Time Flies
Assessment - Weekly Reflections
Wow- I had an epiphany while reading an asynchronous discussion post between Carol, Paul, and Chris this week.
There is an opportunity for exposure to more discussion in asynchronous discussion posts as opposed to the classroom. The reason for this is related to time.
In a face to face class, you need to listen to one person at a time. If there are 10 people sharing in the class and they each speak for 5 minutes, the 50 minutes go by and you have heard the thoughts of 10 people.
In Asynchronous discussion posts 10 people can think at the same time and post simultaneously. So 10 people used 5 minutes as opposed to 50 minutes.
The strength and opportunity with asynchronous discussion boards is exposure to more information and a variety of perspectives. The weakness or threat of the asynchronous discussion board is becoming overwhelmed and experiencing information overload. I am still thinking about the repercussions of this time warp.
Assessment - Weekly Reflections
Wow- I had an epiphany while reading an asynchronous discussion post between Carol, Paul, and Chris this week.
There is an opportunity for exposure to more discussion in asynchronous discussion posts as opposed to the classroom. The reason for this is related to time.
In a face to face class, you need to listen to one person at a time. If there are 10 people sharing in the class and they each speak for 5 minutes, the 50 minutes go by and you have heard the thoughts of 10 people.
In Asynchronous discussion posts 10 people can think at the same time and post simultaneously. So 10 people used 5 minutes as opposed to 50 minutes.
The strength and opportunity with asynchronous discussion boards is exposure to more information and a variety of perspectives. The weakness or threat of the asynchronous discussion board is becoming overwhelmed and experiencing information overload. I am still thinking about the repercussions of this time warp.
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