Steve brings up a good point, and I see the dilemma. A university, by its
very nature, history, and values, would counter distance learning
technologies as unsatisfactory to their goals and values, regardless of
the extent of learning that occurred with the medium.
The purpose of a university education goes beyond learning. And many of
those objectives cannot be met with learning technologies. They can
assist, however, and I have not found it difficult to convince professors
of this fact. Rote drill and practice is one of the best uses of learning
technologies in university settings. It individualizes the learning
activity and frees the instructor from mundane tasks.
Gaining credit for the time associated with distance learning is not the
only (or most important) measure of a learning technology's value.
kind regards,
Vana Prewitt
vprewitt@bellsouth.net
Dr. Steve Eskow wrote:
> Have you talked to many faculty senates or teacher's unions, Vana, and
> successfuly changed their minds about granting credit for courses
> delivered at a distance?
>
> I've probably been in front of 1200 faculty members in my time, and had
> successes, but never found it quite as easy as you suggest.
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