Monday, July 6, 2009

Key Discussion Point - #2

Thank you Susan, Laverne, Patrick, and Joshua to your comments on the first discussion point. But - I'm not liking the long string of comments and my inability to respond underneath yours, etc. So I start anew!

I'm working through a current 'education dilemma' and am diplomatically asking for what I need. I was talking to my daughter about the situation and she states, "It's distance learning, what did you expect - something like face-2-face?"

So ... does Vella's principles work in a distance learning setting? Can you really do an adequate needs assessment? Create safety? and accountability?

I'm really curious about this - because no matter your very best intentions, it really doesn't matter if your learners aren't checked in and engaged with the process. And if they're not tuned-in and engaged - then what? You are on-line and without the body language, tone, etc. - how do you know they are checked out?

Thursday, July 2, 2009

Boy did I call that right!

I've got some downtime so I'm cruising the EDAE 692 blogs and if you've noticed on the left side I have links to almost all (?) the class' blogs. Some I renamed so I'd easily know who was who.

Anyway - Laverne has this ongoing 'ethical issues' case study (very popular.) On my link for her blog I labeled the link, "Laverne's Ethical Issues". Ya, I know why is that so special? It's the little things in life - like Patrick drumming up business for his blog. Patrick do you have a new survey? I've already voted on the Castaway survey.

It's really creative how Laverne has roped many of us in on her case study (why didn't I think of that!) It's like I knew she was so cleaver as an unfolding case study - thus why her blog link is Laverne's Ethical Issues!!! Stay tune - or better yet, hit her link!