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for those complaining about online education.
As a grad student, I graded for a mega-sections of American lit. The first had 236 students in it. Three exams; no class discussion.
In no way was it a superior learning environment to a well crafted online course.
for those complaining about online education.As a grad student, I graded for a mega-sections of American lit. The first had 236 students in it. Three exams; no class discussion.
In no way was it a superior learning environment to a well crafted online course.
The research has been clear for awhile: The lecture is a cheap but ineffective strategy for filling seats. (It is also clear through my personal experience.)
The lecture is simply not how students learn in the age of YouTube.
The lecture is simply not how students learn in the age of YouTube.
Now, if students want to have a *social* college experience (complete with networking), that’s another matter, and online education is not especially good for that.
But online learning is effective for delivering educational content.
This is, I think, a key distinction.
But online learning is effective for delivering educational content.
This is, I think, a key distinction.
Students arguing they should pay less for an online course infuriates me.
I spend a lot of time building and working with my online classes.
Any course, regardless of platform, is only as good as the instructor delivering the material.
I spend a lot of time building and working with my online classes.
Any course, regardless of platform, is only as good as the instructor delivering the material.
Having a synchronous and socialized educational experience indicates a degree of privilege that should be acknowledged.
But do not equate the desire to socialize and network with the ability to learn.
They are not the same things.
But do not equate the desire to socialize and network with the ability to learn.
They are not the same things.
This spring was bad. Folks were forced into online platforms w/ no preparation. That’s bad.
It’s also not representative.
Students w/ jobs and families can often only access education asynchronously.
Do not devalue the platform as inferior to an on campus experience. THE END
It’s also not representative.
Students w/ jobs and families can often only access education asynchronously.
Do not devalue the platform as inferior to an on campus experience. THE END
I’m not going to go in about this, but I will occasionally add an article to the thread. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/19/us/college-fall-2020-coronavirus.html?referringSource=articleShare
