George Siemens discussed the growing
acceptance of distance education in today’s corporate and educational spheres,
including three possible elements of distance education that are creating more
effective learning experiences and giving distance education an identity of its
own distinct from F2F courses: (a) global diversity, (b) communication, and (c)
collaborative interaction.
Do you agree or disagree with his view?
Do you agree or disagree with his view?
I agree
with Siemens, and I love the elements of collaboration interaction/communication. I have witness that these two components that
are compatible and willing to get a great deal out of distance learning today.
How has this element evolved?
George
Siemens stated, “we often recognize that notion of distance isn’t as
significant factor as we might have thought it was five years ago” (Laureate,
Inc., 2008). Distance education is growing rapidly. More people are starting to
realize that there are many ways to communicate. Siemens creation of the Triple Helix model
helped to bridge the gap of comfort so that learners are comfortable they will
quickly find distance learning collaboration best way to communicate. Siemens
(2008) states, “technology is always growing in quality and the results will
show an increase in distance collaboration”.
What online tools are available today to
facilitate these interactions among learners?
There are
many online tools that are available today that will facilitate these
interaction among learners. Some of the
online tools are iPhones, iPod’s, cellular phones, wiki, twitter, Facebook, and
you tube.
Reference:
Laureate Education, Inc. (Producer). (2008). The future of
distance education featuring Dr. Michael Simonson. United States: Walden
University.
Online tools and distance learning as made "going back to school" a much more successful and pleasant experience for nontraditional students like myself that has to juggle a career and family while furthering my education.
ReplyDeleteOnline tools and distance learning has made things easier for me too!
DeleteCommunication technology has forever changed the way we relate to each other. Collaborative opportunity is more accessible, but is it quality? I was often told as a youth, and agree as an adult, that there is a difference between hearing and listening. There is an intangible asset in face to face communication where we ascertain nuance through inflection and tone. The technology cannot quite get us there yet, but will likely get there in a few years. In the meantime, will we get all we need out of the medium?
ReplyDeleteJeff Sparling
I really hope we are able to get all we need out of the medium.
DeleteAll of us here attending this university have been working with distance education. Do you like this format or do you believe that it would be more successful if it were a hybrid model?
ReplyDeleteI like the format.
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