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What are Your Socratic Questions?

Assume you are leading a Socratic discussion based on the question: Can Significant Learning (SL) be achieved using online teaching (OLT)? Under 5 of the 8 categories below, write a question you feel would be appropriate and effective for you to ask during this discussion. Include your name after each of your entries.

1) Purpose, Goal, Aim (key seminal questions)

Why focus on achieving significant learning though online teaching? Laura
Is online teaching truly comparable to tradition face to face instruction? -Alisa Why are we teahing online? Deidre What do we mean by significant learning? Julie

2) What is the question at issue Should we only be asking if SL is achievable through OLT? Laura Are we assuming that OLT is meant to replace traditional methods? -Alisa What other obstacles are present with online teaching? Deidre

3) Information, Data, Facts Is our data coming primarily from institutions with a vested interest in furthering OLT? -Alisa Are both the teachers' and students' experiences with OLT represented in the data? Deidre How are the assessments used in OLT( to evaluate SL) different from the traditional face to face classroom? Deidre Are these assessments effective in their measurment of the SL through OLT? Deidre What kinds of populations do we have data about? Julie

4) Interpretation, Conclusions What do current online student grades tell us about achieving SL through OLT? Laura How do students with different learning styles perform in assessments comparatively? -Alisa

5) Ideas, Concept, Theories Are there times when OLT could work more effectively than traditional classroom environments? -Chris Could OLT increase the educational opportunities for students that may be more limited in their ability to travel to a traditional campus? -Chris Can SL be increased by using certain technology in OLT? Deidre What are the barriers to increasing the use of SL techniques in OLT? Julie

6) Assumptions <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Are we assuming significant learning can't take placee through OLT?Laura <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Are we assuming that students want online learning? -Alisa Would the limited interaction between students (not being able to see each others' facial expressions, body language) hinder the process of give-and-take? -Chris Are we assuming that all OLT is separate from F2F teaching and not taking hybrid courses into account? Julie

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">7) Implications and Consequences of this thinking Could the cost effectiveness of removing the "brick-and-mortar" component of schooling drive the decision to implement OLT, overshadowing the effectiveness of the tool? -Chris Can we accurately measure educational outcomes of OLT using standards developed for F2FT? Julie

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">8) Each of us has a Point Of View <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">How would an online student answer this question?Laura <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">How would a parent of a student answer this question? -Alisa <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Would students **choose** this form of education over the traditional classroom? -Chris