Q: Did you change anything in the Google spreadsheet? If so, what? Has your view of the schools you chose to research changed from the first week you looked at them? If so, how?
I did not change anything in my spreadsheet, but our discussions really made me think about the challenges and unseen (or specified) challenges in both producing and conducting an on-line class. It is easy to say "oh, this class was good" or "oh, this one was bad" but the past couple of weeks allowed us to delve deeper in to why we say these things. I thought our discussions really showed deep thought and proved that, given the proper forum and group of motivated students, it works!
Peer to Peer interaction, the various ways of encouraging it, teacher student interaction - there are so may components that go in to a class. This explains why being a good teacher does not necessarily translate in to being a good online teacher. It is a unique skill set that a teacher must have to adequately balance all of these things AND provide rich and educational content.
I have to think that running a class like this would be even more difficult for a K-12 teacher who knows nothing about her class or their personal interests, aside from the grade they are in. How do they know they are hitting the right buttons with questions to engage and promote discussion? It is definitely not easy.
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