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Excerpts from LRND 6820 student blogs.
Updated on Sep 07, 10
Created on Sep 07, 10
Category: Schools & Education
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Sharon talks about an online biology course as a positive learning experience, citing a constructivist approach and use of a variety of media as strengths.
Misty comments on Ginnette's blog about what makes a good online experience, noting it's partly about the effort the learner puts into it, as well as user friendliness of the leraning environment.
Ian talks about complexity as a drawback for some online learning experiences, and good navigation and communication as essentials.
Matt, in a comment on Ginnette's blog, describes a site about a battle in the Vietnam War as a quality of example of how providing multiple paths through online content can facilitate learning.
Wesley talks about excitement about using new tools in learning, but also challenges of organizing decentralized content.
Aaron talks about his use of Lynda.com as a good online learning experience, citing as a positive the fact that the site often shows more than one "right way" to approach a task.
Rachel cites opportunities for collaboration and discussion among students (with instructor as "facilitator") as elements of good online learning experiences.
Breanna talks about a negative online learning experience in a course tied to using one platform.
M. Partin-Harding talks about value of Elluminate as a learning tool, citing capacity to mix different forms of media, flexibility to rewind to review difficult material, and potential for a "face to face" connection.
Matt talks about need to prepare for shift to network-based learning environments.
Frank Kohler comments on the "up front" investment of time needed to setup a PLN and connect with the various tools and networks used in LRND6820.
Wesley comments on the value of multimedia and presence of a community in online learning
12 items | 2 visits
Excerpts from LRND 6820 student blogs.
Updated on Sep 07, 10
Created on Sep 07, 10
Category: Schools & Education
URL: