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Steve Jefferies (Admin)
Board Administrator
Username: Admin
Post Number: 43
Registered: 3-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, March 31, 2005 - 8:47 am: |       |
What are your opinions about the advantages and disadvantages of online courses? What have been your experiences, both positive and negative? Please share. |
Donald J. Levine (Ctmanpe)
Junior Member
Username: Ctmanpe
Post Number: 10
Registered: 2-2005
| | Posted on Thursday, March 31, 2005 - 12:30 pm: | |
Steve I've always been a proponent of hands-on experiences. I've not taken online courses because I value human contact. Can you imagine teaching children without ever seeing them? Wouldn't that be novel. However, it seems since the advent of the internet that human contact has become devalued in many instances. Obviously the advantage is that you can do your work at your leisure and that it saves on travel time and the like. I don't know if it's a negative experience or a positive one when you talk of the pros and cons. It's a matter of personal preference. |
Josephine Pinto (Grcjo)
Junior Member
Username: Grcjo
Post Number: 2
Registered: 2-2005
| | Posted on Sunday, September 11, 2005 - 12:25 am: | |
I have taken an online course in Web Pages for Educators from the University of Iowa, now under another program, while I was traveling a couple of summers ago. I found the presentation easy to follow, the subject well presented and the online professor very helpful and understanding. The advantages of course is that you are at home or in a relatively relaxing place and can work when its quiet or you have the time. Also, depending on where you live some classes may not be available to working educators at a convienent time.
The disadvantages would be there isn't a "person" right there to talk to and there is no human contact. For instance, we had a super typhoon right before my last two weeks of class and trying to get a message to my professor proved "interesting" with no power. If it had been a "classroom" situation he/she would have been aware right away of the situation.
While I feel that sitting in a classroom provides alot of sensory &/or immediate feedback and comraderie with classmates, I also feel that there are some courses that can be done on-line and not feel "left out."
Again, I agree, it is a matter of personal preference. |
Richard A. Campsie (Pe_rules)
Junior Member
Username: Pe_rules
Post Number: 4
Registered: 9-2008
| | Posted on Monday, September 15, 2008 - 8:15 pm: | |
Hey,
I happen to be an online PE teacher and have been for over 4 years now.
It has worked out better than I anticipated. There are pro's and con's to doing it this way but I do firmly believe that this method of pedagogy is a necessary alternative for kids these days and probably should have been available much sooner than it originated. It is not for everybody but for students that need a new start or what have you can still get a lot out of an on-line fitness/wellness/PE course. Students participate in activities on their own or with those they are comfortable in engaging. They get to share their thoughts on discussion boards and various thought provoking assignments. Our school is emphasizing more teacher produced videos as an attempt to make a greater conncetion with students these days.
It is not perfect but what we have going on in my school seems to be working for now. I see this kind of teaching getting better and more popular as we progress deeper into the 21st century. |
Harry Watts (Hwatts)
Junior Member
Username: Hwatts
Post Number: 10
Registered: 8-2008
| | Posted on Monday, September 29, 2008 - 1:01 pm: | |
They both have advantages and disadvantages. I am a visual learner so being in a classroom is important to my success. On the other hand it is nice to not have to go to school every night. Overall i think the position of half online half inclass would be the best for myself. |
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