ETC677 Spring 2009

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.

Thanks for the Wordle arts. Based on your Wordle art, explorary appears to be importnat. Please explain what it is and why it is important to distributed leanirng.

Chih, Using the "Find" tool in MS Word I found that the word "exploratory" occurs about 15 times in our paper; 12 times in the body of our treaties and 3 times in picture captions or references. As it relates to distributed learning environments, "exploratory" refers to one of the three constructivist pedagogical models (Dabbagh, 2005, p.184). It is important because of how predominant constructivism is in distributed learning. With in the Exploratory Learning Environment, learners are engaged in working through authentic scenarios or simulations of real world problems. Max,

Thanks for the Wordle art! Based on your Wordle art, I noticed "communciation" appeared to be one of important componenets in your treatise paper. Pleae justify why "communicaiton" is important.

Like everythin in life communication is key. It allows for people to be able to share ideas. Communication allows for students to get clarification on anything that they are learning as well as teachers to express their expectations. I think that in an online class or distributed learning environment, communication is essential. Sometimes instructions are not clear, so students and teachers need to communicate with each other to get that clarification. Communication is also a great way to assess student learning. This comment for example is me communicating with you on your question about communication.

I like the way that you framed the question: "Communication is also a great way to assess student learning. This comment for example is me communicating with you on your question about communication. " Based on what you describe, can we say communicaiton is learning?

I think that people learn by communicating. So I would say yes, communication is learning. By me passing on my knowledge or ideas to someone else and they understand it or never heard of my ideas, then they have learned something. My way of passing on that information is communication. So in the process of communication, people can learn.

Hi, I like the typeface you all used for your wordle art. How interesting how one can receive learning from this tool! :) MARY

Mary, I wonder how "typeface" can facilitate learning.