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Herbert Brown III

Herbert Brown III

Location: appalachian state university - boone, nc - usa

About me

Herb Brown is a professor and program director in the business and information technology education program at Appalachian State University in Boone, NC. He directs the Graduate program in New Media/Global Education and Online Teaching and Learning at Appstate. He has taught information technology, instructional technology, and business education courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels for 20 years and served 10 years in the role of Director of Technology for several universities. He has held teaching and administrative positions at James Madison University, The University of Virginia's College at Wise, the University of South Carolina and Appalachian State University. He holds a Ph.D. in Vocational Education with a cognate in Computer Information Systems from Virginia Tech.  His articles have appeared in Information Technology, Learning, and Performance Journal, EDUCAUSE Quarterly, and the NABTE Journal.

Interests

online teaching and learning, career and technical education, business & information technology education

Skills

online teaching and learning, teaching methodology, information technology education, web development/design

Website

http://edtech.appstate.edu

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Herbert Brown III
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Faculty Expectations
Troy, Should there be expectations for faculty to grading and respond to students in a timely manner, etc. as well? Herbert Brown III
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Herbert Brown III
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The Optimal Online Student-Instructor Ratio
Kelli, Online teaching "can" take more time when you consider that most if not all of your feedback will be written (typed) and most people can talk much faster than they can type. What might take 5 minutes to explain in a face to face course might take 30 minutes if typed out. One skill online instructors have to build is time management and find ways to optimize their time while still providing excellent feedback to students. You have to find balance, you can't spend 24 hours/7 days a week every week just on online communication. Herbert Brown III
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Herbert Brown III
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The Optimal Online Student-Instructor Ratio
Khaison, Would you say that 15:1 is for all courses, or do you think the ratio could be different for different types of courses? What factors might influence that ratio? Herbert Brown III
Herbert Brown III
Herbert Brown III
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Faculty Expectations
Melissa, These are all good expectations to provide students at the beginning of any course and will help alleviate problems in the course. In addition to student expectations, do you think there should be expectation for us, the instructors, as well? What might those look like? Herbert Brown III
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The Responsibilities of Teaching Online
Sarah, This is why we are seeing more and more blended classrooms because instructors want to blend the best of the traditional and online environments and learning tools. When done right, blended classrooms are very effective. Herbert Brown III
Herbert Brown III
Herbert Brown III
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The Responsibilities of Teaching Online
Sarah, This is why we are seeing more and more blended classrooms because instructors want to blend the best of the traditional and online environments and learning tools. When done right, blended classrooms are very effective. Herbert Brown III
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Herbert Brown III
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Will Online Learning Replace the Traditional Classroom?
Sarah, All the research suggests that online learning continues to grow at strong rates and blended learning is also growing rapidly. Many people that are not teaching online are realizing that the tools used in online instruction can be very effective with their traditional classroom students as well. Herbert Brown III
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Herbert Brown III
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The Optimal Online Student-Instructor Ratio
Jack, My magic ratios are similar. I agree that graduate work is typically more writing, reflections, project, etc. and might require more work than many undergraduate courses. However, it all depends on the content of the course and the design of the course. Herbert Brown III
Herbert Brown III
Herbert Brown III
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Will Online Learning Replace the Traditional Classroom?
Jack, I agree in many ways from the "knowledge" perspective, but what about the skills perspective? Is it enough for a brain surgeon to study the knowledge of it online and then perform those skills based only on that knowledge? Can welders learn their art by only studying the methods and processes in an online environment? What are your thoughts about skills-based pathways? Herbert Brown III
Herbert Brown III
Herbert Brown III
Discussion Comment
Will Online Learning Replace the Traditional Classroom?
Jack, I agree in many ways from the "knowledge" perspective, but what about the skills perspective? Is it enough for a brain surgeon to study the knowledge of it online and then perform those skills based only on that knowledge? Can welders learn their art by only studying the methods and processes in an online environment? What are your thoughts about skills-based pathways? Herbert Brown III

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