Online learning is the ultimate Learner-Centered education experience. I feel, it is an essential paradigm shift for teachers that gravitate to an online position. The teacher's main role is a coursework designer and education mentor. The teacher no longer controls the content through lectures and deadlines. Ultimately the student is an autonomous learner that processes knowledge on their own with limited assistance from a teacher or peers. The teacher and professor must make available clear content and resources for students, online.
I have seen several great collegues struggle as online teachers because they can not control student learning, in an online environment. Several teachers are use to having a classroom where they control the content and learning on a daily basis. The teachers struggle because, in the online environoment teachers must make content available in large portions (or an entire semester) and trust students ability to work without teacher supervision. The "ultimate" student centered education experience is the program, without deadlines. Students are free to explore content on their own time schedule and sequence.
Module 8
16 years ago
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Eric, I am interested in the term 'controlling the students online.' You went on to mention deadlines, but is this the 'control' you were talking about.
I am interested in the teacher struggle you mention?
Datta Kaur
BTW: I am looking for a link to your partner interview. I'll search a bit more but please upload it if you have not done so already. Thanks.
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