Saturday, February 20, 2021

Why online Higher Ed should be about learning, not teaching - David Baume, University World News

What is that one fundamental question? I suggest: “What are we putting online?” This may not be the question you were expecting. This is not a technical question, about resources and learning activities. It is a much more profound than that. The longer version of the question is: “What are we putting online? Teaching? Or learning?” Why do I say “or”? Surely they are the same thing, or at any rate two sides of the same coin or banknote? Teaching leads to learning. What’s the problem? Why “or”? A few reasons. Which together drive us towards the question. And together suggest an answer.

https://www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?story=20210126142422302