The whole point of being here is to express your point of view, but also being open to persuasion by someone else’s point of view or by someone else’s perception—I suppose that’s where the dialogue comes in. (Tutor, 2009)
In relation to the discussion forum, staff clearly saw the need to direct students: “If you go into a lesson without a clear objective and without a clear plan of where you want to be and how you’re going to get there, you won’t end up anywhere” (Tutor, 2009). When further questioned whether there was a link between theory and practice, the tutors appeared to hold a view of theory as unquestionable and unchanging, and therefore a reliable guide for students. Hence understanding and developing a familiarity with readings was integral to any learning process. Study guides and learning objectives were seen as valuable ways to organise the course, especially for English as a second language (ESOL) students. Frequent references to the classroom also suggested the carryover of traditional teaching and learning beliefs, such as learning having a predetermined direction that was contained within a discrete structure (Siemens, 2008). When asked, at the start of the research project, how to advise students embarking on their first online learning experience, one tutor stated:
The whole point of being here is to express your point of view, but also being open to persuasion by someone else’s point of view or by someone else’s perception—I suppose that’s where the dialogue comes in. (Tutor, 2009)
In relation to the discussion forum, staff clearly saw the need to direct students: “If you go into a lesson without a clear objective and without a clear plan of where you want to be and how you’re going to get there, you won’t end up anywhere” (Tutor, 2009). When further questioned whether there was a link between theory and practice, the tutors appeared to hold a view of theory as unquestionable and unchanging, and therefore a reliable guide for students. Hence understanding and developing a familiarity with readings was integral to any learning process. Study guides and learning objectives were seen as valuable ways to organise the course, especially for English as a second language (ESOL) students. Frequent references to the classroom also suggested the carryover of traditional teaching and learning beliefs, such as learning having a predetermined direction that was contained within a discrete structure (Siemens, 2008). When asked, at the start of the research project, how to advise students embarking on their first online learning experience, one tutor stated:
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