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Creekside II

Rites of Passage: Learning that counts! The Struggle Between the Medium and the Message

Brief Paper ID: 35716
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    Elaine Correa
    Medaille College

Abstract: As more colleges offer greater on-line learning opportunities for generating student enrollment, the opportunity for creating innovative courses on-line presents a major concern for many on-line instructors. Issues arise when course development is accompanied with expectations on courses as entertaining to capture the attention of students, bordering on ‘edutainment’ rather than content driven. The fear of many faculty members teaching online becomes comprised when online course design is driven and perceived to be primarily ‘easy’, ‘entertaining’ and ‘visually stimulating’ rather than developed and embedded in educational content and quality. The pressures for institutions of higher learning to remain competitive have accompanied the paradigm shift for ensuring ‘a consumer approach’ to learning. The struggle between the medium and the message raises numerous interrelated concerns for faculty and students as on-line learning becomes an integral feature of learning in higher education.

Presider: William Kjellstrom, University of Virginia

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