[nabs-l] Online Education PROS and CONS?

[David Dodge]

Personally, I am fond of traditional in class, live, education. However, I
think having the option of online and other non-traditional types of courses
is crucial. That's so awesome that you are thinking of pursuing law.

I think some of the challenges that we face with online education are (1)
being able to visually access content, (2) being able to indicate the
importance of the accommodations we need without necessarily having live
contact with an instructor, (3) staying organized and on task. The last one
is true for any class but I think it is a little tougher sometimes online.

I do believe these issues can be combated and overcome, but the important
thing is to think of strategies for doing so.

David
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David Dodge
Doctoral Degree Granting Institutions Rep.
State University of New York Student Assembly
English Major
University at Buffalo
306 Clemens Hall
Buffalo, NY 14260
daviddod at buffalo.edu


On Thu, Aug 18, 2011 at 11:21 AM, Loren Wakefield <isaiah5719 at mchsi.com>wrote:

> I am considering serious the idea of pursuing the lifelong dream of going
> to law school.  If I do go forward, it will be with an online course of
> study. I would be interested in the thoughts of others as well.
>
> I do believe that the future of education is online.  But I also realize
> that this will present a whole new set of challenges.  But as is the case
> with any other set of  challenges, they can be overcome and made to work for
> us.  What say you?
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Dodge" <daviddod at buffalo.edu>
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>  Hello Everyone,
>> A recent post on the NABS list made me want to bring up this discussion
>> topic. Higher education today is transferring from live in the classroom
>> to
>> the online classroom. A student even posted about compressed video in the
>> NABS list, which I had never heard of before.
>>
>> What do you think are some of the PROS and CONS of online or other less
>> traditional forms of education for blind students?
>>
>> And more importantly, what skills can we use to help us combat the
>> changing
>> face of education?
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> David
>> ------------------------------**----
>> David Dodge
>> Doctoral Degree Granting Institutions Rep.
>> State University of New York Student Assembly
>> English Major
>> University at Buffalo
>> 306 Clemens Hall
>> Buffalo, NY 14260
>> daviddod at buffalo.edu
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