Virtual and traditional classroom – a comparison.ppt
Magorzata Rzenik,2005,Virtual and traditional classroom a comparisonMagorzata Rzenik,Magorzata Rzenik,2005,Main points,DefinitionsThe classroom and its environmentThe time dimensionGroup processes Final remarks,Magorzata Rzenik,2005,Definitions,Traditional classroom A room especially designed and furnished to provide optimal learning environment.Virtual classroom,Virtual classroom:any online area in which instructors and students meet,via their computer connections,for course activities.”(Ko,Susan,Rossen,Steve,2004,Teaching Online:A Practical Guide),Magorzata Rzenik,2005,Definitions,Classroom=place+time+people+interactions,Magorzata Rzenik,2005,Traditional classroom and its environment,CLOSED and fairly free from outside distractionsCONCENTRATED and fairly homogenousTANGIBLE,Magorzata Rzenik,2005,Virtual classroom and its environment,Open and subject to outside distractions both from the Internet and the real worldDistributed and diverseIntangible,Magorzata Rzenik,2005,So what?,The open nature of the virtual class can be BOTH an advantage and a problem.Dealing with diversity,techniques for building learning communities.Tangibilisation of virtual classrooms.,Magorzata Rzenik,2005,Traditional classroom the time dimension,Limited to hours of instruction and occasional additional activitiesStructuring tasks and arranging physical elements of a classroom are fairly well researchedThe teacher physically present at all times during a class.,Magorzata Rzenik,2005,Virtual classroom-the time dimension,Operating 24/7,no clear distinction between in-class tasks and homework Laying out lesson plans quite complicated and not well researched.The teacher and learners virtually present at all times through their postings and contact details but hardly ever present in real time,not to mention physical presence.,Magorzata Rzenik,2005,SO WHAT?,Structuring tasks and planning lessons the challengeLimited hours vs 24 hours the question of how much should a teacher be paid in online education?Net addiction,burnout,dropout possible hazards,Magorzata Rzenik,2005,Overlap,Common use of ICT especially e-mail and web pages in traditional teaching adds the extra dimensions open space,any time.Blended approach.,Magorzata Rzenik,2005,Group processes in traditional vs virtual classrooms,Visible(+)vs invisibleWhat is immediately visible in the traditional classroom is mostly INVISIBLE in the virtual one!+Traditional Non-verbal communicationMoodsInterest in the lessonPatterns of interactionConflicts+Virtual Online trafficFormal communication on fora and/or chats(if recorded by the system)Work of an individual student on the e-learning planform,Magorzata Rzenik,2005,Group processes in traditional vs virtual classrooms,Problem diagnosis and resolutionGenerally easier and faster in a traditional setting.Group-formation longer onlineCommunication slower and less effective online(unless the group is very closely-knit)Online students seek individual attention.,Magorzata Rzenik,2005,Selected bibliography,Castells,M.,2001,The Internet Galaxy,Oxford University PressGarrison,D.R.&Anderson,T.2003.E-learning in the 21st century,London&New York:Routlege/Falmer.Ko,Susan,Rossen,Steve,2004,Teaching Online:A Practical Guide,2nd edition,Houghton Miffin Company:Boston,New YorkKotler,P.,2005,Marketing Management,12 ed,Prentice HallMcVay Lynch,M.2002.The Online Educator,London&New York:Routlege/Falmer.Paloff R.M.,Pratt K.2001.Lessons from the Cyberspace Classroom,San Francisco:Jossey-Bass.Paloff R.M.,Pratt K.2003.The Virtual Student,San Francisco:Jossey-Bass.Salmon,G.2000.E-Moderating,London&Sterling(USA):Kogan Page.Wallace,P.,1999,The Psychology of the Internet,Cambridge University PressWarschauer,M,2004,Technology and Social Inclusion,MITWarschauer,M.,Kern R.,2000,Network-based Language Teaching:Concepts and Practice,Cambridge University Press,Magorzata Rzenik,2005,Thank you!Questions:malgosiapjwstk.edu.pl,
