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Sunday, February 8, 2009
Elluminate
Elluminate is an excellent progam for a course that doesn't require lots of hands on activities. In my opinion it works very well with courses that are mainly lecture and discussion based. I see Elluminate being used successfully in a history course where the instructor uses lots of power point presentations and relys heavily on lecture to share their information with their class. Using other programs such as ULearn where a student can turn-in assignments to the instructor would broaden the effectiveness of this class. I could see it being successful with Foreign Language instruction. For maximum effectiveness I feel that Elluminate is for the adult learner. It requires discipline and a degree of responsibility that the average high school student does not have. Testing would be very difficult to accomplish with this program as there could be a high level of cheating. I think that Elluminate is made for the purpose that we are using it for at NTI. I am enjoying this program as it is freeing up some time for me that I need to spend with my family, job etc... It is an excellent program.
I feel the same way, regarding the fact that this is not an ideal way to teach a CTAE course. Although, if we were college professors, we could limit the amount of lab/classroom face-to-face time, and allow students to do the lectures at home. Much like we are now doing with NTI at home online on Mondays. There are testing software’s that allow a timed window. I used them when I was a student at CTC. It was an at home online test, which you have no choice but to do "open book" style. Therefore, most of the questions on the test were at the "higher level of thinking" and the tests were very difficult. I think the discipline issue would shape itself up, because you can mute people! No more interruptions!! I am enjoying taking this online-live verses just online without the option to ask immediate questions. I think Elluminate is a better choice than some other options but not ideal for CTAE/automotive.
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