online-education

To teach our kids what they need to know online, we have to talk to them off line.

The absolute best way to raise kind kids, is to be kind parents.

Checking in on what our kids are doing online isn't helicoptering, it's parenting.

Checking in on what our kids are doing online isn't 'helicoptering,' it's 'parenting.

I am skeptical that distance education based on asynchronous Internet technologies (i.e., prerecorded video, online forums, and email) is a substitute for live classroom discussion and other on-campus interaction. Distance education students can't raise their hands to ask instructors questions or participate in discussions, and it's difficult or impossible for them to take advantage of faculty office hours. Teaching assistants don't always respond to email, and online class discussion boards can be neglected by students and faculty alike. In this sense, the "process of dialogue" is actually limited by technology.

The most effective learning takes place in the classroom, where you can easily raise your hand, engage in spontaneous discussions with classmates and faculty, turn to the person next to you to ask for clarification, or approach the professor after class or during office hours to ask questions or exchange viewpoints in a way that practically guarantees an instant response and is not constrained by typing, software interfaces, or waiting for a response.

In the online math class, there was almost no meaningful student/teacher or student/student interaction. To equate this type of online learning with a real-world classroom experience is a major stretch.

Don't promote negativity online and expect people to treat you with positivity in person.

If you are on social media, and you are not learning, not laughing, not being inspired or not networking, then you are using it wrong.

Use Discretion: It is proper netiquette to use discretion, best behavior, in all online activity. NetworkEtiquette.net

I love social media. I love the connectivity it provides, the creativity it allows, and the breathtaking wealth of information we all have at our fingertips because of it.

It is good netiquette to use the internet for online education. Learn new things. NetworkEtiquette.net