I think that one of the reasons is that with face to face there is immediate feedback and with online the feedback occurs sometime after the fact. With F2F content the immediate feedback may be necessary to move onto the next subject.
Miriam,
You can conduct synchronous delivery online. There are many technologies that allow for such a real time environment. This may provide an opportunity for students to present, ask questions, etc. and give them the variety they need. Thanks!
The course delivery for face to face includes modalities that are appropriate for synchronous delivery. Plus, there is the faculty-student person to person contact, which can be a source of visual signals as to student understanding and satisfaction.
Online students must be provided with a variety of teaching/learning resources to meet their specific needs. The faculty must always be seeking communication and verification to ensure student success.
F2F teaching gives the instructor the advantage of reading a student body language, and identify behavioral patterns more quickly. Course content must be design so that instructor can identify these things effectively so that he/she can assist the student with needs that may arise.
Mary,
Body language is one thing that may be absent from online learning in many cases, but with technology such as Adobe Connect Professional and other software, you can see the students with Web cameras. It's different than being right there, but students adjust and begin to feel more like a part of the course. It's benn very beneficial to me. Thanks for your input.
Patricia,
Yes, the online environment is different than face-to-face (F2F), but you can still explain information in a variety of ways. Nice job.
Your teaching method for ground and online should be different. On ground or F2F, one can read the faces in the classroom or read the body language. Online students need all of the gaps filled with the instructor's communications. Online faces and body language cannot be read so the instructor needs to predict what some of the gaps may be (what some of that body language might be).
It is difficult to present a discussion in exactly the same way on ground as online. Ground, there is instantaneous feedback and online it is asynchronous. Online there is time to think about your response however.
To take the same material and present it exactly the same way for ground and online will not always work due to the gaps in student learning and how we manage them in each environment.
You have to be able to explain the information with out being in front of the student. The material has to be available for the student to learn online instead of being face to face with the instructor explaining.
Lynn,
What do you mean by this? How do you disseminate the information needed?
Dr. Kelly Wilkinson
Depending upon the presentation method utilized not all information can be captured.
face to face content csn be made appropriate for online. Knowledge is knowledga and the skills needed for students to succeed should not be limited to the learning system. use whatever is needed to make the online environment as effective as face to face.
The ability to interact is different and not having the benefit of body language to aid in comunication also makes a difference. You can't look out and see confusion. If you aren't asked, you don't know to explain more detail or relate to an example for clarity. While the outcomes are the same for ENG 101 in seat or online, the tools necessary to reach those outcomes vary in the different learning environments.
I'm confused by this question. I believe the content of the course is the same, it is the delivery of that content that must be modified. If I want to tell someone "X" and they are in my classroom, then I will speak "X". If I want to communicate "X" to someone who is in another state, then I may email them "X". I have changed the delivery of the communication from spoken to written but it is the same content. So to me the question is "why can't course delivery be the same?" and to that I say we must always adapt our communication to the environment and this moving from a f2f environment to an online environment is no different. Please let me know if I have misinterpreted the question. Thank you.
I would say one of the reasons is the immediate interaction/feedback provided in a face to face is lacking in the online environment. Though I answer emails and phone calls daily, some students don't use these resources.
In a face to face class an instructor can deliver the instruction just by using a textbook or some Power Point slides. But, the same technique will not work in an online line class.
In a face to face class students will have more opportunities to interact with others, clarify their doubts and then can expect instant feedback from their instructor as well as from their peers.An instructor may use the student learning materials of the face to face class in an online class, by providing additional supplemental resources and technology tools. Online instructors can provide work samples, interactive technology tools and one-to-one guidance to meet individual needs.
In a face to face class an instructor can deliver the instruction just by using a textbook or some Power Point slides. But, the same technic will not work in an online line class.
In a face to face class students will have more opportunities to interact with others, clarify their doubts and then can expect instant feedbacks from their instructor as well as from their peers.An instructor may use the student learning materials of the face to face class in an online class, by providing additional supplemental resources and technology tools. Online instructors can provide work samples, interactive technology tools and one-to-one guidance to meet individual needs.
Why can't course content created for face to face be appropriate for online course?
I think for the most part all classes can be structured for online course learning. The difficulty does come with Lab work for most engineering classes where actual class demonstration and student interaction with physically completing lab assignments. A way around that would be instruction on lab procedures with examples and have students fill out the forms as one does the experiment without supervision. The assignment would need to be completed by turning in the completed lab sheets filled in for the online Instructor to measure. Resources would need to be accessible for all students equally.
A face to face course requires instructor and student to work in a synchronous setting. doing so enables the instructor to adjust accordingly.
the online setting does not provide for real time.
However course content can be made to fit into an online format.
Face-to-face course content is not appropriate for online learning because there is a different primary method of interaction and communication that is necessary for online learning to be successful. Online instructors are not there to interact in person with their students, where they can present a lesson plan, answer questions along the way, and detail the requirements of assignments.
Say you are working on an equation,students who are watching a recording of the demonstration, can't ask questions in real time making it more difficult to grasp the concept.
