Comments on: What if class were like a chat http://www.trustyetc.com/trustyblog/2007/02/20/what-if-class-were-like-a-chat/ Effective and Efficient Education Mon, 30 Aug 2010 01:36:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Alvin’s Educational Technology Blog » Jott http://www.trustyetc.com/trustyblog/2007/02/20/what-if-class-were-like-a-chat/comment-page-1/#comment-5136 Alvin’s Educational Technology Blog » Jott Thu, 10 Jan 2008 01:57:35 +0000 http://www.trustyetc.com/trustyblog/?p=46#comment-5136 [...] Buzz is a real inspiration to me. He is a retired superintendent that has a working understanding of technology. That is an unusual combination. [...]

]]> By: alvin http://www.trustyetc.com/trustyblog/2007/02/20/what-if-class-were-like-a-chat/comment-page-1/#comment-707 alvin Tue, 22 May 2007 00:31:26 +0000 http://www.trustyetc.com/trustyblog/?p=46#comment-707 <p>The teacher is trying to answer an impromptu question asked by a student. In a chat something as simple as answering a question can be painfully difficult.</p> Students are notorious for not playing by established rules, especially when they are outside the classroom. The chat environment is impossible control if a student chooses to act as demonstrated in the video. The teacher is trying to answer an impromptu question asked by a student. In a chat something as simple as answering a question can be painfully difficult.

Students are notorious for not playing by established rules, especially when they are outside the classroom. The chat environment is impossible control if a student chooses to act as demonstrated in the video.

]]> By: Elizabeth Hanson-Smith http://www.trustyetc.com/trustyblog/2007/02/20/what-if-class-were-like-a-chat/comment-page-1/#comment-706 Elizabeth Hanson-Smith Mon, 21 May 2007 22:23:24 +0000 http://www.trustyetc.com/trustyblog/?p=46#comment-706 Think about what the teacher is trying to do: Give a prepared lecture in a chat without setting down the ground rules. A teacher sets the ground rules in a classroom. Why not in a chat? And why lecture anyway? All the information should have been distributed beforehand in a forum or wiki. So is the problem the technology or the instructor? --Elizabeth Hanson-Smith http://www.geocities.com/ehansonsmi Think about what the teacher is trying to do: Give a prepared lecture in a chat without setting down the ground rules.

A teacher sets the ground rules in a classroom. Why not in a chat?

And why lecture anyway? All the information should have been distributed beforehand in a forum or wiki.

So is the problem the technology or the instructor?

–Elizabeth Hanson-Smith
http://www.geocities.com/ehansonsmi

]]> By: Taste of Tech » Inefficient Technology http://www.trustyetc.com/trustyblog/2007/02/20/what-if-class-were-like-a-chat/comment-page-1/#comment-38 Taste of Tech » Inefficient Technology Thu, 22 Feb 2007 13:27:48 +0000 http://www.trustyetc.com/trustyblog/?p=46#comment-38 [...] Alvin Trusty recently pointed out the inefficiencies of synchronous chat rooms in online courses. The social protocol of the chat room does not always lend itself well to serious discussions. In a chat, people are constantly entering and leaving. Some people try to monopolize the conversation by responding to every comment made. Others take the discussion off-topic by following tangents. The result can be a confusing thread of thoughts which accomplishes little and frustrates everyone involved.While text chats can have their place (they work well as a supplement to an audio discussion, for example), I can see his point. I’ve always favored the asynchronous discussion (message board) approach, because it encourages people to reflect more on what they have to say. They’re not hindered by the immediacy of the moment. Sure, the discussion takes longer, but the product is a lot better. [...] [...] Alvin Trusty recently pointed out the inefficiencies of synchronous chat rooms in online courses. The social protocol of the chat room does not always lend itself well to serious discussions. In a chat, people are constantly entering and leaving. Some people try to monopolize the conversation by responding to every comment made. Others take the discussion off-topic by following tangents. The result can be a confusing thread of thoughts which accomplishes little and frustrates everyone involved.While text chats can have their place (they work well as a supplement to an audio discussion, for example), I can see his point. I’ve always favored the asynchronous discussion (message board) approach, because it encourages people to reflect more on what they have to say. They’re not hindered by the immediacy of the moment. Sure, the discussion takes longer, but the product is a lot better. [...]

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