It was interesting to find out that the first distance courses that were offered, dates back to the early 1700's. I can't even imaging doing that. Asking a professor a question, would take weeks, even Months to get a response. UGH!!! That would be Very frustrating to me.
I enjoy being a teacher, Traditionally and Online. My Online teaching just began when the Covid hit. Before that, all my courses were taught in a Traditional Class setting. I have found out that Traditional Teaching is quite different than teaching online, as far as how my students learn. Being able to read the lessons, watch videos, and make posts, students really enjoy learning at their own pace, especially during this difficult and strange time in history. Now, as far as communications, I find that students participate more in online discussions and they ask me more questions. I found that their overall learning experience has been better and the first class to complete their online part, scored much higher in participation, interacting with me and their classmates, and they retained more of the course information. I am looking forward to the new classes starting tomorrow Online and some, traditionally.
