tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2107060758629396184.post5564566238596662268..comments2023-10-21T00:46:09.389-07:00Comments on Blogger in Middle-earth: Elearning Patterns and PredictionsBlogger In Middle-earthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08722634477041121797noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2107060758629396184.post-22536429124980326912010-01-31T20:38:48.410-08:002010-01-31T20:38:48.410-08:00Nice post. That is really a great tool for elearni...Nice post. That is really a great tool for elearning. Nice prediction, it could happen, there are so much possibilities that your prediction might happen soon. With elearning , I learn a lot, helped a lot of people. I give me strength and brings joy to my heart when ever I learn from someone that elearning gives them great opportunity. Elearning is just the best. Thanks for the steps and tips.eLearninghttp://www.intelladon.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2107060758629396184.post-49629174389481816702010-01-29T23:23:05.834-08:002010-01-29T23:23:05.834-08:00Tēnā kōrua!
Kia ora Shoshana!
Thanks for this. I...<b>Tēnā kōrua!<br /><br />Kia ora Shoshana!</b><br /><br />Thanks for this. I'm glad I can contribute something.<br /><br />I find out more about Second Life (SL) every time I enter that environment. It can be quite overwhelming at times and often I'm not sure where to start when reporting on it, for I still know so little. But yes, I will continue to post about what I learn from SL that's relevant to my blog.<br /><br /><b>Kia ora Virginia</b><br /><br />You are so right about the teacher being required to maintain all of what they have to offer despite their own health situations in life. I too have stories of my own experiences that I can relate about the sort of thing you bring forward here.<br /><br />The 'Blackboard Jungle' is a term that ably depicts the environment that can exist in the classroom for teachers in some schools. Elearning environments can have equivalent situations that may occur and that make it difficult for teachers to teach and learners to learn. They are situations that are rarely understood, even by administration at times, yet are experienced by teachers who have to navigate them so they can get the job done.<br /><br /><b>Catchya later</b>Blogger In Middle-earthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08722634477041121797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2107060758629396184.post-12633343640678452592010-01-28T07:49:12.777-08:002010-01-28T07:49:12.777-08:00Two years ago, I got an eye infection which requir...Two years ago, I got an eye infection which required me to limit the time I spent on the computer. I was teaching a rather large online class (25 graduate students...this was increased from a cap of 20 to 25). What I found was that the stronger students rose to the challenge of less teacher intervention. The "better" students that came into the class with a high GPA (and usually less real world experience) had the most trouble, however. <br /><br />I had announcements explaining my situation and the days that I would sign on to the class. However, my lack of presence allowed one or two "poisonous" students in the class to create a very toxic class environment. When I realized what was happening, because I of my limited presence online, it was too late to do much but damage control. One of these poisonous students complained anonymously to the department chair (I don't know who it is to this day) and I was called in to explain myself.<br /><br />All of this supports what you wrote in your post. However, more than the role of the instructor or even student is the role that the administration takes. I had been teaching in distance learning for 10 years. I had had difficult classes before. I had had things happen that limited my presence online before. But I also always had supportive administration. Without that support, not only was I tainted (I never was asked back to teach in that department despite the fact that I had taught there for 2 consecutive years), but my students had a poor experience (one student called me because of the harassment she was receiving online from another student). P.S. The administrator had no online learning experience.V Yonkershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11910904367068063554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2107060758629396184.post-89514713700467743592010-01-27T08:21:37.307-08:002010-01-27T08:21:37.307-08:00All your questions are right on the mark. I'm ...All your questions are right on the mark. I'm enhacing my list of questions to delve into based on yours.<br /><br />Will you be writing more about Second Life and your experience?shoshanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11130516772217193818noreply@blogger.com