As a part of the novice badge for the Introduction to K-12 Online Learning Research, I’ve asked people to “a short blog post summarizing what you’ve learned about the topic and why you think the topic is important.”
While I write this tonight, the grading of several Master’s projects from one of my courses is looming on me, so I don’t have the time to devote to this entry that I would normally like to take. In reviewing Kathryn’s materials again, the one thing that strikes me the most is that there are indeed a wide range of resources that are available. However, the quality of those resources vary significantly. As I demonstrated in my review of the North Carolina Virtual Public School’s submitted items, sometimes the resources that have been created to support the teaching of K-12 online learning are based upon the hype of proponents or false assumptions – as opposed to being based on systematic research. On the other hand, materials like those developed by Niki Davis and her team at Iowa State University as a part of the Teacher Education Goes Into Virtual Schooling initiative provide me with some hope that there are good materials available. The difficulty for those not familiar with the research or who aren’t as grounded in the field is being able to make the determination between those resources that are based on sound research and illustrate sound pedagogy and those resources that are simply based on the ideological sales pitch of those trying to expand their market share.
Hello, wow I feel I like went about this assignment totally wrong. This week’s assignment was the “clicker” more me. It helped me to put online learning into perspective when I was seeming to have such a hard time grasping what it is and what it “looked’ like. This assignment helped it make sense to me. The videos about 21st Century teacher and the 21st Century Learners really made me question and ponder my success and effective of actively engaging my students in their learning. I did like the presentation and videos presented by the NCVPS but I especially enjoyed the videos presented by te Learner-centered e-teaching series-Volume 1 & 2. I hope I did not completely make a fool of myself on this assignment.
Comment by Markii J (@MarkiiEmina) — September 27, 2012 @ 9:52 pm |
Markii, there is no right way or wrong way to take this material. Each individual will come to the material – for each topic – with differing levels of experience, knowledge and expertise. What you get out of the content will depend greatly on where your starting point was.
I’ve been indirectly involved in K-12 online learning since 1997 and directly involved since 1999. I’ve been actively researching this field since 2001. My starting point is likely VERY different than your’s, so what I get out of the content will be different than what you get out of the content. Neither of us will be wrong or right, just different.
Comment by mkbnl — September 27, 2012 @ 10:18 pm |