William Klemm (WKLEMM@cvm.tamu.edu)
Mon, 15 Mar 1999 15:41:43 -0600
Date: Mon, 15 Mar 1999 15:41:43 -0600 From: "William Klemm" <WKLEMM@cvm.tamu.edu> Subject: Re: IFETS-DISCUSS Digest - 11 Mar 1999 to 12 Mar 1999
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I would like to reply to Dave Bird's comment: "We tried this [requiring students to participate in on-line discussion], and we suffered a massive campaign of resistance from the students. This all demonstrates that like any information system, the introduction of a new process or application into an organisation requires careful analysis and change management."
In my experience, on-line dicussion groups are a waste of time, where many people, if they contribute at all, have mostly trivial comments to make. The secret to success is to use on-line interaction that requires students to DO something, not just express opinions. Examples could include case studies, projects, plans, reports, brainstorms, and decision making. E-mail and listserves do not support such activities. We use FORUM98 (www.cvm.tamu.edu/wklemm/contents.htm).
Bill Klemm
W. R. (Bill) Klemm, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Professor of Neuroscience
Dept. VAPH, Mail Stop 4458
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX 77843-4458
Phone: 409-845-4201
Web sites:
www.cvm.tamu.edu/wklemm
www.foruminc.com
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