Return-Path: <nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id iA9KrbM29163; Tue, 9 Nov 2004 15:53:37 -0500 (EST) Date: Tue, 9 Nov 2004 15:53:37 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <41912D37.2060708@comcast.net> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: Roberta McKnight <rkmcknight@comcast.net> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-technology@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-TECHNOLOGY:3345] Re: Distance learning X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Status: O Content-Length: 2215 Lines: 68 Greetings: Many of you may have heard about or be interested in the new initiative at PBS TeacherLine. This is a model that could be used in Adult Education for Professional Development. Cheers! Roberta McKnight See below: Dear Learner: Thank you for enrolling in the following PBS TeacherLine course(s): Capstone Introduction If you are new to online learning, or if you have never taken a PBS TeacherLine course, we recommend you complete our free course, "Practice Learning Online with TeacherLine <http://teacherline.pbs.org/teacherline/modules/learning_online.cfm>," at least one week before you begin. This demonstration mini-course will take approximately 2 1/2 hours to complete. To access your course, log in using your PBS TeacherLine username and password, then go to the My Courses <http://teacherline.pbs.org/teacherline/myportfolio/portfolio.cfm> page. You will not be able to access your course until the course start date. Your facilitator will send you an e-mail on the first day of the course. You must actively participate within the first seven calendar days or you will be dropped from the course. We look forward to seeing you online in your PBS TeacherLine course! Thank you, PBS TeacherLine Steve Quann wrote: >Marian, >Thanks so much for your responses. It really helps reflecting on >practice, but it is better still when one doesn't do it in alone and has >colleagues to bounce it off on. > >What was most striking was your comment on learners getting help from >others. You are right. Others in a full-fledged distance learning course >will and do often need to seek help from others, so my attempt to expect >them to be more independent could be artificial. > >This also reminded me of what I say in workshops on tech integration >about the tendency to introduce folks too rapidly to too many technology >skills in order to complete an activity. I need to remember the need to >balance the content of the course with the NEW content/skills of >technology. Neither should be rushed for the sake of the other and ought >to be done simultaneously. > > > >Steve Quann >NCSALL and NELRC >World Education >44 Farnsworth Street >Boston, MA >617.482.9485 > >
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