[Numeracy 485] Response & Essentials for productive learning
Archived Content Disclaimer   Istas, Brooke IstasB at cowley.edu
Thu Aug 12 18:49:48 EDT 2010  Hello Susan and All!  I love the
idea of an on-line program that "incorporates all kinds of
concrete references." I wish more instructor would do that in
the face-to-face classes, too. I was speaking to a rather "new"
adjunct instructor who teaches Pre-Algebra for the community
college and she was mesmerized by the idea of teaching
fundamental basics utilizing real-world application because she
had always taught straight content from the book. It seems that
several on-line program deliver content but miss that "concrete
reference". So the learner memorizes and then just regurgitates
it back onto a test; not really learning the concepts of the
chapter. That's why I feel it is essential to have discussion
posts in an on-line class. After all, there would be classroom
discussion (hopefully) in a face-to-face class. I teach
approximately ten on-line classes e