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<div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:large">Hi there,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:large">I see room here for a further distinction between the first and second categories. <br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:large"><br>
</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:large">Fully online –<b> semi-synchronous;</b> <br></div><ul><span class="gmail-im"><li>students and faculty participate from any location; </li></span><li>weekly synchronous schedule and some synchronous components like discussions,</li><li>but no live sessions </li></ul><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:large"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:large">This
structure differs from a fully self-paced model, in that, all of the
students are expected to receive and engage with the concepts and
materials at the same time. This also differs from the synchronous
models that require students to attend a class session remotely. This
is an advantageous caveat for first generation students and working
class students as many have variable work schedules and cannot commit to
a regular class schedule and also keep their jobs. Canned lectures make
it possible for one student to engage the materials Tuesday morning and
another Wednesday evening but both are expected to participate in
discussions and activities by Friday. The week is asynchronous and
highly flexible but the pacing of the course is metered to the beat of
the semester/trimester/quarter. <br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:large"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:large">There are also, of course, <b>Hybrid</b>
courses as well in which a reduced number of class meetings are
scheduled. I tend to see these as the bridges between projects in
project based courses. Since the proportion of time spent in the
classroom is often far less that the portion spent outside (25-50% in to
50-75% out) it is needful to class this framework with online courses.
Hybrids and onlines also require an additional skill set from the
instructor that is not needed in the traditional classroom. While
Classroom teaching requires something of a talent for live performance,
both Hybrids and Onlines are also more labor intensive that traditional
classrooms classes due to many factors, not the least of which is the
heavy engagement with technology. The analogy between theater and film
is not a poor one in this context except in the online course the actor
is also the producer, director, editor, promoter, and Key Grip.<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:large"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:large">I hope this adds to your considerations.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:large">Best,</div>
</div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><font size="4"><span style="font-family:"Brush Script MT""><img src="https://docs.google.com/uc?export=download&id=1WGKSza1-3ECFta4Iz6jy00wiuPhGolIZ&revid=0B1osq0Aln_akK2hFdTM5aFRRUmJUbVJyYXJYWlF3VHB1clZzPQ" width="200" height="37"><br></span></font><span style="font-size:16pt"></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Mar 17, 2020 at 3:43 PM McPherson, Dr. Cynthia <<a href="mailto:mcpherson@tarleton.edu">mcpherson@tarleton.edu</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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<p class="MsoNormal">Folks,<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">We are reviewing how we offer online courses and would like to know what others are doing.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Here are the variations we have noted so far:<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Fully online – asynchronous; students and faculty participate from any location; no synchronous scheduled sessions<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Fully online with synchronous scheduled sessions (via Zoom or other meeting software); students and faculty participate from any location<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Fully online with synchronous scheduled sessions (via Zoom or other meeting software); students participate from a campus location (students must be in a classroom on the main or a remote campus)
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<p class="MsoNormal">I’d appreciate it if you would share how you present online courses.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks,<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">CMc<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Bell MT",serif">Cynthia McPherson, PhD<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Bell MT",serif">Assistant Professor and Director of Graduate Studies in English<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Bell MT",serif">Department of English and Languages<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Bell MT",serif">Tarleton State University<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Bell MT",serif">Box T-0300<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Bell MT",serif">Stephenville, TX 76402<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Bell MT",serif">254.968.9036<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Bell MT",serif"><a href="mailto:mcpherson@tarleton.edu" target="_blank">mcpherson@tarleton.edu</a><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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