I think I’ve figured out what my issue in this funk I’m in. I’m a mentor working with people who are used to having a teacher. Most of the campus is still of the school of thought that things can only be taught in a classroom environment. I feel the classroom is not a good use of time. I want to personalize learning and they want a boxed approach. Conflicting ideals working toward the same goal.
Just for the fun of it, I’m going to compile a list of what the optimal (in my opinion) LMS would be capable of:
- Ease of use of Weebly
- Notation tools of Diigo
- Note taking tools of Amplify
- Keyword options (for faculty) of WordPress
- Keyword options (for students) of Delicious
- Voice, video, and screenshare of Skype
- Screen capture (for both student & faculty) of Screenr
- Microblogging of Twitter
- I haven’t found an assessment tool I like yet (of course I haven’t really looked)
- For the price of Moodle
Ok, that’s all I can think of at the moment but I’m sure there will be more eventually.
Ok, that last post is a perfect example of an idea that wasn’t as well thought out as it could have been. So this is attempt #2 at making my point.
The following series of images is an example of what Amazon would look like as a typical online course in higher education.
Amazon’s Main Page:
I’m looking for a book so I click the Book link and get this:
I want an actual book so I click the link and get this:
I want a book on Arts & Photography so I click the link and get this:
I want a book on Architecture (in Arts & Photography) so I click the link and get this:
I want to see more about the book titled “Understanding Exposure” so I click the link and get this:
After falling down the rabbit hole, I finally get the information I’m looking for but it turns out to be boring and dull (completely non-engaging) but full of the facts I may actually be looking for.
So now, I pose the question again, would you shop here?
Amazon as a typical online course in Higher Education:
So tell me, would you shop here?
