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  1. Jul 2020
    1. But the online environment is fundamentally different and requires fundamentally different input to attain similar output. Online learning requires a meticulous attention to the container and the permeability of that container. We have to carefully build our classroom and educational space online before we start populating it, lest text, hierarchical menus, and pop-up windows be confused with interactivity and community.

      I like the phrase "permeability of that container". It's an interesting way to look at how a leaner would make use of the LMS and what kind of learning they're exposed to.

    2. Online learning programs fail because they’ve been told, and they believe, they must operate within the same paradigm of learning and teaching that on-ground programs obey.

      Fortunately educators have had a chance between the semesters to catch up on online learning techniques, but I know a lot had trouble because of this exact (mental) limitation.

    3. happy little caskets

      I like the phrasing of this...it reinforces that if we try to just transition what we have to online learning, it won't work (and will wither and "die" eventually)

    4. Online learning is uncomfortable, and so educators must become uncomfortable in their positions as teachers and pedagogues.

      If there's anything the shutdowns and shifts have taught us as educators, it's that - without the right perspective and approach - shifting to online learning is difficult (and sometimes uncomfortable).