by the University of South Dakota Volante
USD should use technology to simulate the classroom that Internet students have been missing. Currently relying on early Internet advances like e-mail, USD Internet classes have not stepped into 2010. Blogs and discussion posts nearly simulate a real classroom environment. But, instructors should make lectures available via video streaming through programs like “Elluminate” for all classes. Such would allow for quality feedback, usually ensured by classroom instruction and office hours. Billed as an adequate replacement for classes on campus, Internet classes are taking away from the experience of college life. Traditional university students can too easily elect to enroll in online classes seeing the Internet option as easier than real class. Too often, students opt for online classes simply to fulfi ll general requirements, which begs the question, “Are students spending valueless classtime?”
http://www.volanteonline.com/opinion/editorial-usd-online-classes-should-step-into-2010-1.2346542
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