Comments on: Preparing Professors for Online Teaching: How Long Does It Take? http://mfeldstein.com/preparing_professors_for_online_teaching_how_long_does_it_take/ What Michael Feldstein Is Learning About Online Learning...Online Sat, 11 Oct 2008 12:21:27 +0000 By: Samouelo Rinoti http://mfeldstein.com/preparing_professors_for_online_teaching_how_long_does_it_take/#comment-40425 Samouelo Rinoti Sun, 27 Jan 2008 09:39:31 +0000 154861660#comment-40425 Dear Michael I Study Master Of MBA-IT,I have a project about ODL Business , I need some information but can not reach any of them is it possible to guide me to find my questions? 1.How long does it take to develop ODL 2.How long would lecturer usually take uses ODL 3.What category of students take up ODL (Oil & gas, IT, hospitality) 4.When is the best time for intake in the university 5.When is the best time to market postgraduates 6.What is the first important thing to implement 7.Who is the benchmarking university 8.What is after ODL Your sincerely Samouelo Rinoti Dear Michael
I Study Master Of MBA-IT,I have a project about ODL Business , I need some information but can not reach any of them is it possible to guide me to find my questions?

1.How long does it take to develop ODL
2.How long would lecturer usually take uses ODL
3.What category of students take up ODL (Oil & gas, IT, hospitality)
4.When is the best time for intake in the university
5.When is the best time to market postgraduates
6.What is the first important thing to implement
7.Who is the benchmarking university
8.What is after ODL

Your sincerely
Samouelo Rinoti

]]> By: Michael Feldstein http://mfeldstein.com/preparing_professors_for_online_teaching_how_long_does_it_take/#comment-54 Michael Feldstein Thu, 26 Aug 2004 06:38:01 +0000 154861660#comment-54 I don't think that programs that don't train teachers well will last. Right now, the situation in higher ed online learning is analogous to Internet ecommerce circa 1998. There's very little competition relative to the demand and practically anybody can pull in students. But that won't last. With online learning, it's much easier for students to sample courses or even entire degree programs and dump them if they stink. There's no geographical limitations to keep them from shopping around and very little in the way of having to rearrange schedules. At some point soon, schools are going to have to start competing seriously on the quality of the virtual classroom experience. So hang in there! I don’t think that programs that don’t train teachers well will last. Right now, the situation in higher ed online learning is analogous to Internet ecommerce circa 1998. There’s very little competition relative to the demand and practically anybody can pull in students. But that won’t last. With online learning, it’s much easier for students to sample courses or even entire degree programs and dump them if they stink. There’s no geographical limitations to keep them from shopping around and very little in the way of having to rearrange schedules. At some point soon, schools are going to have to start competing seriously on the quality of the virtual classroom experience.

So hang in there!

]]> By: Blinger http://mfeldstein.com/preparing_professors_for_online_teaching_how_long_does_it_take/#comment-53 Blinger Thu, 26 Aug 2004 06:19:08 +0000 154861660#comment-53 I wish that the professors at Macquarie had training like that suggested by your post. As it is the online component is essentially only a venue to ask questions of the professor. The university is using webCT and underutilizing its potential. I am currently in my seventh and eigth classes none of the courses have done more than post the course content (which is also sent via courier) and have a 2-3 discussion per semester. The discussions have a very low participation level as they are not assessed and the professors basically do nothing to encourage them. I realize how much work is involved in teaching online as I have previously used a hand-coded site with my students but from this semester (August 30) I will be using <a href="http://moodle.org">moodle</a> which has involved a lot of time in planning and I am sure will take a lot of my time during the semester, but I am also equally sure that the benefits will be worth the extra effort. Too bad my professors do not see that. I wish that the professors at Macquarie had training like that suggested by your post. As it is the online component is essentially only a venue to ask questions of the professor.

The university is using webCT and underutilizing its potential. I am currently in my seventh and eigth classes none of the courses have done more than post the course content (which is also sent via courier) and have a 2-3 discussion per semester. The discussions have a very low participation level as they are not assessed and the professors basically do nothing to encourage them.

I realize how much work is involved in teaching online as I have previously used a hand-coded site with my students but from this semester (August 30) I will be using moodle which has involved a lot of time in planning and I am sure will take a lot of my time during the semester, but I am also equally sure that the benefits will be worth the extra effort.

Too bad my professors do not see that.

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