Note: This is a presentation I gave in February 2010 at the 27th Annual Academic Chairperson’s Conference. It’s fairly long, by blog standards, the equivalent of six double spaced pages. A retrospective analysis of the launch of a new online only program, it discusses what I call the Field of Dreams model of program development. [...]
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Some of my graduate students have been thinking about the future of online education, particularly from the students’ perspective. I’m intrigued by Ric’s observation that the learner of the future will still be, well, a learner. As probably the youngest of the four students considering this question, he indicates he is still learning new tricks [...]
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….from tending the sheep he brought him to be the shepherd of his people …. And David shepherded them with integrity of heart; with skillful hands he led them. Psalm 78:72-73 Much of the conversation about the role of an instructor in online learning falls out generally along the line of teacher vs. coach, or [...]
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The issue of community can be addressed differently, and better, by raising the stakes. If we were to create projects that mattered, that made a difference in the world, students would care more about the project and about each other. This gets back to the issue of shared values and goals and creates an environment where passionate people are vested in the outcome.
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a wired classroom
