I think we can agree that live classes are not mirrors of web classes, or vice versa. But there are some fundamentals that transcend the medium in which a class is taught. On the positive side, engaged professors make a difference, whether it be in a live class or a web class. Also, unleashing student’s [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Distance Education'
Teaching the Controversy in a Web Class
April 13th, 2010 · No Comments · Active Learning, Distance Education
Tags: Distance Education·pedagogy·student-student learning·teaching
Course Contracts in Web Classes
March 19th, 2010 · No Comments · Composition, Distance Education, Resources
A few years ago I read an article about how professors were using course contracts in their live classes. The argument is that having students sign a course contract outlining course policies and expectations helps to avert discipline problems in class, and provides faculty with a firm ground from which to react when problems arise [...]
One Semester in the Life of a Web Class…
March 4th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Blogs and Blogging, Distance Education, Learning Management Systems, Moodle, Tools, Uncategorized
We often ask our student to reflect, in writing, on what they are learning. But how often do we challenge ourselves to do the same as teachers? This semester I set out to chronicle my experiences teaching a web class, week-by-week. I realized that my past experiences with teaching web classes were vague and jumbled [...]
Tags: Authoring·Distance Education·Learning Management Systems·Moodle·pedagogy·teaching
Moodle at UT Arlington
February 17th, 2010 · 3 Comments · Distance Education, Learning Management Systems, Moodle
There are a lot of Learning Management Systems out there, the most famous being Blackboard and WebCT. However, working in these systems is often a very frustrating experience because they are like a series of boxes, each one locked inside the other. In other words, you have to click multiple times to navigate the site, [...]
Welcome to “Soundings”!
February 8th, 2010 · No Comments · Blogs and Blogging, Distance Education, Learning Management Systems, Moodle, Multimedia, Video, YouTube
“Soundings,” a best practices network for pedagogical technology at UTA, came about as a result of discussions I have had with many of its now-authors—talks which highlighted for me the need for an electronic space where we might reflect on the deeper questions of technology in teaching, learning, and education.
Watching the creative practice of Gina [...]
Tags: Distance Education·Learning Management Systems·Moodle·Multimedia·teaching·Video·Wikis·YouTube