Paradigm Shift for Online Classroom
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Thanh Nguyen, Bridgewater State College, United States
EdMedia + Innovate Learning, in Honolulu, HI, USA ISBN 978-1-880094-73-0 Publisher: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), Waynesville, NC
Abstract
Moving a course online is not simply taking a syllabus and face-to-face classroom activities online. It calls for a paradigm shift in pedagogy. When a course moves online, communication dynamics are altered. Non-verbal communication cues disappear, and since students converse asynchronously, spontaneous interaction is impossible. Moving a course online is not about putting more time and energy in designing a course. It is about modifying strategies of instruction. Instructors need to understand not only what they want to teach, but also who the students are. Do they learn more in a collaborative and sharing information type environment? Or do they learn better in a more structured environment with the instructor as an expert? Do they learn more in talking and listening, or reading and writing, or all of the above? These are questions that need to be addressed when moving a course online.
Citation
Nguyen, T. (2009). Paradigm Shift for Online Classroom. In G. Siemens & C. Fulford (Eds.), Proceedings of ED-MEDIA 2009--World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications (pp. 1824-1828). Honolulu, HI, USA: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). Retrieved March 28, 2024 from https://www.learntechlib.org/primary/p/31724/.
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