2.18.2007

Meeting Learner Needs

The featured presentation this morning was Dr. Brent Wilson from University of Colorado at Denver. The subtitle of his talk was "Pushing and Pulling till We Get it Right."

I struggled to find the heart of Dr. Wilson's talk. He had some rather interesting slides, and with any luck the ITC will make these available in the near future, but the talk meandered through the issues of distance learning like an elephant in a city. I'm still not clear who was pushing and what was being pulled, but still, some of the slides and comments were interesting. I'm paraphrasing:
  • There is a difference when instructors/students choose to teach/learn online from when they are assigned to do so.
  • People doing matters.
  • Practice deliberately to improve.
  • Learn to pay attention.
  • The online course is a learning laboratory.
  • Think of yourself as an artist.
  • Explore the transformation/journey of the learner (Mythic View).

My apologies to Dr. Wilson for over-bulletizing his talk.

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