A few thoughts concerning higher education - education in general - and ethical questions.
Saturday, March 15, 2008
More ethical issuess
In reviewing articles from previous lessons, ethical issues in higher education can also evolve around underclassman and online courses. Do institutions of higher education have the ethical or moral obligations to "watch" for those students that are not progressing in a class. Underclassman, especially freshman who are attending classes for the first time, may have time-management issues and if programs have on-line courses without some structure, students can easily fall through the "cracks." Would one argue that this is a way of weeding out students? or Are educational institutions responsible to provide guidance and support for students taking an online course during their course work? In relation to online courses and institutions of higher education, is it an ethical issue that these institutions provide professional development for staff, especially staff that have not taught an online course before?
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This is an interesting concept on a problem that has tenticles that trail back to the classroom. I would hope one would put forth the effort to help the student as they would in the physical classroom. I think it is interesting to see the level of attention paid to the online environment vs. is anyone watching in the campus classroom? I dont think lepords change their spots if they teach online. Meaning if you have good values in a classroom you will most likely have good values in the virtual classroom. As a designer when I look at online classes and see the lack of attention I do wonder what their on campus classes are like.
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