At first, Social Capital in online distance learning can sound as something quite difficult to accomplish, but the very medium may be a great tool to promote social networking as a motivator in the online learning process.
Even in individual projects, students are usually required to critique the work of their classmates, creating a sense of community and a civic partnership in learning.
The use of multimedia to illustrate and reinforce ideas, enable instructors to entice students to activily participate on projects while having fun. The use of games is another tool that is readily available to instructors and is becoming more popular in the education arena.
Online learning may not be for everyone, but it's the job of the Instructional Designer to create a flexible environment to enable students to painlessly make the transition to an online classroom. Recommending a good book and grading students is not certainly what makes an online teacher a "good teacher" and unfortunately it takes one bad teacher to give online learning a bad name.
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Josie Belliard
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I like the poll. That would be a good tool for the group leader.
Hello Josie,
I think the poll would be a helpful tool as well. I am all for ensuring that we are all on the same page.
I agree that at first online distance comunication can seem difficult. However, over time I think many of the obstacles can be overcome. I think our group is headed in the right direction.
Fazal
Josie,
Online learning may not be for everyone, but we are in the new millenium era. We should embrace all progress. I hope to instill this belief in the older adult community.
Yes, we instructors should create a flexible environment to so our students can avail themselves of this new technology
I like the title "Instructional Design Gurus"
Are you going to teach foreign languages online?
Pilar
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