Comments on: The Sound Of Silence http://mullygrub.wordpress.com/2008/07/02/the-sound-of-silence/ ...learning within the network Sat, 22 Aug 2009 14:30:36 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Ellen http://mullygrub.wordpress.com/2008/07/02/the-sound-of-silence/#comment-46 Ellen Sun, 03 Aug 2008 14:26:31 +0000 http://mullygrub.wordpress.com/?p=23#comment-46 Thanks so much for the link back to my post on Webinars. They're truly a tricky format in that it's easy to mistake them for another version of a live classroom event, which they're not. I appreciate your discussion about the need to wait out a silence, which I've found presenters to be challenged by even when in the same room with learners. I realized, too, reading your entry that I might have miscommunicated something I should clarify. I actually believe that when you need to conveny information that Webinars are one of the best online mediums for that. In my instructional design world, I distinguish (roughly) between objectives that require information to be shared, and those that require skills to be learned. Webinars are great for conveying information -- especially when the presenters make a concerted effort to keep the learners engaged in the ways you suggest. Thanks for great food for thought! Ellen aLearning Blog http://alearning.wordpress.com Thanks so much for the link back to my post on Webinars. They’re truly a tricky format in that it’s easy to mistake them for another version of a live classroom event, which they’re not. I appreciate your discussion about the need to wait out a silence, which I’ve found presenters to be challenged by even when in the same room with learners.

I realized, too, reading your entry that I might have miscommunicated something I should clarify. I actually believe that when you need to conveny information that Webinars are one of the best online mediums for that. In my instructional design world, I distinguish (roughly) between objectives that require information to be shared, and those that require skills to be learned. Webinars are great for conveying information — especially when the presenters make a concerted effort to keep the learners engaged in the ways you suggest.

Thanks for great food for thought!

Ellen
aLearning Blog
http://alearning.wordpress.com

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