All things being equal, I would disagree with this statement. Developing course content is the same across platforms. In fact, for me, I had a more difficult time setting up m current online course because I had never taught online previously.
Kurt,
Then there are times when the multimedia simply does not want to accept what you are giving it to work with!!
Shelly Crider
I diagree. I have personally developed close to 100 online courses (part of my work) and I can assure you it takes longer for online courses because there is significant material prepared as multimedia to help provide students with the information they need, whereas in a ground course, a great deal of this material is prepared for live lectures and not as time-consuming.
Kurt
Patricia,
I think you will like them!
Shelly Crider
I am hoping to agree but I haven't started my online course yet but plan on it within the next six months. I will be more able to answer this question then.
Karen,
Good point. Not all platforms are created equal!
Shelly Crider
I disagree. If anything, it would be at least equal. However, I think it may take more time because the designer has to account for the platform and technology being used to create the course. Creating the content may take the same amount of time.
Deborah ,
Even in a traditional classroom, a happy medium is sometimes hard to come by!
Shelly Crider
Mark,
Great suggestion for a safe place where students can practice. Although your post is from 2008 we still run into issues with students not being techno-savvy.
Deborah Balentine
Good Evening,
It has been my experience that developing an online course requires more time because you do not have the luxury to revise and reconstruct assignments as you would in a more traditional setting. You have to take all of the variables such as the different learning styles, and the students technical skills prior to developing the course and you have to create a happy medium.
Deborah Balentine
Veronica,
Different learning styles is a very important part of any class, you are very right.
Shelly Crider
I feel it's about the same amount of time. When your developing a course whether it's online or face-to-face you still have to take in consideration the different learning styles of the learners your presenting to.
Patti,
Awesome! Students love any extra resource that they receive.
Shelly Crider
Michele,
Each section may be different as well, so watch your discussion. You may need to improvise along the way!
Shelly Crider
I do not agree, I spend just as much time or even more time. Since online students do not have a live instructor to help them when they log on, I often create addition reference guides for them to look at to help them with their projects.
I disagree. When planning a course you can have an outline and have ideas where to go based on the discussions. In the online format you have to try to rely on written communication for discussion and can be quite difficult for conveying meaning if students do not understand.
George,
There are times when the student feels they are starting all over again as well. So we need to make sure the class is ready and working.
Shelly Crider
Kelly,
It is certainly easier to wait until the last minute to create something for a classroom. To wait until the last minute in an online classroom will be nothing but heartache!
Shelly Crider
there in no way I can agree here. Drawing on a career of in class teaching and being new to online development I feel I am starting all over again.
The time to develop will be the same and ever constant as always. But the flexibilty and efficiency to not have to reinvent the wheel I can see as a huge benefit.
How much of your job is online v in classroom. Currently I am 100% class currently. Looking to have more online in the near futere.
How has the change affected how you teach?
What is better? What is worse? What do you look forward to? What do you miss?
I disagree because as a LMS Administrator and course developer, it requires more time to develop the content and put into a online format. With in classroom courses, instructors can use the text book for class lectures and not always have every detail written in a document and instructors use student dialog in a class as part of their course content. In an online course you don't have active dialog and everything has to be planned out and written well for students to understand and learn.
Once a course is developed, approved and deployed the time required to maintain the course may be less than in classroom course.
