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Tara Pistorese
Issue date: 2/18/08 Section: News
"Also, there are instructors or faculty members whether on sabbatical or whether traveling, doing their research, can still teach online," Templeton said.
Overall classroom goals and course requirements are the same for any online course as they would be for the same course taken traditionally.
"Outcomes from the course will be identical, the way in which students get there, however, will be very different," Templeton said.
"In a site-based course you may be getting up and giving a presentation, whereas in an online course you may be creating a website. So there are different ways to get to the same learning outcome."
Online courses are offered in a time line that mimics OSU's traditional term schedule.
Some instructors design their courses such that more material is taught toward the beginning of the term or the project portion of the term is offered towards the end, but the schedule is similar to that of a site-based course, Templeton said.
"What I like to see is in the course material that is developed for a course like Chemistry 101 for example, there might be one day of instruction provided online (among many days) and that same one day of instruction might be a week of instruction in a high school chemistry course," King said .
Online courses are designed to encourage dialogue, feedback, interaction, mentoring and participation.
While much of the nation refers to the development of online education as the 'reinvention of the school system,' faculty members at OSU believe there will always be a place for traditional learning.
"Not everyone should be in an online class, not everyone should teach an online class, and not all subjects should be taught online, but there are a lot of students who thrive in an online environment and a lot of instructors who are really great in an online classroom and there are a lot of subjects that lend themselves really well to online learning," Templeton said.
Classes that captivate students, highly interest them, allow them to take advantage of their opportunities and multi-media capabilities and create an atmosphere where education offers a new view on things are the ones that make good online courses, King said.
Overall classroom goals and course requirements are the same for any online course as they would be for the same course taken traditionally.
"Outcomes from the course will be identical, the way in which students get there, however, will be very different," Templeton said.
"In a site-based course you may be getting up and giving a presentation, whereas in an online course you may be creating a website. So there are different ways to get to the same learning outcome."
Online courses are offered in a time line that mimics OSU's traditional term schedule.
Some instructors design their courses such that more material is taught toward the beginning of the term or the project portion of the term is offered towards the end, but the schedule is similar to that of a site-based course, Templeton said.
"What I like to see is in the course material that is developed for a course like Chemistry 101 for example, there might be one day of instruction provided online (among many days) and that same one day of instruction might be a week of instruction in a high school chemistry course," King said .
Online courses are designed to encourage dialogue, feedback, interaction, mentoring and participation.
While much of the nation refers to the development of online education as the 'reinvention of the school system,' faculty members at OSU believe there will always be a place for traditional learning.
"Not everyone should be in an online class, not everyone should teach an online class, and not all subjects should be taught online, but there are a lot of students who thrive in an online environment and a lot of instructors who are really great in an online classroom and there are a lot of subjects that lend themselves really well to online learning," Templeton said.
Classes that captivate students, highly interest them, allow them to take advantage of their opportunities and multi-media capabilities and create an atmosphere where education offers a new view on things are the ones that make good online courses, King said.
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