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Friday, April 04, 2003
Asynchronous Education and Native American Populations - Michelle Mitchell, techLearning
The concept of time is not that important to Native American cultures. Sure, we keep track of it, and know what time it is, but it doesn't run our lives. And time should not control education. At tribal colleges, some students come into face-to-face classes anywhere from five to fifteen minutes late. It is not something that is promoted, but it's not necessarily frowned upon either. We as tribal college faculty are used to it. What's more important, student timeliness or student learning? New instructors at Salish Kootenai College are very frustrated by the lack of timeliness and want to know why the rest of us put up with it.
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