A quote from one of the 30 book reviews ‘Education Unbound’ by Scott McLeod discovered at the informative blog site New Minds for the New Economy had me pondering to what extent online courses mirror traditional classrooms (what is traditional?) using many communication technologies with no real shift from traditional teaching and learning methods. What is revolutionary? And further explore the benefits/strengths and pitfalls /weaknesses of both...
“We routinely look at new learning tools and ask only how they might be used to improve traditional classrooms rather than how they might revolutionize schooling. . . . Technology is not a way to augment yesterday’s classrooms but rather a tool with which to revolutionize schooling.” See link provided above for source of reference.
yes it is so often the way, online learning can become death by powerpoint online.... but it is always a hard transition for many teachers to make. Therefore, I take the upload download view as step one then bit by bit introduce other bits like, forums, quizes, pod casts, embedded video. To change pedagogy we need to take an organic approach... plant the seed and let it grow, support your teachers one by one
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