advantages of distant learning !

Short and Sweet

The best damn thing to happen to the education system ever!!!

If not for distance and the advice I received from degree info.com
( a little hiney kiss for Dr. Bear) I would have never been able to finish my degrees.


To close:

Hey ACE: Where did you go not to have any group projects????

 

Re: Short and Sweet

I was thinking the same thing, all but one class had group projects.

 

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I have not had any group projects at NCU. I do not like them - I find that I am making up for the slackers because grades matter to me. Also, I feel that group work is more of a demonstration on social skills than it is about learning.


peACE,


ACE

 

ACE,

group projects are importatnt at the undergraduate level. Therefore most programs try to incorporate these into the curriculum. The grading structure that is used varies but where I adjunct slackers do not get participatory or academic credit if they do not accomplish the learning objectives. Further, other students are not penalized for the lack of complete work by a slacker. It is tough to structure these type of projects but it can be done. The essence of team work needs to be stressed if the student is to have practical experience in the corporate world. The group funtioning is a learning skill, especially if you are the group facilitator/manager. Possibly less so if all you have to do is complete a task. More importantly, for DL to establish itself it must emulate the traditional learning environment as closely as possible.

I agree with your thoughts on not having group projects, but at graduate levels. I am studying to enhance my knowledge and in many instances want to work at my pace or in my direction of interest. I am interested to see if cohort groups are beneficial.

 

My MBA classes were loaded with group/team work, and for that degree, I can certainly understand the heavy reliance on group work, for the exact reasons you state. At the doctoral level, though, I'm not nearly as tolerant of group or dyad projects, as I feel that developing scholarly research and writing skills is very much a solitary endeavor, particularly when research interests are thrown into the mix. Sure, many academics publish together, but not because they are forced into the team for a particular assignment. I'm hoping I won't have to put up with too many in my program.

 

Re: Agreement

I totally agree. You are absolutely 100% correct. Anyone who does not agree must be a mill shill.

 

Great Job Parker!

First of all, it seemed like you are a highly motivated trooper Parker! Yes, lead by example as they say. I have known so many senior leaders, NCOs and Officers as well, that excuse furthering themselves from not being able to get an education because they are always in the field or what have you...

I am glad you are not one of them.

 

Group Projects

I highly agree with you! There were many times in graduate schools that a slacking partner or a group member cause me a lot of headaches and a bad grade because they don't want to pull their share. Or they pray that someone will pull their slack while they procrastinate.
I remember one time, we had one person in a group of 4, that we complained to the instructor about her not pulling her share as well as copy parts of the encyclopedia for our written report. We wanted to exclude her from the group because she wasn't showing up for our rehearsals and the instructor stated that this is a Group Project and therefore, we must learn to work as a team. So in essence, the three of us did her part and we all got the same grade. Very Unfair!

JB

 

Advantage...

For me...

That would avoid embarrassment for letting the instructor or my peers wake me up in class. I often wondered if I ever snored...Hmmm...

 

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Not necessarily sickening, it's just that there are some things that one prefers not to visualize.