John Tagg,

is an English professor who has taught online at Palomar since the beginnings of the online program.  He is a pioneer in the 'learning paradigm' movement.


[3:11]

"What's it like teaching online?"

"My approach to the business from the beginning has been that the computer technology gives us a set of tools we can use to redesign the learning environment and break out of some of the old molds."


On small group work:

"I believe that small group work is not only necessary for the students to grow as learners...it can be done very well in an online environment."


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[2:40]

"How does teaching online compare to teaching face-to-face in terms of the time commitment?"

"It is really important to monitor seven days a week what's going on."


"What do you think about the future of online education?"

"What's going to happen, I think, is the teaching/learning process is going to be mediated by a richer variety of media than just the teacher standing in front of the room."

 


[2:48]