Comments for Michelle's Musings http://michellesmusings.me Stories and resources related to statistics, education, and technology Sat, 14 Jan 2012 02:31:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= CommentsForMichellesMusingshttp://feedburner.google.com Comment on Does having a choice make a difference? by Lori Wedeking http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CommentsForMichellesMusings/~3/ZFB79nN_aoQ/ Lori Wedeking Sat, 14 Jan 2012 02:31:45 +0000 http://michellesmusings.me/?p=1396#comment-429 I agree with your learning strategies. The best thing in an online course is to keep people moving along all the time, not skipping out for several weeks, etc. They also have to become active learners and manage their own learning. I'm teaching a hybrid course with a generalized body of undergraduate students for the first time, rather than only for health professionals, and half of these students haven't even figured out they are supposed to be doing something online! I have sent e-mail to all students, but of course they never read e-mail from their school e-mail address either! I agree with your learning strategies. The best thing in an online course is to keep people moving along all the time, not skipping out for several weeks, etc. They also have to become active learners and manage their own learning. I’m teaching a hybrid course with a generalized body of undergraduate students for the first time, rather than only for health professionals, and half of these students haven’t even figured out they are supposed to be doing something online!

I have sent e-mail to all students, but of course they never read e-mail from their school e-mail address either!


]]> http://michellesmusings.me/2012/01/13/does-having-a-choice-make-a-difference/#comment-429 Comment on To blog or not to blog by Chad Everson http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CommentsForMichellesMusings/~3/tWQp89uQuYA/ Chad Everson Sun, 23 Oct 2011 02:26:13 +0000 http://michellesmusings.me/?p=1370#comment-367 Remember our Motto: Never, ever, ever...Let the Bastards drag you down! Get Grizzly! Remember our Motto: Never, ever, ever…Let the Bastards drag you down! Get Grizzly!


]]> http://michellesmusings.me/2011/10/11/to-blog-or-not-to-blog/#comment-367 Comment on To blog or not to blog by MichelleGEverson http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CommentsForMichellesMusings/~3/rVOz97_XfmE/ MichelleGEverson Fri, 14 Oct 2011 12:39:18 +0000 http://michellesmusings.me/?p=1370#comment-366 Don't worry, Chad. I won't abandon it. I just need to get motivated again to write because for some reason, that has been challenging for me lately. Don’t worry, Chad. I won’t abandon it. I just need to get motivated again to write because for some reason, that has been challenging for me lately.


]]> http://michellesmusings.me/2011/10/11/to-blog-or-not-to-blog/#comment-366 Comment on To blog or not to blog by Chad Everson http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CommentsForMichellesMusings/~3/IOMc_a6viW8/ Chad Everson Fri, 14 Oct 2011 04:40:25 +0000 http://michellesmusings.me/?p=1370#comment-365 I for one would be disappointed if you abandoned your blog. I for one would be disappointed if you abandoned your blog.


]]> http://michellesmusings.me/2011/10/11/to-blog-or-not-to-blog/#comment-365 Comment on Life is like a trip to the buffet by Camille http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CommentsForMichellesMusings/~3/uJn7IszHa4k/ Camille Wed, 11 May 2011 02:29:16 +0000 http://eversononline.com/?p=1239#comment-321 +1 to Ellen's comment. Stay away from the buffet! +1 to Ellen’s comment. Stay away from the buffet!


]]> http://michellesmusings.me/2011/05/10/life-is-like-a-trip-to-the-buffet/#comment-321 Comment on Life is like a trip to the buffet by Ellen Gundlach http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CommentsForMichellesMusings/~3/olx5MLgIQ4Q/ Ellen Gundlach Wed, 11 May 2011 01:19:06 +0000 http://eversononline.com/?p=1239#comment-320 Go, Michelle, Go! You can do it! You are a high-quality statistics educator, and you deserve to be picky about where you give your time. We don't want you to burn out! Leave yourself time to renew your creative energies! Go, Michelle, Go! You can do it! You are a high-quality statistics educator, and you deserve to be picky about where you give your time. We don’t want you to burn out! Leave yourself time to renew your creative energies!


]]> http://michellesmusings.me/2011/05/10/life-is-like-a-trip-to-the-buffet/#comment-320 Comment on These come from trees by admin http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CommentsForMichellesMusings/~3/HRe-RGwjfaE/ admin Sat, 07 May 2011 21:56:15 +0000 http://eversononline.com/?p=1232#comment-319 No, I used the paper towels, but I tried not to use as much as I normally would. I think that means the claim must be true, don't you? ;) No, I used the paper towels, but I tried not to use as much as I normally would. I think that means the claim must be true, don’t you? ;)


]]> http://michellesmusings.me/2011/04/30/these-come-from-trees/#comment-319 Comment on These come from trees by Ellen Gundlach http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CommentsForMichellesMusings/~3/h2-pCcDIc-M/ Ellen Gundlach Sun, 01 May 2011 01:18:14 +0000 http://eversononline.com/?p=1232#comment-318 So did you wipe your hands on your shirt because you saw the sticker? :-) So did you wipe your hands on your shirt because you saw the sticker? :-)


]]> http://michellesmusings.me/2011/04/30/these-come-from-trees/#comment-318 Comment on The need for more hybrid programs by Bonnie Henson http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CommentsForMichellesMusings/~3/JjrUmuMTNvw/ Bonnie Henson Mon, 18 Apr 2011 16:46:33 +0000 http://eversononline.com/?p=1215#comment-317 On the other hand, I was reading a book this morning (_Building Online Learning Communities_, Palloff & Pratt 2007), and they said that in their own personal experience, "having periodic face-to-face meetings throughout the term in a predominantly online course can actually detract from the online work; what tends to happen is that posting to the discussion will drop off as a face-to-face meeting approaches, and then it will take time to build up again." (p.33) When online education got rolling, "hybrid" wasn't really a category. Now it is, of course, but I feel like it's not well defined & includes courses who only meet in person for 2 hours at the beginning of a term as well as those who spend half of their time online and half in person. On the other hand, I was reading a book this morning (_Building Online Learning Communities_, Palloff & Pratt 2007), and they said that in their own personal experience, “having periodic face-to-face meetings throughout the term in a predominantly online course can actually detract from the online work; what tends to happen is that posting to the discussion will drop off as a face-to-face meeting approaches, and then it will take time to build up again.” (p.33)

When online education got rolling, “hybrid” wasn’t really a category. Now it is, of course, but I feel like it’s not well defined & includes courses who only meet in person for 2 hours at the beginning of a term as well as those who spend half of their time online and half in person.


]]> http://michellesmusings.me/2011/04/17/the-need-for-more-hybrid-programs/#comment-317 Comment on Does organic food taste better? by admin http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CommentsForMichellesMusings/~3/zfCFkvFZRos/ admin Wed, 13 Apr 2011 00:46:37 +0000 http://eversononline.com/?p=1207#comment-316 Here's one thing I found that I might be able to bring to class: http://dyson.cornell.edu/special_programs/foodpsychology/images/posters/organic.pdf My friend Ellen will recognize the co-author here from the "Bad Popcorn" study. :) Here’s one thing I found that I might be able to bring to class:

http://dyson.cornell.edu/special_programs/foodpsychology/images/posters/organic.pdf

My friend Ellen will recognize the co-author here from the “Bad Popcorn” study. :)


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