All week long, I've been thinking about my first produsage assignment for class. We're to create a learning experience using Web 2.0 technologies, so that people can not only learn from what we create, but contribute to it as well. After knocking around many (and I do mean MANY) ideas, I settled on one. It feels a bit experimental, but I think that keeps with the spirit of the assignment - to put something "out there" and see what happens. I guess that's a trait all of these technologies have in common - the uncertainty of what will catch on, and what will quickly become passe.
So, given that my target audience includes fellow students in my instructional systems program, I've decided to create a Twitter ID to share concepts about synchronous eLearning. We devote a lot of attention to asynchronous eLearning, as the vast majority of our program takes place through asynchronous media. I, however, do a great deal of work in synchronous eLearning environments, and really find it to be an effective and perhaps underutilized delivery method for learning programs. That being said, I have sat through truly dreadful synchronous eLearning events, and wouldn't wish them on anyone! My goal through this experience is to get people discussing synchronous eLearning - concepts, platforms, activities, best practices, and more. I'll tweet about the basics, and share articles that I find illuminate some aspect of this delivery method. Additionally, I may occasionally blog about my experiences here, and I'll tweet a link to any followers. Interested? I hope so! Check it out: http://twitter.com/Sync_eLearn_101
Web 2.0 Gets Real
15 years ago
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Yes, synchronous distance learning does seem to be underutilized and I have also had very good, and very poor, results in this kind of learning environment. To me it seems that the better prepared the course leader is the better the learning, but this is also true of face-to-face classes. Perhaps it just takes some different planning for this type of learning environment.
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