It has been a rather interesting week in the online program
in which I have been participating as a student. Actually, every week is
interesting, but in different ways. With our current class discussions
pertaining to students participating in collaborative work such as group
projects and online discussion forums, along with considerations in assessing
collaborative work, it seems two factors are at the forefront when it comes to
maximizing a learning opportunity. Those factors are timeliness and levels or degrees
of participation.
It is really challenging to not associate this week’s
concepts with the primary job I have held over the past ?? years. Let’s just
say it has been many … no but really “many” is the word! Coaching an
intercollegiate basketball team requires, no … demands collaboration, if
maximum learning, execution, and achievement are to be reached. Although I
believe I have been able to consider the various concepts as they apply to an
online learning environment, I am less confident in my ability to respond to my
anticipated future online learners in this regard. I cannot utilize the same
strategies with my student-athletes in the same manner as my future online
learners. It is significantly more challenging to get to know the individual
learner in an online format. The reasons they do or do not respond and/or reply
in a timely an in-depth manner will vary greatly. I will continue to learn.
For quite some time, as a student in this program, I feel as
though I have been switching my learner cap with that of my future online
instructor cap. Transition is a good thing!
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