- Valerie Irvine
- modality – face-to-face or online
- should there be flexibility in modality accessibility?
- multi-access – mix of face to face and online
- social justice issue? pay more for online programs because of rural living
- choice could increase student engagement
- choice could decrease classes missed by students with anxiety or other health issues
- language is changing around the idea of multi-access modality
- check your bias – transference of expectation
Valerie brought up the question of whether their should be flexibility in the modality of education and made some points to support why there should be. While there are many benefits to a face-to-face modality, it is not always feasible for some students for whom an online or mixed modality education would work much better. Perhaps choice would increase student engagement and increase retention in students with extraordinary needs and/or anxieties. As with most things, your thoughts and feelings about it can influence how you approach it.
I liked your blog post because it was different then the other ones! I like how you stated the important points in the presentation in bullet point form. A suggestion- just to expand a bit more on face-to-face or online because it was discussed throughout the entire presentation. -Makes readers aware of what you are talking about when you are stating face-to-face etc. 🙂