As a student in online courses I have researched and learned a lot about the many ways interaction occurs. Promoting interactivity and connectivity amongst participants is an integral part of online learning. It is through interaction that students will gain valuable learning experiences.
Currently, my district offers no online courses, yet as a whole we are extremely driven by technology. Bonds have passed, we have state of the art equipment yet have not considered or formulated a plan to offer any courses. Consider that I am currently at a K-8 site, where online learning maybe benefical to many. In our reading Finding a Place of Everyone it states that online community will include learner of all types, background, preferences and personal goals. We as teachers are always trying to improve our programs and methodologies to create optimal environments for students. Yet constraints into creating a successful program continue to surrmount.
Reasons why it is not offered:
- direction or education about online learning is a vague concept to many - education about online learning needs to discussed in the from of meetings, forums etc.
- lack of funding - facing a $4 million dollar deficit in the next two years.
- unfamiliarity with computers
- unwillingness to adapt to new programs
- changes the way collaboration may be viewed
- do online communities/classrooms benefit students in the same way a f2f classroom does
- less personaliztion
Solution - create an action plan that will outline the benefits, how it will be implemented, who it will benefit, determine who the need exists for. - Create surveys to check the receptiveness of parents, teachers, administration, district sups
- set goals for student
- involve the community to create a community of online learning
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