Subject: Re: [IFETS-DISCUSS] On-line participation
MWEISBURGH@AOL.COM
Date: Mon 09 Jun 2003 - 18:18:41 MEST
Date: Mon, 9 Jun 2003 12:18:41 EDT From: MWEISBURGH@AOL.COM Subject: Re: [IFETS-DISCUSS] On-line participation
Dennis raises a very interesting issue, which has many facets. Why are we
interested in whether, or how often, students participate? How valid are our
assumptions? Are there other/better ways to achieve the same goals? Are some of
the goals more important in certain situations?
My own list of possible goals:
1. the need for the instructor to get some feedback (how well are people
learning, are students actually paying attention)
2. participation, by its nature, is a learning activity
3. participation promotes different views to surface
4. participation, and responses to a posting, are a form of feedback to the
students
5. participation is a way to assess the learning that has occurred and/or
grade the students.
6. it's more interesting for the instructor if students interact
7. it's expected that students interact, and if they don't, it's an
indication that something is wrong
In a message dated 6/8/2003 2:01:35 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
LISTSERV@COMPUTER.ORG writes:
> A question inherent in our topic is what do we hope to achieve, to measure
> by the on-line participation?
>
> Some possibilities include:
>
> 1. A willingness of participants to risk exposing their communication,
> analytical, extrapolation and discernment abilities, among others.
>
> 2. The actual effectiveness and / or efficiency of the participants
> abilities aforementioned.
>
> 3. The reaction of others to the participants' varying abilities.
>
> 4. Instilling in participants the responsibility to keep the other
> participants informed of their positions to help maintain trust and harmony
> in the group perception of equal risks and rewards.
>
> 5. Our appearing to others that we know what we are doing and are
> successful because all of our "participants" are "actively participating."
>
> etc.
>
Mitchell Weisburgh
http://www.pilotonlinelearning.com
mitch.weisburgh@collegepilot.com
914 833-0273 voice
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