Monthly Archives: September 2012
Doug Ward is an associate professor at the University of Kansas, and in 2011 he received an honor as the nation’s best teacher of journalism and mass communication. So when Ward decided to develop his first online class – one that would reflect his award-winning instruction in the traditional classroom – he figured it would be a successful transition. He couldn’t have been more wrong. Thankfully, Ward reflected on his shortcomings as an online instructor and the weaknesses of his course in … Continue reading
In a campaign year, it’s commonplace for fictional claims to make headlines and affect public opinion. But that strategy is also being levied against online education, especially as the field rapidly and ambitiously expands in ways some people never imagined. John Ebersole, however, is out to dispel the most common misconceptions about online and distance learning. Ebersole writes about higher education and is a regular contributor to Forbes.com. Late last month he wrote a piece about “six commonly heard myths … Continue reading