@AngelaStockman @Mr_Rablin Wait, me too! 😁 I am very curious about how you came to the decisions about the specific point of the research as well as your findings.
@Mr_Rablin@ElleWoodsOfMyco I would much rather read and post on a discussion board, for many of the same reasons that I would rather read an article than watch a video.
@Mr_Rablin@ElleWoodsOfMyco In a zoom meeting with, say, 20 learners that lasts an hour, how often does each learner choose to contribute? What happens when they don't choose to? How engaged are learners for the rest of the time they have to be there?
@rebeccaclark26 @heymrsbond Or effectively supported/ incentivized by colleges. IF they are interested, profs can do it... but on their own time and their own dime.
@geonz@abbey_hc @heymrsbond Unfortunately, if they'd had better teachers in k12, their expectations of what an instructor should be able to do would be even higher. 🤔
@heymrsbond All-or-nothing statements are rarely accurate, but I think it's perfectly fair to say that too many college instructors can't teach well, and ALSO that too many colleges prioritize research and publication over instruction.
During my last class today I said "yup" in reply to one student, and did not realize that another student, who I hadn't heard, had said "she probably thinks I'm stupid" and thought the "yup" was for her.
I said, "do you really think I'd say that?"
Student: Honestly? Yeah.
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@heymrsbond Pretty much what others are saying about it being optional, but ALSO there is way more status attached to RESEARCH. Teaching is kind of a "pay your dues," and more senior profs usually teach less and less.
It's "publish or perish," after all.
@teachergrind@corvallisonian@NAEmmanuele I tell students when we're learning MLA style that the format itself isn't the main point. Rather, they're learning how to read, understand, and follow multi step directions.