Myths about online learning...

Ok, in trying to catch back up with this course, it seems I kinda messed up the assignment. I got the blogging about these myths and the essay backwards, writing the essay more from my POV.

Anyway, the myths that I have fallen for since coming back to school are, #1 - that online learning is both quick and easy. As a single father of two kids who are involved in everything imaginable, I've discovered that there is NOTHING quick and easy about going to school online.

I spend more time reading, writing and doing research for three online courses (9credit hours) than I ever did for four on-campus courses of gen-ed, graphic design etc at the Art Institute. The three hours per class that I don't spend on campus is more than made up for behind a book or the computer.

Another myth is that online learning is simple emails back and forth between students and instructors. Again, I've had to do so much more work, with a wider variety of resources and materials than ever before.

While at the Art Institute, part of my degree involved digital video editing. The class assignment was complteded with groups of five or six students working together to complete a 30 second edited video, shot, edited and published on campus.

A similar class I took last semester required me to do the exact same thing from home for a five minute video. Whiole I could use outside help for acting, camera operations, etc, directing, editing, compositing was all done by me. A lot more work than the AI course.

This mess is tough!

Z