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Leah Lippman commented on Lesley Ann Wallace's blog post 'A Faraway Place: Online Learners are transacting over distance, don’t make it seem like So Much Space'

Lesley, great points. You wrote "If the online learning environment feels social to a student, then the transactional distance shortens. In addition, research (1998) shows that the success of the online student is directly proportional to his or her…

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Leah Lippman replied to Leah Lippman's discussion 'How can we 'let go' and support more student-led learning opportunities?'

Kate, it does feel daunting, doesn't it? I am in agreement with you regarding clarity in expectations. I noticed a big chance in student experience between fall and winter quarter and I think much of that was the result of clearer more detailed expe…

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Leah Lippman replied to Leah Lippman's discussion 'How can we 'let go' and support more student-led learning opportunities?'

Yes, I am seeing this happen Lesley. It is a switch in mindset from 'instructor' to 'facilitator' as you mentioned--it is exciting to watch students empowered with the tools to direct and 'own' their own learning experience, but at the same time--ha…

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Kate Yamamoto replied to Leah Lippman's discussion 'How can we 'let go' and support more student-led learning opportunities?'

I am learning that I must put forward clearer expectations in order to get back the "results" I desire. Teaching somewhat difficult science concepts by just "letting it happen" sounds daunting; however, I am committed to the idea that, once a group…

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Lesley Ann Wallace replied to Leah Lippman's discussion 'How can we 'let go' and support more student-led learning opportunities?'

I am pretty sure the “letting go” feeling you are talking about is actually just a move to understanding your important role in facilitation. If you have set up projects and worthwhile discussion topics, and avenues for students to reflect, on their…

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A Faraway Place: Online Learners are transacting over distance, don’t make it seem like So Much Space

If the online learning environment feels social to a student, then the transactional distance shortens. In addition, research (1998) shows that the success of the online student is directly proportional to his or her feelings about being an insider…

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Kevin Scott Maloney commented on Lesley Ann Wallace's video 'Learn to Change, Change to Learn'

The death of education as the dawn of learning. The school is dead, long live the fill in the blank .

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Kevin Scott Maloney replied to Leah Lippman's discussion 'How can we 'let go' and support more student-led learning opportunities?'

Historically, publicly schooled children have been taught the lessons and then given the tests. That this is diametrically opposed to how they will learn in the world after their public schooling abruptly ends verges on being cruel and unusual, at l…

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How can we 'let go' and support more student-led learning opportunities? 5 Replies

Research clearly demonstrates that effective learning environments promote student-led experiences rather than instructor-fed experiences. Student-led experiences create more opportunities to develo…

Started by Leah Lippman. Last reply by Leah Lippman 22 minutes ago.

When is "too much time" in our very busy world? 16 Replies

When our CMS ANGEL was lagging last week, one instructor from another college complained that she had 50 student assessments that she had to grade and it was taking 15 seconds to submit the assessmen…

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Started by Lesley Ann Wallace. Last reply by Jim Feb 1.