tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659129692311420485.post982316924445780423..comments2013-04-26T10:33:59.124-05:00Comments on Tech Savvy Preservice Teachers: Ch. 23 - Tech. in Math EdUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659129692311420485.post-85573522006724652962009-08-27T16:41:00.936-05:002009-08-27T16:41:00.936-05:00Sorry Ben. You were right about what Rubba thinks ...Sorry Ben. You were right about what Rubba thinks about online courses taking over face-to-face teaching. I don't know what I was thinking when I read his section. I think I was giving my two cents because I am not a big fan of online courses. One of my good friends from home took an online math class and it was extremely hard for him to get through the topics without me giving him face to face tutoring. Maybe the class (where they only solved multiple choice questions) wasn't set up as effectively as other online classes are--I wouldn't know. So far, in my opinion although online classes are becoming more popular, they aren't as effective as face-to-face learning.Jess Madiganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03488902896030328927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659129692311420485.post-64587063911240035072009-08-26T22:20:58.219-05:002009-08-26T22:20:58.219-05:00I agree with what you said about students needing ...I agree with what you said about students needing face time with teachers! It's scary that technology could one day takeover, and teachers could be obsolete. Students still need the face time, as well as tangible objects in their daily lives. It might be difficult, but it is necessary to find the correct balance of technology and teacher interaction. Only the teacher can really get to know each student and their individual needs. The computer is not going to know when the student gets frustrated, or needs the pace to be slowed or quickened. Human interaction is something that always needs to be present in the classroom, and we have to be careful to not let technology take over.Kleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02326458992612734239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659129692311420485.post-66776993726017575192009-08-26T20:06:28.884-05:002009-08-26T20:06:28.884-05:00I completely agree with you when it comes to findi...I completely agree with you when it comes to finding a balance between the basics and tons of technology. As someone who wants to be an English teacher, I can understand the desire to go back to the basics in addition to being able to use the new technology. I want my future students to be able to have all of the current information and understand how to use technology to aide their learning, but there's nothing like picking up an actual book and holding it in your hand. That is where I think I would want to draw the line. I would never want to fully get rid of paper books as a means for learning and replace them with electronic ones. There is something that is just taken away from the experience, just as in math classrooms there is something fascinating about working out a complex problem by hand and without the use of a calculator or computer. To me there is different sense of accomplishment with finding the solution by hand.Kathleen Ellisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00834396354320403649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659129692311420485.post-30062685092869379132009-08-26T19:53:10.837-05:002009-08-26T19:53:10.837-05:00The reality is that online learning is happening f...The reality is that online learning is happening for a long time now. An example is Illinois Virtual HS. See http://www.ivhs.org/index.learn?action=welcome&bhcp=1 for the site. <br /><br />Speaking as an online learner, an online professor for a long time, and a distance ed researcher, online learning is a different experience. The teaching process has different challenge and the learning style is for some reason not comfortable for some. Most online classes provide supplementary face to face interaction, hybrid style they call it. Not all people are comfortable being a fully online students that is why most online institutions provide learner support including some form of limited face to face interaction. Having experienced both as a teacher and learner online, I believe that face to face teaching will not be extinct in spite of proliferation of online degree granting institutions.LANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17853878461090104744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659129692311420485.post-6006784491703690822009-08-26T14:20:20.091-05:002009-08-26T14:20:20.091-05:00In response to Rubba's thoughts, I got the sen...In response to Rubba's thoughts, I got the sense that Rubba was warning against online classes. He thinks that online classes takes away from the person to person feel of a classroom. I agree with Rubba and didn't feel like he was suggesting it would happen right away; instead, he was expressing the importance of face-to-face teaching. Does anybody else have a different take?Jess Madiganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03488902896030328927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659129692311420485.post-56293668457621942602009-08-26T13:41:25.491-05:002009-08-26T13:41:25.491-05:00The use of visualization is beneficial to all type...The use of visualization is beneficial to all types of students. Abstract concepts such as those covered in math can be conceptually understood when taught using visualization.LANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17853878461090104744noreply@blogger.com