Thanks, Michael!
Does anyone have questions or comments on what Michael has done?
Any similar or related experiences?
Dee
On Mon, Jun 21, 2010 at 9:03 PM, Thomas Michael Power <
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> Hi Dee,
>
> Yes, indeed. I started teaching online using a combination of a basic
> website and a virtual classroom about 10 years ago. Rather early on in
> online learning, I realized that developing a full-blown website was
> prohibitively time-consuming and simply an exercise in futility since
> updating it in a timely fashion became a virtual impossibility. I also
> realized that teaching online asynchronously was... well, boring. I missed
> the spontaneous debating, the back 'n forth, the warmth of verbal contact
> that had mad eme become a university professor in the first place. So I
> lessened my dependance on asynch and added the synch classroom and have
> never looked back. I now teach graduate courses only and I get the chance to
> work with highly-motivated students from across the country and even
> overseas. They are all present and accounted for, every Tuesday afternoon
> from 4:30 to 7:30 PM with a 20-minute break in the middle, just like
> on-campus. Students tell me that the much-vaunted 24/7 online course ends up
> being 0/0 since, for some reason or another, they say they never seem to get
> around to doing the work required in an online course. They say they feel
> isolated and unmotivated.
>
> In a nutshell, I try to run my seminar just as I would on campus. Students
> do have some individual work to do before class - reading - but they tend to
> do it because they also have a team assignment that requires they do it. The
> peer commitment seems to make it all work in that they come to class
> prepared to debate, discuss and examine concepts and principles embedded in
> the readings and discussed within their teams, in either synch or asynch
> mode.
>
> I've added some references below for your perusal.
>
> Michael
>
>
> @@@@@@@@
> Dr. Michael Power
> Professor & Programs Director - Educational Technology
> Faculty of Education - Université Laval
> Founder of www.bold-research.org Research Network
> Director of Research www.CNIE-RCIE.ca
> Deputy Director (Education) http://geoeduc3d.scg.ulaval.ca/
> Member of the Board of Directors www.cirta.org
> Office 1174
> 2320 rue des Bibliothèques
> Université Laval
> Quebec City (Québec) G1V 0A6
> CANADA
> Phone : (418) 656-2131 #5467
> Fax: (418) 656-2905
> Email: [log in to unmask]
> Website (FR/ENG) : http://www.fse.ulaval.ca/Michael.Power
> Major article (ENG): http://jolt.merlot.org/vol4no4/power_1208.htm
> New article (ENG): http://www.jofde.ca/index.php/jde/article/view/649
> 2008 book (FR): http://www.aupress.ca/index.php/books/120138
> 2009 book (ENG): http://www.aupress.ca/index.php/books/120161 (09/09)
> 2010 talk (ENG): http://cider.athabascau.ca/CIDERSessions/sessionarchive
> 2010 talk (ENG) http://edtechtalk.com/node/4722
> Professional site: www.facebook.com (Thomas Michael Power)
> Instant messaging: www.twitter.com (drmichaelpower)
>
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> *De :* Dee Fink [[log in to unmask]]
> *Date d'envoi :* 21 juin 2010 21:09
> *À :* [log in to unmask]
> *Cc :* Thomas Michael Power
> *Objet :* Designing Better Learning Experiences: Updates on Website +
> Question
>
> Hi Everyone,
>
>
> I just wanted to alert you that the page on "Design Forms & Tips" (under
> "Resource Downloads") has been re-organized and several new items have been
> added.
>
>
> *Question*:
>
> Does anyone have a "success story" they would like to share on the
> listserv? Posting this would allow people to ask questions about how it
> works, and what problems they had to overcome.
>
>
> *Michael Powers* emailed me a month or two ago, about an online course
> which he designed to include both synchronous and asynchronous activities
> that seemed to be quite valuable.
>
> Michael: Would you mind sharing that with people on the listserv?
>
>
> We would love to also hear "success stories" from others as well!
>
>
> Thanks, Dee
>
>
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> L. Dee Fink
> 234 Foreman Ave.
> Norman, OK 73069
> Phone/FAX: 405-364-6464
> Email: [log in to unmask]
> Website: www.finkconsulting.info
>
> **National Project Director: Teaching & Curriculum Improvement (TCI)
> Project
> **Senior Associate, Dee Fink & Associates Consulting Services
> **Author of: Creating Significant Learning Experiences
> **Former President of the POD Network in Higher Education (2004-2005)
>
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L. Dee Fink
234 Foreman Ave.
Norman, OK 73069
Phone/FAX: 405-364-6464
Email: [log in to unmask]
Website: www.finkconsulting.info
**National Project Director: Teaching & Curriculum Improvement (TCI)
Project
**Senior Associate, Dee Fink & Associates Consulting Services
**Author of: Creating Significant Learning Experiences
**Former President of the POD Network in Higher Education (2004-2005)
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