Subject: [IFETS-DISCUSSION:1153] 2nd Discussion Summary
From: Brent Muirhead (bmuirhead@email.uophx.edu)
Date: Mon 19 Feb 2001 - 02:16:01 MET
From: "Brent Muirhead" <bmuirhead@email.uophx.edu> Subject: [IFETS-DISCUSSION:1153] 2nd Discussion Summary Date: Sun, 18 Feb 2001 20:16:01 -0500
Greetings Colleagues!
I am writing to share a 2nd summary of our responses to Albert Ip's
discussion on "Ideal features of Web-based role play generator."
February 14, 2001
Charles Adamson discussed how he utilizes role play as a nursing teacher at
Miyagi University in Japan. He relates that his role play instructional
plans differ from Michael Cantor's methodology. During the learning phase,
instead of individual student preparation, the class utilizes group work
that departs from Michael's instructional plans. Charles creates three
groups of students: nurses, patients and doctors who each create their own
distinctive dialog "to explore the interactions that take place between a
nurse, the patient and the doctor." Charles shares how students are randomly
selected from each group to role play. As the teacher, Charles operates as a
filter to help clarify ideas and provide appropriate feedback to students.
Additionally, Charles relates that "evaluation could consist of any or all
of Cenker's categories but would begin during the student preparation stage
and continue through the role play and the feedback sessions. While I have
never done this using computers in a network, there is no reason that I can
see that would prohibit it."
Charles related a brief account of a teacher who used role playing with a
class on machine language computer programming. It was a relevant
illustration of how role playing can be used in a variety of academic
settings.
February 16, 2001
Ian Coward related a concern about the future of traditional in light of
the advances in online learning. Ian states that "after reading the
response from Lucia Cucciarelli, from the department of lifelong learning, I
was given to wondering whether the advent of on-line learning could possibly
spell the end of traditional education establishments."
Ian noted that the British government has started an Internet based program
called "LearnDirect." He believes the program can help governmental
departments have the opportunity to save money by dramatically scaling down
their departments by providing the public Internet access to their
resources.
Brent Muirhead D.Min; Ph.D.
Faculty, University of Phoenix Online
bmuirhead@email.uophx.edu
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