EL7004-8+The+Online+Learner

Started: 19 March 2012 Ended: 07 May 2012 Final Grade: A (99.85 / 100.00)
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Looking forward to the fourth of six specialization courses. This one is supposed to offer an overview of key issues regarding online learning and the online student. I decided early that this class will close out my second semester so I wrote these papers more slowly putting a lot more effort into the next class to finish it before this one. With this class I decided to start writing each paper as if I were writing for the comprehensive exam. Each paper has several pages of references that strongly support my arguments. I have yet to eliminate references that are not peer-reviewed, but that will come soon enough! This class looks at issues that I've both looked at before in other classes and that are completely new.

Assignment 1: Learner Relationships (99.7/100.0)
- Only a couple of minor writing faux pas, but otherwise a comprehensive analysis of learner relationships.

Assignment 2: Interactivity (100.0/100.0)
- This paper seemed to be so similar to the previous paper that I wanted to ensure that I wrote it from a completely different angle. I did not have the time truly incorporate the different frames of theory that I wanted, but it was a fun assignment!

Assignment 3: Learner Assumptions (99.7/100.0)
- Again a couple of small issues, but otherwise a decent exploration of adult learners and what is expected to support them.

Assignment 4: Cultural Issues (99.7/100.0)
- Triple spaces after a period cost the points, but the rest of the comments were very positive in this paper on the cultural issues of gender, geography, religion and spirituality, and literacy and disabilities. A thought-provoking topic that I had not considered in this depth before.

Assignment 5: Student Orientation Program (99.7/100.0)
- Do not use words like "it", "thing", "very" in academic writing, and don't start sentences with numbers - otherwise the paper was well received, and well researched.

Assignment 6: Online Instructor Competencies (99.7/100.0)
- A couple of minor gaffs but otherwise a good paper on ten competencies that instructors should have in the online classroom.

Assignment 7: Prospective Online Instructors (100.0/100.0)
- I created five interview questions for prospective online instructors. Enjoyed writing the paper, and glad to finally get a 100 in this class!

Assignment 8: Guidelines for Online Faculty (100.0/100.0)
- An all-encompassing guide for faculty regarding what they need to know for online learning.

Online Faculty Guide
- A reflective paper on what I included in the guide, and why. Excellently executed and presented! Mentor loved it! This was a great class!


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