I wanted to try this and I’m glad I did it early on in the course. It helps give perspective on how the online students are experiencing class. And now I can take the positives and apply them to when I am in class (as well as taking the negatives and sharing them so hopefully the online people will have an improved experience). I think everyone in class should try this at least once in July!
All you online learners, please add things I missed!
Overall I find the experience great. However, I can’t speak to the issue of having anyone to talk to as I am in the Fort St. James club.
The computer set up issue was problematic today, however we are able to connect one on one if need be at a later time.
Thank you for your insight and looking out for us.
This is very good feedback that reflects what goes on even in some of our own classrooms when students are individuating their learning by using online learning tools while we are trying to teach.
On the outside it looks like technology should have positive overlap effect with the classroom learning, but in reality, I can now understand why I have been having to repeat myself in class to my own students when introducing a new way to do one thing in several simultaneous modalities.
Great minds think alike I guess! While I didn’t try the online experience today, I wrote a blog post sharing my observations from today’s classes, focusing on the advantages of being in the classroom. To me it was undeniably easier to be right there with Matt when I got stuck. My explanation was not nicely separated into a T-graph though! I’m glad you made mention of this.