I have really enjoyed the online learning for the class for the following reasons:
- I can work from anywhere!
- Easy to use and submit work
- Easy to communicate with others and share a wide array of ideas quickly
- I can work ahead
- I am a technology / "21st century" learner
There has not been much that I have disliked. The only thing I would want to add would be a calendar on the main screen that shows what is due that month, important dates, etc. I know we have a syllabus but having something right there every time ULearn opens would be helpful.
For next semester, I would love to have more online sessions. Since I coach after school, many times with games during the week, it can tough to balance a schedule to meet both class dates and the team schedule. So, more sessions online would allow for more flexibility and less stress.
My perfect mix would be 90% online with only a few face to face meetings (intro, mid, final).
Have a great Thanksgiving break everyone!!
6 comments:
Hi Penny. I agree that the online assignments have been convenient and helpful. I am tech savy with video but some of the online technology is new for me. I have never spent time blogging before this class. However, it is interesting to get feedback from other teachers. It makes me feel supported and not alone as I did before. The time spent learning how to be accurate with the online assignments are preparing me for further education. I hope to do some continuing education, and this is good experience for what I am sure that I will have to do. I think an online calendar is a great idea !
Penny, I'm 100% with you on the online caledar idea! Getting to the calendar requires clicking on one of the class links, navigating to the syllabus, click on syllabus, wait for the doc to open, and in my case, when I click open doc, it takes me back out of that page and back to the main page where I have to start all over again. Once I finally get the doc open I have to scroll down to find the list of dates. For us visual learners, an actual calendar works best. I have a hard time conceptualizing the list of data.
I'd love to see two little calendars, one for each class, with a snapshot of what's coming up that month.
I agree with your statements except..I am not the computer genius that you are. But it makes me have to stretch my skills, and that is a good thing. With working adults it is so much easier to take classes on line!
I agree. I am a visual learner. I would prefer to take all my courses on line. However there is one draw back, I got to meet lots of very nice people and I feel that I will benefit from the things that I learned form them.
I agree. I am a visual learner. i would prefer to take all of my courses on line. The time that I spend driving to class could be put to a much better use. However, I met some very nice people and I learned a lot from them.
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