Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Managing the activity use of technology
Adult learners who are busy can opt to night classes or online courses to obtain a diploma on their own schedule at Ferndale's Adult & Alternative Education. Each participant is required to use one of two computer programs to help with completion and they learn at his or her own pace. Each participant receives self-paced computer support. If this is so, how are the use of these programs being managed? How are the two computer programs implemented in the curriculum to ensure participants receive diplomas? Does each participant have to login and complete a certain amount of hours?
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Actually, students are not required a certain number of *hours* so much as a certain amount of content. This means that if a student completes 18 days worth of work (2 days a week for 9 weeks) in 16 days, the student has two class periods in which to work ahead for extra credit.
ReplyDeleteWhen a student is enrolled in a course, they are given not only a login to gain access to the computer, but a specialized login to the computerized course they are enrolled in. This course will present them with reading materials, activities, and quizzes. All assignments are scored by the computer, and the facilitator has access to their scores.
The use of these programs are managed by the network since each participant is given an user name and password and the highly educator who is scheduled to overseer the adult learners. Each participant is required to complete the program requirements for graduation.
ReplyDeleteBecause there are a limited number of site licenses (called "ports") for each program, there are times when an instructor may want to log in and find that there aren't enough available ports. At that point, the instructor will take out supplemental materials (such as the textbook for economics) and have the student read the material from the textbook. When the ports become available again, the instructor can tweak an individual students' module so that they do not repeat the content covered during the downtime.
ReplyDelete(M Mirkes, personal communication, February 23, 2011).
Having certain amount of licenses are a "BIG" Challenge for some of the adult learners. If some adults are late to class; it's not a guarantee he or she will have access to his or her module. As for an instructor, this can become a "nightmare". An instructor have to keep a close tab on each individual module to see what he or she has taken so him or her do not repeat course work. Wow, this is interesting!
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