tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4070053904538802680.post5841235763930398574..comments2023-09-01T12:42:38.329-07:00Comments on Teaching Without Walls: Life Beyond the Lecture: Sharing Our Way to Learning InnovationsMichelle Pacansky-Brockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01373124619557441649noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4070053904538802680.post-23484364492092695392010-11-08T11:34:55.259-08:002010-11-08T11:34:55.259-08:00I am currently in a eLearning class at Bellevue Co...I am currently in a eLearning class at Bellevue College, WA. We were asked as part of our course module on PLE's and PLN's to comment on a blog of interest. With a little research, I found this blog and watched the video on "Video Sharing Accelerates Learning." I absolutely believe that video and blogs accelerate the learning experience of students in the 21st Century. Personal Learning Networks or PLEs are the tools to begin this type of accelerated learning from others in a ...Crowd or eco system..." as stated in the video. Unless educators and students have environments that promote "Open Access" to these materials ( "...letting in the light...") we'll stay in a technological stone age of sorts. I think students have the desire to learn in this way; but need the tools to do so and open access to these tools.Joy Ann LaJerethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04158862247557214642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4070053904538802680.post-16731230554001131452010-11-07T17:39:42.941-08:002010-11-07T17:39:42.941-08:00Great points about sharing of information benefiti...Great points about sharing of information benefiting the overall learning experience. I have learned how to safely change a ceiling light fixture, make wine and to make great baby back ribs by watching online videos. These "teachers" are kind enough to share their experience and knowledge with anyone who is interested in the subject. If more educators shared best practice methods, instructors could improve their teaching in many areas. <br />The use of technology in schools is very widespread and the ability to create such sharing communities is well worth the effort of setting them up. The issue becomes how we have teachers actually use these methods of sharing best practices. Teachers share Ideas within the Blackboard environment which is great but more could benefit from sharing on a larger scale. The great thing about the internet is that it allows you to learn about any subject for an authority no matter what your geographical location.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15448128594376113163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4070053904538802680.post-35355638849966691522010-11-02T18:58:22.234-07:002010-11-02T18:58:22.234-07:00I agree that colleges and universities need to pre...I agree that colleges and universities need to prepare future teachers with the skills and basic understandings of online collaboration and teaching. Online education is growing, and it is something that can no longer be ignored. Most brick and mortar schools have begun to introduce some type of online or combination teaching methods in their schools. However, I feel that the online teaching needs to be taken a step farther. To me students are changing, researchers and teachers see that the same teaching methods that worked 10 or even 5 years ago are not effective and meaningful for today’s students. I think that colleges and universities first need to introduce online teaching in their pre-teaching curriculum and courses and they also need to find the best ways to teach online. What is taught in the brick and mortar classroom cannot be transferred to a virtual world and still have the same effect. What “best practices” or teaching methods work in a virtual classroom versus a brick and mortar classroom?The Divanoreply@blogger.com