Bill Goldstein
http://billgoldstein.blogspot.com/
Katherine Crawford
http://kat-edutech.blogspot.com/
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
MODULE 2
Week 4 “New technologies offer new opportunities for educators to increase learner engagement and improve the overall value of the learning experience." (Source: George Siemens)
George Siemens discussed the growing acceptance of distance education in today’s corporate and educational spheres, including three possible elements of distance education that are creating more effective learning experiences and giving distance education an identity of its own distinct from F2F courses: (a) global diversity, (b) communication, and (c) collaborative interaction.
Do you agree or disagree with his view?
I do agree with Siemens, and I am strongly interested in the element of Collaborative Interaction/Communication. I feel that these two elements are intertwined and necessary to get the most out of distance learning today.
How has this element evolved?
(Laureate, Inc., 2008). George Siemens (2008) stated, “"we're recognizing that the notion of distance, or geographical separation, isn't as significant a factor as we might have thought it was even five years ago.” The potential of distance education is growing rapidly. People are starting to realize that f2f communication isn’t the only way to communicate. Siemens points out that the “Triple Helix model” Bridge the gap of comfort so that learners are comfortable they will quickly find distance learning collaboration the way to communicate. Siemens (2008) states, “that as technology grows in quality we will see increased use of distance collaboration.”
What online tools are available today to facilitate these interactions among learners?
In order to ensure success in any distance education class one must create a deep and meaningful (collaborative-constructivist) learning experience by using these three interdependent elements social, cognitive and teaching presence.
There is so many ways to collaborate and communicate line I will name a few that I know. Cell phones, text chat, Wiki, bookmarking, Facebook, Twitter, Skype, email, instant messaging, web conferencing, YouTube, and numerous other communication conveniences.
George Siemens made a comment about the “Triple Helix Model” with government, education, and business coming together for the good of all. What an innovation if we could put the differences aside for the good of mankind.
I found some interesting concept maps;
*community of inquiry
http://communitiesofinquiry.com/files/coi_model.pdf
* practical inquiry
http://communitiesofinquiry.com/files/practicalinquiry.pdf
POSTING TO THE FOLLOWING BLOGS:
Katherine Crawford
http://kat-edutech.blogspot.com/
Bill Goldstein
http://billgoldstein.blogspot.com/
Laureate Education, Inc. (Producer). (2008). The future of distance education featuring Dr. Michael Simonson. United States: Walden University. Podcast retrieved from http://sylvan.live.ecollege.com/ec/crs/default.learn?CourseID=4199707&Survey=1&47=4862829&ClientNodeID=984645&coursenav=1&bhcp=1
George Siemens discussed the growing acceptance of distance education in today’s corporate and educational spheres, including three possible elements of distance education that are creating more effective learning experiences and giving distance education an identity of its own distinct from F2F courses: (a) global diversity, (b) communication, and (c) collaborative interaction.
Do you agree or disagree with his view?
I do agree with Siemens, and I am strongly interested in the element of Collaborative Interaction/Communication. I feel that these two elements are intertwined and necessary to get the most out of distance learning today.
How has this element evolved?
(Laureate, Inc., 2008). George Siemens (2008) stated, “"we're recognizing that the notion of distance, or geographical separation, isn't as significant a factor as we might have thought it was even five years ago.” The potential of distance education is growing rapidly. People are starting to realize that f2f communication isn’t the only way to communicate. Siemens points out that the “Triple Helix model” Bridge the gap of comfort so that learners are comfortable they will quickly find distance learning collaboration the way to communicate. Siemens (2008) states, “that as technology grows in quality we will see increased use of distance collaboration.”
What online tools are available today to facilitate these interactions among learners?
In order to ensure success in any distance education class one must create a deep and meaningful (collaborative-constructivist) learning experience by using these three interdependent elements social, cognitive and teaching presence.
There is so many ways to collaborate and communicate line I will name a few that I know. Cell phones, text chat, Wiki, bookmarking, Facebook, Twitter, Skype, email, instant messaging, web conferencing, YouTube, and numerous other communication conveniences.
George Siemens made a comment about the “Triple Helix Model” with government, education, and business coming together for the good of all. What an innovation if we could put the differences aside for the good of mankind.
I found some interesting concept maps;
*community of inquiry
http://communitiesofinquiry.com/files/coi_model.pdf
* practical inquiry
http://communitiesofinquiry.com/files/practicalinquiry.pdf
POSTING TO THE FOLLOWING BLOGS:
Katherine Crawford
http://kat-edutech.blogspot.com/
Bill Goldstein
http://billgoldstein.blogspot.com/
Laureate Education, Inc. (Producer). (2008). The future of distance education featuring Dr. Michael Simonson. United States: Walden University. Podcast retrieved from http://sylvan.live.ecollege.com/ec/crs/default.learn?CourseID=4199707&Survey=1&47=4862829&ClientNodeID=984645&coursenav=1&bhcp=1
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
After reading the three articles by Moller, Huett, Foshay and Coleman, and listening to the Simonson video programs, compare and contrast the reasons these authors believe there is a need to evolve distance education to the next generation. Do you agree with their positions? Why or why not?
Moller, L., Foshay, W., & Huett, J. (2008, May/June) states that, “the motivating factor for corporate e-learning are predominantly economic. “ “E learning is instantly available, providing timely and on-demand learning access impossible in a traditional training center.”
Anderson (2008, p. 52) found that, “distance education has attracted students who value freedom and independence.”
Simonson (2000) states that, “the key to success in distance learning isn’t what’s used its how it’s used.” He advocates for a 4 step equivalency theory outline, “to ensure online students and those in face-to-face classes learn in fundamentally different environments.” Simonson on the DVD points, “out that there was 1 1/2 million students in distance education 5 years ago and that there are over 6 million now a 300% increase.” What do you think the numbers will be 5 years from now?
After all isn’t this why most of us are taking distance classes? I am taking them because of the freedom and independence I have in completing the class work. Why are you taking them?
All of the articles we have read and video we have heard advocate for evolving distance education for the next generation. They all feel that there is a need to evolve distance learning for the benefit of using all learning strategies which aren’t always available in the regular education classroom.
All the authors feel that distance education hold promises for the here and now as well as the future. I agree with them. I want to be ready to meet the changes that are coming in education. No Child Left Behind was just the beginning of educational change.
References:
Anderson, T. (Ed.). (2008). The theory and practice of online learning. (2nd ed.). Edmonton, AB: Athabasca University Press.
Moller, L., Foshay, W., & Huett, J. (2008, May/June). The evolution of distance education: Implications for instructional design on the potential of the Web (Part 1: Training and Development). TechTrends, 52(3), 70–75.
Moller, L., Foshay, W., & Huett, J. (2008, July/August). The evolution of distance education: Implications for instructional design on the potential of the Web (Part 2: Higher Education). TechTrends, 52(4), 66–70.
Huett, J., Moller, L., Foshay, W. & Coleman, C. (2008, September/October). The evolution of distance education: Implications for instructional design on the potential of the Web (Part 3: K12). TechTrends, 52(5), 63–67.
Simonson, M. (2000). Making decisions: The use of electronic technology in online classes. New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 84, 29–34.
DVD: Laureate Education, Inc. (2008). Principles of Distance Education. Baltimore: Simonson, M.
Moller, L., Foshay, W., & Huett, J. (2008, May/June) states that, “the motivating factor for corporate e-learning are predominantly economic. “ “E learning is instantly available, providing timely and on-demand learning access impossible in a traditional training center.”
Anderson (2008, p. 52) found that, “distance education has attracted students who value freedom and independence.”
Simonson (2000) states that, “the key to success in distance learning isn’t what’s used its how it’s used.” He advocates for a 4 step equivalency theory outline, “to ensure online students and those in face-to-face classes learn in fundamentally different environments.” Simonson on the DVD points, “out that there was 1 1/2 million students in distance education 5 years ago and that there are over 6 million now a 300% increase.” What do you think the numbers will be 5 years from now?
After all isn’t this why most of us are taking distance classes? I am taking them because of the freedom and independence I have in completing the class work. Why are you taking them?
All of the articles we have read and video we have heard advocate for evolving distance education for the next generation. They all feel that there is a need to evolve distance learning for the benefit of using all learning strategies which aren’t always available in the regular education classroom.
All the authors feel that distance education hold promises for the here and now as well as the future. I agree with them. I want to be ready to meet the changes that are coming in education. No Child Left Behind was just the beginning of educational change.
References:
Anderson, T. (Ed.). (2008). The theory and practice of online learning. (2nd ed.). Edmonton, AB: Athabasca University Press.
Moller, L., Foshay, W., & Huett, J. (2008, May/June). The evolution of distance education: Implications for instructional design on the potential of the Web (Part 1: Training and Development). TechTrends, 52(3), 70–75.
Moller, L., Foshay, W., & Huett, J. (2008, July/August). The evolution of distance education: Implications for instructional design on the potential of the Web (Part 2: Higher Education). TechTrends, 52(4), 66–70.
Huett, J., Moller, L., Foshay, W. & Coleman, C. (2008, September/October). The evolution of distance education: Implications for instructional design on the potential of the Web (Part 3: K12). TechTrends, 52(5), 63–67.
Simonson, M. (2000). Making decisions: The use of electronic technology in online classes. New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 84, 29–34.
DVD: Laureate Education, Inc. (2008). Principles of Distance Education. Baltimore: Simonson, M.
Sunday, June 6, 2010
Educational Technology
Just setting up a blog for my class at Walden University. New to blogging and my subject is Educational Technology.
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