My experience with this eLearning Concepts class has been "far out"! As I read articles and other students' experiences, I can't even imagine having a boring, glorified Power Point type online class. This being my first online class, I didn't know what to expect. Now that I'm in, it's more than I could ever imagine. It has exceeded my expectations in so many ways....ways that I didn't even know. This is the best first-online-class I could have taken! I believe it has set my expectation bar very high for online courses.
I only wonder...what would this class be like if we didn't have our weekly meeting? With as much responsibility that falls on me, the student, outside of class, still having to commit myself to a weekly meeting maintains my teacher-student relationship. A relationship that isn't much different from a traditional classroom's. I wouldn't even know where to start to imagine this class without the weekly meeting and interaction. Would it fall into the pattern of other less desirable online courses? Would the ability to stop the instructor and say, "I don't get it, could you say that again?" change everything? Would my interest diminish? Would I care more or less? Would I work harder or slack off more?
In my humble opinion, I don't want to find out.
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Gail,
As an instructor, I can't imagine where I would be without our weekly meetings either! It keeps me in touch with everyone, gives me a chance to get to know each person a little better, and I always continue to learn and be motivated by what each of you say in class.
I've always said I wouldn't even consider teaching an online class without a synchronous component.
Glad you are enjoying the class - there is a lot happening with this great group of people!
Cheers, Dr. N
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