Abstract:
Closed campuses, working remotely, and physical distancing have changed the way we work, teach, learn, shop, attend conferences, and interact with family and friends. But the Covid-19 pandemic has not changed what we know about creating high-end online education. Two decades of research has shown that online education often fails to fulfill its promise, and the emergency shift to remote instruction has, for many, justified their distrust and dislike of online learning. Low interactivity remains a widely recognized short-coming of current online offerings. Low interactivity results, in part, from many faculty not feeling comfortable being themselves online. The long-advocated for era of authentic assessments is needed now more than ever. Finally, greater support is needed for both underrepresented students and for faculty to move beyond basic online instruction to create a strong continuum of care between the teaching and learning environment and the student support infrastructure. For those who have been long-term champions of online education, it has never been more important to confront the three biggest challenges that continue to haunt online education – interactivity, authenticity, and support. Only by confronting these challenges squarely can instructors, educational developers, and their institutions take huge steps towards better online instruction in the midst of a pandemic and make widespread, high-quality online education permanently part of the “new normal.”
Panarchy is a word that may not carry prejudicial meaning in people's minds. "the individual's right to choose any form of government without being forced to move from their current locale."
There is no significant difference between that definition and anarchy, nor individual freedom.
Many people see Freedom as some form of abuse. They operate from a fear that freedom means someone else will harm them.
People harm each other every day... And governments created to protect people harm more people than any other tragedy on the planet.
The state school systems sing the praises of central planning & politicians while ignoring the proven effectiveness of Individual Freedom to create benefits in every arena of life.
If you want to understand Freedom and all of its blessings, explore how Freedom works in any area and let your mind question and imagine as you learn how it can be applied to every area of your life to eliminate the problems created by arrogant, ignorant, war loving, central planning tyrants.
Don Winfield for TheLibertyGang.com