Friday, September 28, 2007

Progress?

I have been doing some detective work on what is on offer around the world, online learning wise, in my subject of Psychology.

Here is what I have found!
http://inst.santafe.cc.fl.us/~mwehr/0indexComPsy.htm

which seems to be an interactive course of sorts with a lecture and then online exercises for poeple to do and really self directed learning week by week.

This second one http://psych.hanover.edu/KRANTZ/tutor.html#Learning

is more comprehensive but basically follows the same format as above. A lecture ( most of the content is blocked unless you are online student ) and then a tutorial which is usually some online test or exercise and then a homework assignment and then some reflection on the experience.
I couldn't really get a handle on how this is all assessed but I see there are discussion boards and emails but no mention of Blogs or Podcasts or any of the other things we have been discussing on the course.

My overwhelming feelings are
1) very low tech
2) content is ...... well ----- hard to judge but more pop psych than what you would expect in a psychology course
3) minimal facilitation and feedback from course supervisors
4) what seems to be on site activities that encourage students to see Psychology in action

Any thoughts from course members and have you had a look at what your discipline offers?

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