Comments on: Don’t Do This: Be unavailable when assignments are due http://gminks.edublogs.org/2008/09/17/dont-do-this-be-unavailable-when-assignments-are-due/ or, how my graduate studies are affecting my job in corporate education Wed, 02 Dec 2009 01:23:34 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Larry http://gminks.edublogs.org/2008/09/17/dont-do-this-be-unavailable-when-assignments-are-due/comment-page-1/#comment-98 Larry Sat, 20 Sep 2008 22:24:59 +0000 http://gminks.edublogs.org/?p=78#comment-98 I agree but the old saying, "shit happens," is also true. I taught my first online course this summer and had trouble catching a WIFI signal for a day or two while on the road. But when that happens, the prof. should make adjustments. I agree but the old saying, “shit happens,” is also true. I taught my first online course this summer and had trouble catching a WIFI signal for a day or two while on the road. But when that happens, the prof. should make adjustments.

]]> By: Nate http://gminks.edublogs.org/2008/09/17/dont-do-this-be-unavailable-when-assignments-are-due/comment-page-1/#comment-89 Nate Thu, 18 Sep 2008 14:31:44 +0000 http://gminks.edublogs.org/?p=78#comment-89 These kinds of stories make me nuts. It's just unconscionable. In internet years, two days is a month. That much delay in an online course is just not acceptable. My students and I are connected on email, IM, and aggregator. If they have a problem, they can find me and get an answer any day of the week. I'm not online 24/7 - I *do* sleep, do my Day Job, and take my kids to lessons etc, but I manage to get back to my students within a few hours -- if not a few minutes. Granted I only have about 50 students to deal with but this isn't exactly rocket science. Remember, kids. Poor performance isn't a function of the stage when the actors aren't following the right script. These kinds of stories make me nuts. It’s just unconscionable.

In internet years, two days is a month. That much delay in an online course is just not acceptable. My students and I are connected on email, IM, and aggregator. If they have a problem, they can find me and get an answer any day of the week. I’m not online 24/7 – I *do* sleep, do my Day Job, and take my kids to lessons etc, but I manage to get back to my students within a few hours — if not a few minutes. Granted I only have about 50 students to deal with but this isn’t exactly rocket science.

Remember, kids. Poor performance isn’t a function of the stage when the actors aren’t following the right script.

]]> By: Angela Maiers http://gminks.edublogs.org/2008/09/17/dont-do-this-be-unavailable-when-assignments-are-due/comment-page-1/#comment-80 Angela Maiers Wed, 17 Sep 2008 14:03:11 +0000 http://gminks.edublogs.org/?p=78#comment-80 What a great category. I do not believe that we do ineffective things on purpose-so it is a great reminder of what to do differently next time. Looking forward to the conversations here! What a great category. I do not believe that we do ineffective things on purpose-so it is a great reminder of what to do differently next time. Looking forward to the conversations here!

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