is limited in my school. But,
teachers are beginning to use technology, though most have not gotten to the
point of blending online with face to face activities other than what is
offered through reading and math programs in the school.
3.
What types of
students/learners are engaging in online courses where you work? How do
they fit with the descriptions from the readings?
The middle students use the computers more
than the other students, and they are allowed to access online activities that
are connected to their new reading, science, and social studies programs. Students also work on projects that require
them to work in groups and research information to complete and prepare
presentations to present to the class.
They also have lab time in the computer lab and this is where they are learning
to use 2.0 tools. My school is still in
the developmental stage of using technology, and perhaps by next year there
will be considerable growth in using more 2.0 tools, and more online learning.
Regina, I agree on your thoughts on online classes. If the technology would have existed when I was in high school I believe it would have helped me develop more discipline. As soon as I was able to take online classes in college (which actually began here in this program) I jumped at the opportunity. Time management is a struggle and having the opportunity to do this at 2AM on a Wednesday if that was convenient for me was a blessing.
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