tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post8444271450029782620..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: Sullivan on Online EducationUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-37746872007135835862012-06-21T09:16:12.178-04:002012-06-21T09:16:12.178-04:00@Greta: that's definitely what many admins are...@Greta: that's definitely what many admins are hoping for; I'm quite certain of it. That and being able to "leverage" Ph.D. instructors-of-record by having them officially preside over much larger courses while assistants of some kind do much of the actual interaction. This isn't, of course, a new model (think lecture courses and TAs), but putting things online does Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-7462639526819381222012-06-21T08:25:46.772-04:002012-06-21T08:25:46.772-04:00At my CC, there are two people in my department wh...At my CC, there are two people in my department who very strongly advocate the increase of online courses. These two people teach nearly every online course made available to us humanities folks (they have seniority in course selection). They also live an hour away. You can probably fill in the blank about what I think of their motivation.<br /><br />Call me paranoid, but I think that unis Great Lakes Gretahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08101613060478193833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-13560031122743217592012-06-20T16:47:11.430-04:002012-06-20T16:47:11.430-04:00@A&S: I'm in a program that has used the m...@A&S: I'm in a program that has used the model where the instructor is entirely responsible for the course, but is taking steps (not drastic ones, at least not as yet) in the direction of having one person author all or part of the course, and others teach it (with some freedom to customize on a day-to-day basis, but only within a tightly prescribed framework that reflects and enforces Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-51785694651577839802012-06-20T16:14:22.039-04:002012-06-20T16:14:22.039-04:00Cass, as a primarily online instructor as well, I ...Cass, as a primarily online instructor as well, I am curious about your comment: <i>"It's a real course not a multimedia textbook with a few interactive elements."</i><br /><br />Have you had experiences like that? <br />I have not ... ever. <br /><br />I have taught for three separate online programs -- a hybrid private SLAC, a hybrid public SLAC, and a completely online graduate Aware and Scaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14700345349806280657noreply@blogger.com