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College kids:
So, I heard about a push to reopen colleges for online learning only next year. Let me give you some advice…
In my experience (specifically in art) online learning is DRASTICALLY less effective than in-person learning.
So, I heard about a push to reopen colleges for online learning only next year. Let me give you some advice…
In my experience (specifically in art) online learning is DRASTICALLY less effective than in-person learning.
Now, that is not to say that online learning can& #39;t be effective, but more times than not you won& #39;t get the same outcomes you& #39;ll generally get from an in-person class. Think about it this way:
Imagine you have a question on the material — something you& #39;d normally raise your hand and ask in a lecture. A teacher can spend 5 minutes further explaining it to the WHOLE class to elaborate. So, you PLUS all the students get the answer and it only took about — 5 minutes. Now…
…imagine you and 15 of your peers have the same question, but instead of asking in lecture, you have to email your teacher. A teacher can elaborate MUCH more in a 5 minute verbal explanation than they can spending 30 minute drafting an email.
…Then they have to copy/paste or slightly rewrite that email to 15 other kids. So, not only do you not get a more full explanation, but the teacher wastes about 6x as much time sending the same info to the same group of kids.
Hell, I just spent 15 minutes drafting this thread, and it would probably be a 5 minute conversation…
What I& #39;m saying is that online learning is HARD. It& #39;s more than just putting lectures online. Interaction is key and you HAVE to have good systems in place to do it effectively. Many of your schools have not done this and WILL NOT have this system up and running by the Fall.
So, what are your options here?
You can always skip a semester or year. I& #39;m not saying everyone should do this — some schools may have excellent online teaching programs, but DO NOT PAY FULL PRICE FOR LESS EFFECTIVE TEACHING.
You can always skip a semester or year. I& #39;m not saying everyone should do this — some schools may have excellent online teaching programs, but DO NOT PAY FULL PRICE FOR LESS EFFECTIVE TEACHING.
Will you graduate a little later? Yes, probably. Will you fall behind academically? Maybe. Will schools lose money? I& #39;d feel worse about that if they didn& #39;t charge kids $20,000 a year and pay teachers less than $40,000…
Remember the money you& #39;re spending in college is an investment in yourself — a BIG financial investment that you& #39;ll spend the next 10-30 years paying off.
DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY.
DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY.
I& #39;d invite @toysdream to give his 2¢ here as well… He has a lot of (art) teaching experience, and it& #39; be great to hear his thoughts as well.
