Comments on: Students and em@il? http://tama.edublogs.org/2006/02/22/students-and-emil/ participatory culture + engaging pedagogy = participatory pedagogies Wed, 25 Mar 2009 19:03:51 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: susan nash http://tama.edublogs.org/2006/02/22/students-and-emil/comment-page-1/#comment-45 susan nash Sun, 05 Mar 2006 17:01:40 +0000 http://tama.edublogs.org/2006/02/22/students-and-emil/#comment-45 We all know some of the crazy questions and off-the-wall advice-seeking that happens in face-to-face office hours. Why would e-mail be any different? What I like about e-mail is that it's easy to respond to and it takes a few seconds to respond appropriately rather than the half an hour or so it takes in a face-to-face setting when a student is desperately seeking clarity in his or her life (not the class!). Here's another thought -- when a student e-mails with a rather irrelevant question, I think it's a great opportunity to rehumanize the e-learning space. Like it or not, the promise of e-learning is access and real "listening" to the student (rather than the pronouncements from the podium). Too much dependence? Respond with pro-active, aggressive group discussions! Enable social learning with peers (not just with the facilitator). :-) We all know some of the crazy questions and off-the-wall advice-seeking that happens in face-to-face office hours. Why would e-mail be any different?

What I like about e-mail is that it’s easy to respond to and it takes a few seconds to respond appropriately rather than the half an hour or so it takes in a face-to-face setting when a student is desperately seeking clarity in his or her life (not the class!).

Here’s another thought — when a student e-mails with a rather irrelevant question, I think it’s a great opportunity to rehumanize the e-learning space. Like it or not, the promise of e-learning is access and real “listening” to the student (rather than the pronouncements from the podium).

Too much dependence? Respond with pro-active, aggressive group discussions! Enable social learning with peers (not just with the facilitator).

:-)

]]> By: Dana Leighton http://tama.edublogs.org/2006/02/22/students-and-emil/comment-page-1/#comment-37 Dana Leighton Wed, 22 Feb 2006 23:50:54 +0000 http://tama.edublogs.org/2006/02/22/students-and-emil/#comment-37 My syllabus states thus: "A few words about email. I do not check my email constantly during the day. If I am busy with work for class, I may have to ignore email for a whole day (sometimes more). If a matter is truly urgent, call and leave a voice mail. I check voice mail more frequently. Also, craft your email messages carefully, and write with more detail than you normally would. Email is notorious for miscommunicating motivations, intentions, and emotions." There are probably too many multi-syllabic words in there for my students to read, but hey, it's college! My syllabus states thus: “A few words about email. I do not check my email constantly during the day. If I am busy with work for class, I may have to ignore email for a whole day (sometimes more). If a matter is truly urgent, call and leave a voice mail. I check voice mail more frequently. Also, craft your email messages carefully, and write with more detail than you normally would. Email is notorious for miscommunicating motivations, intentions, and emotions.”

There are probably too many multi-syllabic words in there for my students to read, but hey, it’s college!

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