I do think the web effects the evaluation of a class, when it is an online class. Maybe in a classroom the professor would be more constricted to old style teaching, grading, and note taking. The class environment would depend on all of the personalities in that class. Online classes are just that, online. Everyone looks better online:):)
As far as evaluation, there is no leniency. The assignments are ‘as described in rubric’. I know that in regular classrooms that is how it is supposed to be but we all know that sometimes it is not that way. I can do an ‘ok’ presentation but when I present it I can add the ‘zuss’ to it; therefore making it better.
In all, I think it would depend on the subject matter. If it is a class were alot of exact data needs to be learned then the net will come in advantage to the student. Just google it and you will find the answer before the timed test runs out. But if it was a class were the subject could be blogged/ discussion boarded about then the net would not help the students at all.
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Dan B
// Nov 2, 2008 at 5:59 am
“I can do an ‘ok’ presentation but when I present it I can add the ‘zuss’ to it; therefore making it better.”
So you are saying that sometimes there is an element of subjectivity to grading. But that does happen anyway, b/c blogs and writings in general are more subjective. If you grade somethings objectively, then you end up with cookie cutter writings that address the points possible. I think subjectivity is fine sometimes for grading and it happens both online and in classrooms. Also, I agree that it is much harder to express someting like passion in an online delivery course. But with audio and video so readily available I suppose it can still be done.
I agree with the comment about timed tests. I would suggest that lower level or intro courses are not well suited for online delivery. I would say that the subject matter needs to be more than “find the answer”. It needs thinking and problem solving. I find most intro classes are about memorization and search for the answer in the book stuff.
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