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Part 2 Paper - ETC677 Group 2 Spring 2009 - 1 views
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Common Question III:
Most of people probably would agree that all instructions should have integrated online (distributed learning) technology. Do you agree or disagree? Why? Please at least provide three reasons with good literatures to support your arguments. -
I am going to play the devils advocate here and disagree.
I do think that in some situations integrated online technology can be utilized to create a better learning enviroment. However I do not think that it is needed in all instructions. I feel that some times adding this distributed learning could take away from the content learning, because then instructors are not focused on what they are teaching so much as the tool they are using to teach it. This is discussed inds the Assessment portion of Encyclopedia of Distributed Learning by: Ana DiStefano, Kjell Erik Rudestam, and Robert Jay Silverman.
The Encyclopedia also discusses briefly in the section on cognitive development another possible issue with distributed learning. The issue is that of isolation that distributed learning can create and how this can affect cognitive development. But as the Encyclopedia says long term results are not known because of the relative newness of distributed learning.
I have taken many traditional classes that I feel were just fine without the added element that distributed learning brings. I think in some of those classes the teachers could not have handled a distributed learning element so it would not have been effective, if anything it would have taken away from the class, in fact I have taken some classes where this happend as well and the distributed learning took away from the content.
Jeanette
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Common Question II:
How does WetPaint Wiki inhibit and/or enhance your group social interaction and social learning?
Group 5 Treatise Paper - ETC677 Group 5 Spring 2009 - 0 views
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Common Question III:
Most of people probably would agree that all instructions should have integrated online (distributed learning) technology. Do you agree or disagree? Why? Please at least provide three reasons with good literatures to support your arguments. -
We are going to play the devils advocate here and disagree.
I do think that in some situations integrated online technology can be utilized to create a better learning enviroment. However I do not think that it is needed in all instructions. I feel that some times adding this distributed learning could take away from the content learning, because then instructors are not focused on what they are teaching so much as the tool they are using to teach it. This is discussed inds the Assessment portion of Encyclopedia of Distributed Learning by: Ana DiStefano, Kjell Erik Rudestam, and Robert Jay Silverman.
The Encyclopedia also discusses briefly in the section on cognitive development another possible issue with distributed learning. The issue is that of isolation that distributed learning can create and how this can affect cognitive development. But as the Encyclopedia says long term results are not known because of the relative newness of distributed learning.
I have taken many traditional classes that I feel were just fine without the added element that distributed learning brings. I think in some of those classes the teachers could not have handled a distributed learning element so it would not have been effective, if anything it would have taken away from the class, in fact I have taken some classes where this happend as well and the distributed learning took away from the content.
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Thanks for the Wordle art.
Based on your wordle art, students are used more frequently than learners.
Please justify why? Are studetns the sanme as learners? If yes, why. If not, why not?
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Common Question I:
In the lesson, I will ask each group several common questions and specific question on your group treatise paper. These questions can be responded by any of your group members as an individual opinion or as group response. It is your group decision. Here is the first question.
a. Please list five most critical elements of distributed learning "strategies" in distance learning. -
Common Question II:
How does WetPaint Wiki inhibit and/or enhance your group social interaction and social learning?
Tim's Evaluation of our own (group 5 paper) - 3 views
I thought the strongest point of this paper was the variety of research that we used to support our topics and sections. The sections by themselves were very well articulated and explained the questio...
Tim's Evaluation of Team 4 - 5 views
Paper was well organized and addressed the topic well. The information was well presented and it did a great job explaining various tools available to the learner and teacher. However, there was onl...
Group 6 Evaluation by Tim - 2 views
Nice job evaluating and overcoming the challenges of online learning as faced by both the students and instructors. You also seemed to concentrate your research on the collegiate setting. This allowe...
Group 2 Evaluation by Tim - 2 views
Great incorporation of the positive and negative aspects of online learning and education. It was great to see that some of the weaknesses of the new technologies were fairly evaluated by your team. ...
Group 1 Evaluation from Tim - 5 views
I'm a fan of history and I enjoyed the historical examples of learning theories (Vygotsky, Brunner, etc.) that were presented in this paper and how they related to online learning. The figures and App...
Group 3 evaluation from Tim - 3 views
This paper included excellent sources and did a great job explaining the topics required by the assignment. It also provided great transitions explaining the evolution of online learning from the trad...
Treatise Word cloud - ETC677 Group 1 Spring 2009 - 0 views
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Thanks for the Wordle art!
Based on this visual components, tools appear to be an important componenets in yoru paper. Please justify what the tools are and why they are critical?
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Online distributed learning utilizes a wide variety of tools to affect student learning. A CMS organizes the course. Learners use web browsers to research information and communications tools such as e-mail or discussion boards. Tools such as word processing and spreadsheets are used to display data and share what we have learned in written form. Newer Web 2.0 tools allow learners to collaborate and share information and ideas in ways that have never been done before. - ...3 more comments...
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Scott,
Great comments about needing to test the tools prior to utilizing them within a course. Sounds like this could be made into a course itself - Web 2.0 Tools 101! Assignments could be for students to use, test, and evaluate the tools for their effectiveness, reliability, and ease of use. -
I have now see and participated in using online tools and I can say that it s 1. definitely enhances social learning - so many more perspectives to include that make us smarter. 2. It also engages the learner and encourges more exploration. 3. Being required to use the tools keeps us up to speed with r the rapid change, introduction, and use of new tools. .
Group3 - 5 views
Your conclusion underscores the somewhat compelling argument you made for the role of the instructor in the body of the treatise which was failrly well organized. I would have like to have seen more re...
Eval group 2 - 5 views
I felt a real sense of powerful advocacy for the learner in this tretaise. However the organization and grammar were distractions for me. I can see you put a lot of thought into it. I was also very su...
Eval Group 1 - 8 views
In evaluating my own group's work I have to say that the paper came out very organized and unified, if a bit long. We intended to make a case for the important connectiion between pedagogy and the evo...
Group ETC677 Spring 2009's best bookmarks - 0 views
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It is in here Tonya:)
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I think the five most critical elements of distributed learning are the following:
Effective Collaboration
Integration of Creativity with guided expectations
Effective Communication Tools
Incorporation of Web 2.0 tools for indepth learning
Involved Moderators/Instructors to Guide Learning
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Wetpaint Wiki was most effective when used with other synchronous communcation tools such as Elluminate. Although it did help us organize meeting notes, meeting times,etc, if the individuals in the group didnt check it often, it wasnt very useful. I think Wetpaint is more effective when you have consistent communication utilizing tool with active users. On the other hand, as far as keeping individuals abreast of the group activities and comments on specific topics and assignments, it did great.
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Mary,
Great thoughts! It sounds like to use wiki tools effectively, ones must develop the communication styles that connect them to the communication channels. Correct! -
Hi Professor,
Yes Wiki tools are quite useful and I do plan to incorporate them into the Unit Plan, and I think one of the many ways to make sure students are utilizing the tools are to grade them on their contributions. In order for this to happen though, an assignment that would be further enhanced through wiki would have to be created that would require extensive usage of the wiki ( similar to the treatise paper) and as the discussant was being graded, it would be used in a similar manner. * this sounds neat as I write, but I wonder how difficult it would be to implement?* ..lol!
Thanks Professor! :)
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I think the 5 best tools/elements of distributed learning are 1) tools that promote collaboration among peers, 2) those that allow a greater degree of communication and interaction among instructors and students, 3) elements which provide access to course reserves and content, 4) tools which compliment each other as opposed to mimic each other. What I mean by this is there should not be sites which create duplicated functions such a multipoe sites for bookmarking and tagging sources, and, 5) a single home page for students to go to retrieve and submit information. It is OK to have multiple sites - that is various tools - for retrieving and submitting course content, but I think there also needs to be an "official" site that is not an open source serving as the mother ship of the course. I say this because students can access many computers from many locations throughout the live of a course and some locations may block sites and others may not.
Group 2 Evaluation - 5 views
I gave them a 5. The paper was very well written and organized. I found the information provided very relivant and helpful.
Group 1 Evaluation - 6 views
I gave them a 5. Group 1 went very indepth and provided a great paper that not only answers the questions, but expands and increases the knowledge provided in the book.
Group 5 Evaluation - 3 views
I gave them a 5. This paper went very indepth with the topics and the group went out of their way to expand on the books information.
Group 6 Evaluation - 2 views
I gave them a 5. The paper was very well done and was not just the book. The group worked well together to make the paper not only give the information, but also expand on that information.
Treatise Paper - 12 views
Hi Renee, In the Treatise outline directions (repeated in several lessons) it says the following: Notes: Evaluation Criteria: * Outline is not the summaries of the textbooks. * Provide appropr...
Group Evaluations by NWahid - 6 views
It appears that we are only allowed a certain number of forum posts and some groups papers are no longer available, so I will put all of my evaluations in one post. Group 3 Our group was able to put ...
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