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Friday, June 17, 2005
How do you handle a situation in which students do much more work than is expected of them? - Embanet
Occasionally, students overestimate how much work is required for assignments and submit so much that the course is barely manageable for the instructor! How do you handle a situation in which students do much more work than is expected of them? Q: An essential component of any online learning environment is the online discussion between students and between students and their instructor. Occasionally, a group becomes overzealous and engages in so much discussion that it cannot effectively be managed. Such discussions are usually not very reflective and consist mainly of opinions instead of postings pertaining to the course material. How can this best be managed? A: Students who work too hard at the beginning of a course often burn out early and do not enjoy the remainder of the class time as they should. The course may become a burden requiring too much time in front of the computer.
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