Did the results of your TPI fit your image of yourself as a teacher? Do you think the TPI results are different for the same person teaching online and face-to-face?
The TPI results fit my image of myself as a teacher. I hold all four tenets equally important and equally dominant. All areas were scored evenly on the higher end before becoming overly dominant. One single area, nurturing is strongest for me and encouraging social change was least (by one point). The variation in all areas was between one or two points. I do not feel that TPI results should be different for a person teaching online. In fact, an online teacher, needs to apply these areas in their teaching utilizing a different tool and with the added ability to have technological skills and comfort in their repertoire.
Friday, February 18, 2011
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Online schools more confused than ever...
How has your thinking about online schools and online schooling changed since the first week?
As I proceed on this journey of finding out how online schools function as accredited educational institutions offering either online courses or full classrooms, I am more confused than ever. One thing is prevalent and remains, education is a business. And like all businesses, one should be cautious and research thoroughly before choosing a school. State regulations and standards vary from state to state, but the online world opens up the opportunity to find quality learning outside one's state without having to physically travel. In other words, I am more cautious about the platforms being used, marketed and the overall effect on students utilizing virtual schools. My position on the ability of this technology to reach students remains positive, how it is being currently implemented has made me more cautious.
As I proceed on this journey of finding out how online schools function as accredited educational institutions offering either online courses or full classrooms, I am more confused than ever. One thing is prevalent and remains, education is a business. And like all businesses, one should be cautious and research thoroughly before choosing a school. State regulations and standards vary from state to state, but the online world opens up the opportunity to find quality learning outside one's state without having to physically travel. In other words, I am more cautious about the platforms being used, marketed and the overall effect on students utilizing virtual schools. My position on the ability of this technology to reach students remains positive, how it is being currently implemented has made me more cautious.
Thursday, February 3, 2011
State schools how do they differ?
What do you see as the biggest differences between how all the different state schools presented themselves (the overall look, not the content)? What do you think accounts for these differences?
State schools present their online course and classrooms offerings very much in the same way. Because state schools are strictly regulated by their respective bureaucratic mandates, the websites for these virtual schools are austere. The sites specifically target state and federal testing standards and try to market specifically to students and teachers to better meet requirements (AP, graduation regulations, and testing specific curricula) through online offerings. The scope of these sites is very much geared towards the qualitative aspect of education and not the quality of what each partnership (i.e. for-profit organization) can offer constituents beyond what is mandated. In comparison some states do differ, but this is an attribute of how the states regulations differ from one to the other across the nation. The overall theme of state online school websites is similar and institutional.
State schools present their online course and classrooms offerings very much in the same way. Because state schools are strictly regulated by their respective bureaucratic mandates, the websites for these virtual schools are austere. The sites specifically target state and federal testing standards and try to market specifically to students and teachers to better meet requirements (AP, graduation regulations, and testing specific curricula) through online offerings. The scope of these sites is very much geared towards the qualitative aspect of education and not the quality of what each partnership (i.e. for-profit organization) can offer constituents beyond what is mandated. In comparison some states do differ, but this is an attribute of how the states regulations differ from one to the other across the nation. The overall theme of state online school websites is similar and institutional.
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