https://blog.elearnmag.acm.org/?p=81 Online Learning and Training Mon, 13 Oct 2014 18:45:34 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.4.25 https://blog.elearnmag.acm.org/?p=81#comment-328 Sun, 18 Oct 2009 13:10:21 +0000 http://wp.acm.org/elearn/2009/10/17/the-mixed-blessings-of-technology/#comment-328 While I admire the chemistry teacher’s creativity, this example does not work for me, and I predict that this innovation will not stand. The main issue is requiring students to do this type of school activity outside of school hours. It is an imposition on students and parents. What does a student do who has an extracurricular activity scheduled during that time, a private music lesson for example? What if the student has a power failure or connectivity problem during that time period? What if the parents had a family dinner or other event scheduled? The net effect is to ‘offload’ school time into private time. So this strategy is not sustainable or scaleable in the long run…

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