Comments on: The Pain and Peril of Live Group Instruction http://www.equixotic.com/2009/12/09/the-pain-and-peril-of-live-group-instruction/ A starry-eyed quest for beautiful eLearning and presentations. Wed, 07 Dec 2011 20:29:13 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: LaVerne Gyant http://www.equixotic.com/2009/12/09/the-pain-and-peril-of-live-group-instruction/comment-page-1/#comment-1356 LaVerne Gyant Sat, 10 Jul 2010 23:49:24 +0000 http://www.equixotic.com/?p=569#comment-1356 i am in the process of developing a series of lecturers via webnair, the comments and suggestions will help us in developing the series. Right now we are looking at puting a summary of the lecture in a blog, having it read, and then having the lecture later in the month. Yes, having blended presentations for some is great. Several weeks ago, we had someone trying to explain a new nonprofit organization, many of us did not get the point and felt lost, esp. when we had to navigate to different sites on the website. We all agreed if we could have reviewed the website first it would have been better and we would have had questions. Thanks i am in the process of developing a series of lecturers via webnair, the comments and suggestions will help us in developing the series. Right now we are looking at puting a summary of the lecture in a blog, having it read, and then having the lecture later in the month. Yes, having blended presentations for some is great. Several weeks ago, we had someone trying to explain a new nonprofit organization, many of us did not get the point and felt lost, esp. when we had to navigate to different sites on the website. We all agreed if we could have reviewed the website first it would have been better and we would have had questions.
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]]> By: Leah http://www.equixotic.com/2009/12/09/the-pain-and-peril-of-live-group-instruction/comment-page-1/#comment-1303 Leah Wed, 23 Dec 2009 04:56:41 +0000 http://www.equixotic.com/?p=569#comment-1303 Stupendous post. I can't count the number of these types of sessions I've participated in. I encourage my peers to use alternatives any time possible. I get asked to "facilitate" these sessions on a regular basis but somehow manage to find an alternative that works every time. We have long been using CBTs in our organization but are just starting to introduce blended options. Thanks for a wonderful post with great ideas. Stupendous post. I can’t count the number of these types of sessions I’ve participated in. I encourage my peers to use alternatives any time possible. I get asked to “facilitate” these sessions on a regular basis but somehow manage to find an alternative that works every time. We have long been using CBTs in our organization but are just starting to introduce blended options. Thanks for a wonderful post with great ideas.

]]> By: Terry Sturtevant http://www.equixotic.com/2009/12/09/the-pain-and-peril-of-live-group-instruction/comment-page-1/#comment-1289 Terry Sturtevant Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:02:13 +0000 http://www.equixotic.com/?p=569#comment-1289 Excellent post! I've started creating screencasts, and putting more "interactive" stuff online while reducing the time I talk in front of people. Now that technology makes it so easy to let students work in their own space, at their own time and pace, it only makes sense to do things this way. And if all the time now spent repeating the same presentation over and over went to improving a recorded one that's widely available, think of how much better it could get. But for the school system, admitting that all students don't actually learn at the same pace will be a hard sell; (sort of democratic heresy). Maybe someday though. We can always hope...... Excellent post! I’ve started creating screencasts, and putting more “interactive” stuff online while reducing the time I talk in front of people. Now that technology makes it so easy to let students work in their own space, at their own time and pace, it only makes sense to do things this way. And if all the time now spent repeating the same presentation over and over went to improving a recorded one that’s widely available, think of how much better it could get.

But for the school system, admitting that all students don’t actually learn at the same pace will be a hard sell; (sort of democratic heresy). Maybe someday though. We can always hope……

]]> By: Chris http://www.equixotic.com/2009/12/09/the-pain-and-peril-of-live-group-instruction/comment-page-1/#comment-1279 Chris Wed, 09 Dec 2009 22:20:24 +0000 http://www.equixotic.com/?p=569#comment-1279 Hey Pedro, sorry for the flood of posts - some days I just feel more inspired than others (or have more time). When it rains at eQuixotic, it pours. :) Hey Pedro, sorry for the flood of posts – some days I just feel more inspired than others (or have more time). When it rains at eQuixotic, it pours. :)

]]> By: Pedro http://www.equixotic.com/2009/12/09/the-pain-and-peril-of-live-group-instruction/comment-page-1/#comment-1278 Pedro Wed, 09 Dec 2009 22:11:25 +0000 http://www.equixotic.com/?p=569#comment-1278 Great, Chris!!! three posts in a week, and the three brilliant!!! I can't agree more with you about the troubles of live group instruction: my university, a distance university, is still teaching to their staff in a live way and suffer the same problems. I think the problem is at the top of the institutions, managers that are far away of the new technologies. Pedro. Great, Chris!!! three posts in a week, and the three brilliant!!!
I can’t agree more with you about the troubles of live group instruction: my university, a distance university, is still teaching to their staff in a live way and suffer the same problems. I think the problem is at the top of the institutions, managers that are far away of the new technologies.

Pedro.

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