Comments on: Virtual Classroom http://www.forevergeek.com/2006/06/virtual_classroom/ Nerds are for Dorks Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:04:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Marco de Salvo http://www.forevergeek.com/2006/06/virtual_classroom/#comment-4744 Marco de Salvo Tue, 13 Jun 2006 13:27:21 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/?p=3069#comment-4744 I agree that the "human factor" is necessary to teach and spread knowledge. Even in my specific field (multimedia and ICT), the penetration of a computer aided teaching is poor, compared to the big enthusiasm of a real dialogue. The risk in the modern approach to divulgation, is a standardization of education, filtered by computers and web forms. The skill to make connections in our knowledge, is greatly imporved by a real teacher, due to a unique empathetic relation by two human minds... Marco I agree that the “human factor” is necessary to teach and spread knowledge. Even in my specific field (multimedia and ICT), the penetration of a computer aided teaching is poor, compared to the big enthusiasm of a real dialogue.
The risk in the modern approach to divulgation, is a standardization of education, filtered by computers and web forms.
The skill to make connections in our knowledge, is greatly imporved by a real teacher, due to a unique empathetic relation by two human minds…

Marco

]]> By: orangeacid http://www.forevergeek.com/2006/06/virtual_classroom/#comment-4743 orangeacid Mon, 12 Jun 2006 19:17:07 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/?p=3069#comment-4743 At my college, we have a 'virtual learning environment' - essentially a CMS with grading tools - called Moodle. It has the potential to be very, very good, but it fails beacause a) the teachers don't put the effort into putting enough relevant course information online and b) students dont use the forums or log on to read news updates. The result is that the VLE is basically used as a glorified hand-in-folder. At my college, we have a ‘virtual learning environment’ – essentially a CMS with grading tools – called Moodle. It has the potential to be very, very good, but it fails beacause a) the teachers don’t put the effort into putting enough relevant course information online and b) students dont use the forums or log on to read news updates.

The result is that the VLE is basically used as a glorified hand-in-folder.

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