Mike Thirtle

Developers of online courses do not have to be technological wizards. Do you agree or disagree? Explain your answer. I agree--they don't have to be wizards. For the most part, many onine modalities today are relatively easy to use and to develop courses with.

The time invested to develop a quality online course is less than the time required to develop the same course for a traditional classroom delivery. Do you agree or disagree? Explain your answer. I think it takes about the same amount of time--I taught in both modalities and find that the preparation for either type of activity requires substantive effort.

We should not be concerned about students cheating in an online environment; they may cheat in traditional classes as well. Do you agree or disagree? Explain your answer. We should definitely be concerned about this. It's probably easier and more tempting to cheat in the online format because it is more difficult to provide a documented trail of who is actually taking a test, etc.

The look and feel of an online course is as important as the knowledge and skills it is designed to impart. Do you agree or disagree? Explain your answer. I agree to a certain extent....I think that it's important to have quality content, no doubt, but I also think it's important not to go overboard on the bells/whistles in the online environment. Too much color, pictures, etc can actually detract from the learning environment. The best of courses combines excellent technical material with a good supporting cast of pictures, colors, text, etc.