Final Day Assignment: Cooper, Campbell, and Stewart
-Controversial Question-
Should teachers be paid based on student course completion?
Instructions: Please add your group's responses to the list below. Make sure you add something new that hasn't already been said. Cooper will give a brief wrap up at the end of this discussion.
1.For (Bryce, Dan, John, Mohyna, Nadine, , Ritchi)
quality teachers only
increases enrollment
freedom for teachers to recruit (including international students)
increases competition among teachers
incentives to attract higher achieving students
2.Against (Guy,Chris, Marg, Jeff, Trevor)
based on standardized testing--teaching to the test
dumbed-down courses
teachers cheating/ excessive pressure on teachers to complete courses
student motivation
lack of depth of material
no social education of students
short term gains vs. long-term achievement
lack of literature on payment scales
3. Combined model of traditional and course completion model? ((Luke, Derek, Deb, Aaron)
Combines teacher incentive, but has a guaranteed salary for the teacher.
Originated in the US military, used to connect sattelite soldiers with headquarters far away.
Can be utilized in classrooms --virtual, DL, etc..
It is a social network or interactive web-streaming platform that allows broadcasting of information through various web-streaming platforms (ie. myspace, facebook, etc..
Ustreaming can allow live broadcasts and can also archive material for future use and review.
Simple requirements of internet connection and a webcam.
Ustreaming captured audiences during the US Presidential election of 2008.
Significance:
It allows dialogue between users and provides a means to build connections across town, country or the globe, allows for greater opportunity for free access to education and entertainment.
Capabilities:
Live chats, improptu dialogue, can gauge and measure user feedback, really encourages online interactions and promotes the sharing of ideas and content.
Downsides: requires steady internet connection, needs significant bandwidth.
Benefits for students:
Post questions, share URL's, share conversations, community experts can be used to enrich resources for students through Ustream.
Final Day Assignment: Cooper, Campbell, and Stewart
-Controversial Question-
Should teachers be paid based on student course completion?
Instructions: Please add your group's responses to the list below. Make sure you add something new that hasn't already been said. Cooper will give a brief wrap up at the end of this discussion.
1.For (Bryce, Dan, John, Mohyna, Nadine, , Ritchi)
2.Against (Guy,Chris, Marg, Jeff, Trevor)
3. Combined model of traditional and course completion model? ((Luke, Derek, Deb, Aaron)
Research used in preparing this discussion:
Teacher performance incentives and student outcomes
Teacher performance pay: A review
Barriers to learning in distance education
Teacher incentives
Ustream:
History & Origin:
Originated in the US military, used to connect sattelite soldiers with headquarters far away.
Can be utilized in classrooms --virtual, DL, etc..
It is a social network or interactive web-streaming platform that allows broadcasting of information through various web-streaming platforms (ie. myspace, facebook, etc..
Ustreaming can allow live broadcasts and can also archive material for future use and review.
Simple requirements of internet connection and a webcam.
Ustreaming captured audiences during the US Presidential election of 2008.
Significance:
It allows dialogue between users and provides a means to build connections across town, country or the globe, allows for greater opportunity for free access to education and entertainment.
Capabilities:
Live chats, improptu dialogue, can gauge and measure user feedback, really encourages online interactions and promotes the sharing of ideas and content.
Downsides: requires steady internet connection, needs significant bandwidth.
Benefits for students:
Post questions, share URL's, share conversations, community experts can be used to enrich resources for students through Ustream.
Ustream Article
http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ELI7042.pdf