I am enjoying the synchronous aspect of this online class. I feel I have already gained more from this class than the previous asynchronous online class I took. I really feel that to a certain extent a synchronous course can offer even more benefits than a face to face course. I think in a face to face course, although people are physically present, they can hide and not participate. It's difficult to hide in a synchronous online course. This helps create good discussion among the whole group, which does not always happen in a face to face course.
I still have some frustrations with the technology. I had a headset with microphone, and it didn't function. I am having some IT people check it so that it will hopefully be working tomorrow, but it worries me a bit. I'm not very tech savvy as far as troubleshooting problems as they are happening. It makes me anxious.
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I understand the frustrations with technology, but sometimes we just have to go with the flow. Problems will happen - it's not "if," it's "when."
ReplyDeleteWell, if face to face vs. online I would prefer face to face. Even if somebody is not actively participated in a face to face class still he can acquire more than online class. Once I came accross a research about communication according to that research
ReplyDelete35% of communication is body language
35& of communication is tone of voice
and 30% of communication is verbal language.
So, I think face to face communication have all the advantegeous of communication ways.