You'd better get used to talking into that webcam.
Dear future disembodied heads,
I've been sent back in time to deliver some bad news, and some good news. The bad news is that the majority of your students now live between 80 and 6,000 miles away from your lecture theatre.
The good news is that you can now teach sans trousers. Oh my goodness, the freedom! The freedom!
sensaes
xoxo
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There's actually a lot to be said in favour of the recommendations of the Online Learning Task Force's Collaborate to compete - Seizing the opportunity of online learning for UK higher education report (PDF here: http://www.hefce.ac.uk/pubs/hefce/2011/11_01/11_01.pdf , Word document alternative here: http://www.hefce.ac.uk/pubs/hefce/2011/11_01/11_01.doc , other related gubbins here: http://www.hefce.ac.uk/pubs/hefce/2011/11_01/). The trouble is, most of it could've been said about a decade ago.
Never mind. If Willetts is to be believed, it's a case of better late than never:
'I thank Lynne and the Task Force for their work and welcome such a helpful report. It contains important recommendations that we will consider carefully in conjunction with HEFCE. We expect to address many of the issues raised in our forthcoming HE White Paper.' - http://www.hefce.ac.uk/news/hefce/2011/oltf.htm
Just keep some trousers handy for those close-up and personal interactions with the students you'll still have to deal with in your immediate vicinity...
I've been sent back in time to deliver some bad news, and some good news. The bad news is that the majority of your students now live between 80 and 6,000 miles away from your lecture theatre.
The good news is that you can now teach sans trousers. Oh my goodness, the freedom! The freedom!
sensaes
xoxo
______________________________
There's actually a lot to be said in favour of the recommendations of the Online Learning Task Force's Collaborate to compete - Seizing the opportunity of online learning for UK higher education report (PDF here: http://www.hefce.ac.uk/pubs/hefce/2011/11_01/11_01.pdf , Word document alternative here: http://www.hefce.ac.uk/pubs/hefce/2011/11_01/11_01.doc , other related gubbins here: http://www.hefce.ac.uk/pubs/hefce/2011/11_01/). The trouble is, most of it could've been said about a decade ago.
Never mind. If Willetts is to be believed, it's a case of better late than never:
'I thank Lynne and the Task Force for their work and welcome such a helpful report. It contains important recommendations that we will consider carefully in conjunction with HEFCE. We expect to address many of the issues raised in our forthcoming HE White Paper.' - http://www.hefce.ac.uk/news/hefce/2011/oltf.htm
Just keep some trousers handy for those close-up and personal interactions with the students you'll still have to deal with in your immediate vicinity...