[etni] Fw: Re: drop in attendance at lectures when material is put on line

----- Original Message ----- From: Nira Artzy - arnira@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: drop in attendance at lectures when material is put on line

I agree with every word, although I don't believe much will change in school in the foreseeable future, because this is the most conservative system in the world, and yes, our main function is babysitting.

However, I do believe something can be done to put more teachers' 'hishtalmuyot' online. I wanted to attend certain courses this year, but traveling there and back by bus for hours was out of the question. I think universities and colleges should consider opening such courses so that more teachers could take them without wasting so much time traveling after a hard day's work. They could "attend" a lecture online, contribute to courses' forums and send homework to the course coordinator. I took an NBA course online and it was the best 'histalmut' I've ever taken - thorough and demanding, but I've learned a lot. I was given a deadline to do the work, but I could do it whenever I had some free time, even at night. It was very convenient and I wish we could have other courses online on various topics, such as translation, LD students, teaching literature, class management, etc.

Nira


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