Here are the responses I received regarding my question of online
coursework (There were a few more but I mistakenly deleted them- sorry!
I did print & save them & would be happy to scan and/or retype for anyone
who really is interested. )
Basically none of the responses I received was what I would call REALLY
positive which leads me to believe there is a lot of work to be done in
this area.
Cindy White
Media Specialist
Novi Middle School
Novi, MI
cwhite@novi.k12.mi.us
Greetings!
I would like to invite you to visit our site, TeacherFocus.com, an online
community of educators, and post your question there. One of our forums,
Educational Technology, might be of special interest to you. You are also
welcome to browse our resource directory, where you could find some useful
links and information. Our URL is http://www.teacherfocus.com. Hope to see
you there soon!
Sincerely,
Lucy Vaysman
Community Director
TeacherFocus.com
http://www.teacherfocus.com
I am completing a Masters totally online, and have a son that hates high
school mainly because it starts at 7:20 AM, so am supportive of this
concept! From experience, the online environment takes a very organized,
dedicated teacher. The one class that I have had so far that I rated as
poor
was taught by a contract teacher from a local high school instead of the
regular university staff. - I was late signing up and got in the overflow
section I think. He did not give clear assignments, did not check his
e-mail
and respond daily, did not update the assignment listing daily, did not
have a net-thread discussion area etc. It is a lot of online time for a
teacher.
However I was wondering how your state works for funding for this. If the
student is not in your population area and is from another school but is
taking classes online through you, does that mean you can count him as a
high school student for funding for block grants etc? What about his home
school, do they lose the student for their numbers?
My sister is in Pennsylvania, and their teachers union has told them that
the biggest threat to teachers will be online courses, as it will draw
funding away from public schools. Yours would be a public school so that
wouldn't be a cause for concern, but what do you think of that statement?
Just wondered if these discussions had come up there.
Bev Straneva
Keene New Hampshire
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