Sunday, April 15, 2007

How flexible is too flexible?

The advantages of flexible learning are clear. I for one would never have been able to combine living in a developing city, having a baby, traveling at will etc. if it weren't for the flexible nature of my Masters in EdTech.

Petrea, moderator of my current unit has kindly published a very detailed schedule of modules that will be covered and discussed in the WebCT boards. In previous units all students pretty much kept to this timetable. Now, however, I'm finding that modules not due to be attacked for weeks already have multiple discussions and I'm finding it hard to keep up with let alone stay ahead of the curve. I don't actually mind jumping into a discussion mid flow but maybe novices would find it a little intimidating.

1 comment:

Michael Liu said...

Hi Jo!

I have to say, I feel the same as you when I see all these unread multiple posts on the discussion forums and finding it difficult and certainly quite intimidating to keep up, never mind staying ahead!

Anyway, I'm Michael and a bit behind but thought I'd check out a few blogs and introduce myself to a few fellow students. If you have time, please drop by my blog (http://medtech-ml.blogspot.com/).

Catch ya soon!

Michael