Think back over the last three weeks of the course and
the subjects and our related discussions. We have explored the “History of
Online Learning”, the “Strengths, Weaknesses, and Benefits”, and analyzed the
various application that deliver online courses. In your mind, try to
synthesize these concepts and the related discussions and activities. Reflect
back on what they have meant to you. How have these affected you and which ones
are the most important to you? How do these concepts and discussions connect to
your professional career?
Hi Dr. Rob -
As I mentioned in a whole group discussion post, I knew if I wanted to stay in the higher education industry I could not ignore online learning. If not for this career choice and interest in education I would have never given online learning a chance. I would probably have been forced by my future kids or the economy or some combination of that to adapt to this type of educational delivery method. While it's still a very new concept, and I only began fully online courses in January I must admit these courses at JHU have exceeded the expectations I set. Online learning has actually become a very natural thing for me as more than half my life is spent at a computuer! I enjoyed the conversation during week 2 of the strengths, weaknesses, and benefits of online learning. It was good to see some of my thoughts affirmed and then as my team drew up ways to make online learning more effective this will help me with a project I just started.
Recently I agreed to help a not so tech-savy instructor plan and build her online course in the organization I work for. I will share with her the lists we created in the second week and the suggestions from the other teams on how to make online learning more effective. The presentation of tools we just completed in week three was so helpful. I wish we had more time to go over 30 additional tools but I will try to explore some on my own. I was surprised though at how many tools I already knew of or had experience in. This gave me confidence that I've got what it takes to keep up with the educational world and the growing opporutnity of online learning.
Hi Dr. Rob -
As I mentioned in a whole group discussion post, I knew if I wanted to stay in the higher education industry I could not ignore online learning. If not for this career choice and interest in education I would have never given online learning a chance. I would probably have been forced by my future kids or the economy or some combination of that to adapt to this type of educational delivery method. While it's still a very new concept, and I only began fully online courses in January I must admit these courses at JHU have exceeded the expectations I set. Online learning has actually become a very natural thing for me as more than half my life is spent at a computuer! I enjoyed the conversation during week 2 of the strengths, weaknesses, and benefits of online learning. It was good to see some of my thoughts affirmed and then as my team drew up ways to make online learning more effective this will help me with a project I just started.
Recently I agreed to help a not so tech-savy instructor plan and build her online course in the organization I work for. I will share with her the lists we created in the second week and the suggestions from the other teams on how to make online learning more effective. The presentation of tools we just completed in week three was so helpful. I wish we had more time to go over 30 additional tools but I will try to explore some on my own. I was surprised though at how many tools I already knew of or had experience in. This gave me confidence that I've got what it takes to keep up with the educational world and the growing opporutnity of online learning.
