Monday, May 11, 2009
Career Advice: Take a Walk on the Wired Side - Inside Higher Ed
Rob Weir gives a good summary of teaching online. I don't agree with everything he says, but I do believe he gets most of it absolutely right. I encourage you to read the full article in Inside Higher Ed (May 11, 2009) but here are some nuggets:
Career Advice: Take a Walk on the Wired Side - Inside Higher Ed:
"There are several seemingly counterintuitive experiences I’ve had with online courses. In summary:
-Older students generally perform better than younger ones.
-The range of achievement is much narrower.
-Online courses work best when they mirror live classes.
-Discussion is generally more robust online.
-An online course definitely will not run itself"
Career Advice: Take a Walk on the Wired Side - Inside Higher Ed:
"There are several seemingly counterintuitive experiences I’ve had with online courses. In summary:
-Older students generally perform better than younger ones.
-The range of achievement is much narrower.
-Online courses work best when they mirror live classes.
-Discussion is generally more robust online.
-An online course definitely will not run itself"
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Western Governors University To Launch Nation's First Competency-Based B.S. In Nursing Leading To RN Licensure
Western Governors University To Launch Nation's First Competency-Based B.S. In Nursing Leading To RN Licensure:
If this were math class, the problem would be stated something like this:
Number of nurses needed minus number of nurses available equals shortage of nurses.
NN - NA = NS
"Last year, more than 50,000 applicants to nursing schools were turned away, despite a nationwide shortage of registered nurses. To address this crisis in U.S. healthcare, Western Governors University, has joined with state workforce agencies as well as healthcare institutions to develop the first national, accredited, online competency-based bachelor's degree program aimed at preparing students for initial licensure as registered nurses."
If this were math class, the problem would be stated something like this:
Number of nurses needed minus number of nurses available equals shortage of nurses.
NN - NA = NS
"Last year, more than 50,000 applicants to nursing schools were turned away, despite a nationwide shortage of registered nurses. To address this crisis in U.S. healthcare, Western Governors University, has joined with state workforce agencies as well as healthcare institutions to develop the first national, accredited, online competency-based bachelor's degree program aimed at preparing students for initial licensure as registered nurses."
Monday, April 06, 2009
A Student's Thoughts on Distance Learning
Internet has the possibility of cutting out lecture-based classes altogether. This student at UK describes an increasingly popular scenario and does so in a way that make some sense. He questions the large-lecture, location based courses that so many institutions still deliver. He's missing one critical piece, though - that delivery of content via technology is great but there still must be interaction and assessment. He's gone in the right direction and all we need to do is follow up by enhancing the learning experience.
Monday, March 30, 2009
YouTube Edu Launches - Digits - WSJ
YouTube Edu Launches - Digits - WSJ
Wondering aloud whether YouTube edu competes with Teacher Tube and all that. Not sure it matters (from a faculty standpoint) where content can be stored, but it probably matters a lot (from a student standpoint) where content can be obtained and how easily it can be found. Of course specific media used to supplement particular classes is generally linked directly in CMS or LMS systems and often authenticated. Not sure the YouTube approach has too much to do with that kind of delivery.
Wondering aloud whether YouTube edu competes with Teacher Tube and all that. Not sure it matters (from a faculty standpoint) where content can be stored, but it probably matters a lot (from a student standpoint) where content can be obtained and how easily it can be found. Of course specific media used to supplement particular classes is generally linked directly in CMS or LMS systems and often authenticated. Not sure the YouTube approach has too much to do with that kind of delivery.
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