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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Instructor Presence

Philip, Laying eyeballs on students, now I can see where that might be difficult in an online delivered course. If the students don't have eyeballs to play with, how do you work that with online students? Herbert Brown III

Herbert Brown III

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Faculty Expectations

Philip, Are there any specific expectations that you have in your courses that you can't do without. Such as hours students can communicate with you, etc.? Herbert Brown III

Herbert Brown III

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Engaging Learners in Discussion

Philip, I like how you build interest in the students to get them to watch all three by asking which is the most gross. I like your creativity. We have to be more creative in our instructional approaches, especially with this generation of traditional age students. Herbert Brown III

Herbert Brown III

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Managing Learner Behaviors

David, Have you ever contacted the student through another medium such as phone or video conf. to eliminate the "tone" issue in email messages? If so, have you seen any difference in effectiveness between the two forms of communication in scenarios like this? Herbert Brown III

Herbert Brown III

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The Optimal Online Student-Instructor Ratio

James, Are there any factors that might influence this ratio? Online and face-to-face if designed well can be very different environments and put different demands on the instructor. What about the level of the content? Graduate courses versus undergraduate? Courses with extensive discussions, versus those without. Herbert Brown III

Herbert Brown III

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Faculty Expectations

David, I really like your exepcations. Your final statement gets at some critical components of an effective online environment. Specifically an environment that is student focused, which is something I think we all need to keep in the forefront of our classroom designs. Herbert Brown III

Herbert Brown III

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Instructor Presence

David, I see your concerns. The online environment will handle the discussions and static content ok, but how will you handle the labs? Can you record your own detailed videos of the culinary procedures and techniques and then require the students to record themselves and post their videos for evaluation and feedback?? Herbert Brown III

Herbert Brown III

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Faculty Expectations

Janis, I have also found that to be true in my classes. Some people report that the students don't read the expectations so some instructors design a simple assessment (quiz, survey, discussion response) on the expectations to have verification that the students read and understand the expectations. Herbert Brown III

Herbert Brown III

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Will Online Learning Replace the Traditional Classroom?

lance, Online learning is still growing as a quick rate, but I agree that there will continue to be a place for traditional and online learning. Some programs are certainly harder to offer online than others. Herbert Brown III

Herbert Brown III

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The Optimal Online Student-Instructor Ratio

lance, This has also been my experience. Even in graduate courses I prefer 10-15 as it helps with the student-student interaction. Too few and it is harder to maintain the discussions at times. Herbert Brown III

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