Comments on: My First Online Experience http://www.networkedcollab.org/vles/2009/06/my-first-online-experience/ sharing and info exchange for the Virtual Learning Environments class at the New School Wed, 17 Aug 2011 14:07:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Josephine http://www.networkedcollab.org/vles/2009/06/my-first-online-experience/comment-page-1/#comment-71 Josephine Wed, 10 Jun 2009 19:41:42 +0000 http://www.networkedcollab.org/vles/?p=93#comment-71 Agreed. Walking the line between theory and practice - and designing collaborative learning activities towards this - is key. It's a process that helps us to create and contribute to knowledge communities. As Harasim quotes Bruffe (Harasim, 85): "With no loss of respect for the value of expertise, they learn to depend on one another rather than depending exclusively on the authority of experts and teachers. Most important, in collaborative learning students learn the craft of interdependence." Agreed. Walking the line between theory and practice – and designing collaborative learning activities towards this – is key. It’s a process that helps us to create and contribute to knowledge communities.

As Harasim quotes Bruffe (Harasim, 85): “With no loss of respect for the value of expertise, they learn to depend on one another rather than depending exclusively on the authority of experts and teachers. Most important, in collaborative learning students learn the craft of interdependence.”

]]> By: Jonathan http://www.networkedcollab.org/vles/2009/06/my-first-online-experience/comment-page-1/#comment-64 Jonathan Wed, 10 Jun 2009 18:05:39 +0000 http://www.networkedcollab.org/vles/?p=93#comment-64 Great points! And I completely agree... there's nothing worse than a mismanaged or poorly conducted online class. That being said, a carefully planned online class is extremely effectice and enjoyable. And you cite a good point from Harasim, that online sutdents enjoy the added benefit of learning from a knowledge community, which I think is increasingly relevant to today's academic and professional markets Great points! And I completely agree… there’s nothing worse than a mismanaged or poorly conducted online class. That being said, a carefully planned online class is extremely effectice and enjoyable. And you cite a good point from Harasim, that online sutdents enjoy the added benefit of learning from a knowledge community, which I think is increasingly relevant to today’s academic and professional markets

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