This is an archive of the 2013 version of ocTEL.

Re: Announcements and list discussion (online learning readiness)

Hi David, I have to agree with Alistair, these questionnaires seem very old
fashioned. If I received one of these questionnaires as a student I would
be very concerned about the quality of the course I was about to
undertake.

We need to be asking students how they feel about engaging online with
other students and teachers using a range of technologies. Our students
are using social media such as Facebook, Twitter, Skype as well as the
University VLE and a virtual world. The students are also finding and
evaluating all sorts of resources for themselves. [...]