Comments on: Some myths about online teaching http://www.daniel-lemire.com/blog/archives/2008/07/29/some-myths-about-online-teaching/ Daniel Lemire's blog is about life in academia, research in Computer Science, wondering how we can reconcile fast databases and algorithms with the informal and asemantic nature of the world around us. It is broadcasted from Montreal (Canada). Tue, 02 Dec 2008 21:00:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Daniel Lemire http://www.daniel-lemire.com/blog/archives/2008/07/29/some-myths-about-online-teaching/#comment-50066 Daniel Lemire Fri, 01 Aug 2008 12:55:55 +0000 http://www.daniel-lemire.com/blog/archives/2008/07/29/some-myths-about-online-teaching/#comment-50066 Christan: I have no idea where I picked this up, but you are right that I did not make up the representation of the university campus as a country club. Maybe it comes from Stephen Downes. Christan: I have no idea where I picked this up, but you are right that I did not make up the representation of the university campus as a country club. Maybe it comes from Stephen Downes.

]]> By: Christan Grant http://www.daniel-lemire.com/blog/archives/2008/07/29/some-myths-about-online-teaching/#comment-50065 Christan Grant Fri, 01 Aug 2008 08:49:06 +0000 http://www.daniel-lemire.com/blog/archives/2008/07/29/some-myths-about-online-teaching/#comment-50065 The "country-club" model of the university seems like an extremely natural statement. Is this expression defined/published somewhere? The “country-club” model of the university seems like an extremely natural statement. Is this expression defined/published somewhere?

]]> By: Daniel Lemire http://www.daniel-lemire.com/blog/archives/2008/07/29/some-myths-about-online-teaching/#comment-50058 Daniel Lemire Wed, 30 Jul 2008 13:20:30 +0000 http://www.daniel-lemire.com/blog/archives/2008/07/29/some-myths-about-online-teaching/#comment-50058 Students definitively pay for online courses that are part of their university education. How else could I manage, as a university professor, to teach online courses? What they may not be willing to pay for, however, is the content itself. Students definitively pay for online courses that are part of their university education.

How else could I manage, as a university professor, to teach online courses?

What they may not be willing to pay for, however, is the content itself.

]]> By: Vikrama Dhiman http://www.daniel-lemire.com/blog/archives/2008/07/29/some-myths-about-online-teaching/#comment-50057 Vikrama Dhiman Wed, 30 Jul 2008 10:21:26 +0000 http://www.daniel-lemire.com/blog/archives/2008/07/29/some-myths-about-online-teaching/#comment-50057 I am a Product Manager for a teaching-learning Web 2.0 platform - http://www.wiziq.com/ I came across your post from Google Alerts and must say that it is a good compilation. I was myself compiling this list as I teach online as well. I think you have captured the essence of what I wanted to discuss. I would just like to add one more : "Students are not willing to pay for online courses". I am a Product Manager for a teaching-learning Web 2.0 platform - http://www.wiziq.com/ I came across your post from Google Alerts and must say that it is a good compilation. I was myself compiling this list as I teach online as well. I think you have captured the essence of what I wanted to discuss. I would just like to add one more : “Students are not willing to pay for online courses”.

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