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Scooped by Ana Cristina Pratas |
Scoop.it!
Ana Cristina Pratas's insight:
- "The measures of success are often wrong – learning experiences are far more important than a checklist of standards and objectives
- Relationships, connections, and networking are minimized in the rushed online world
- Differentiation and personalized learning is lost in the pre-created curricula and assembly line experience of most distance courses and MOOCs
- Motivation and engagement suffer through isolation – we’re seriously becoming ok withvirtual science labs!?
- The subject matter (and the learners’ needs) should drive instructional strategies, not technology"
Thoughtful critique from the perspective that three years of experience teaching on line has offered. I tried tsking a MOOC on leadership myself this spring and felt that the assignments and writing requirements were going into a black hole. I missed the interaction with students and teachers--and I found the assignments perfunctory--Lou
Excerpt from Ronnie Burt:
"...To be fair, I’m confident that all students did learn something in the classes I have taught, but that doesn’t mean I should call the courses a success.
Let’s walk through many of the reasons for why I feel that education, including MOOCs (massive open online courses) and online distance learning, is travelling down a dangerously slippery slope.
Quick SummaryThe measures of success are often wrong – learning experiences are far more important than a checklist of standards and objectivesRelationships, connections, and networking are minimized in the rushed online worldDifferentiation and personalized learning is lost in the pre-created curricula and assembly line experience of most distance courses and MOOCsMotivation and engagement suffer through isolation – we’re seriously becoming ok with virtual science labs!?The subject matter (and the learners’ needs) should drive instructional strategies, not technology..."