Computer Companion by Diane Frymire ©2010
I loved reading chapter 9 particularly this week because I really appreciate the message of taking care of important business in a face-to-face manner. I teach an online class and I cannot count the endless class critiques from students saying, “I wish this class was a face to face class.” The students have this same mentality it seems. They tend to think that the class that they are attending should be more personal for them to understand it more efficiently. In this example their important business (their education) with a person of extreme importance (the instructor) would be better achieved through a personal encounter (face-to-face class). I think in the grand scheme of things the best way to ensure that you, as an individual, are getting the best outcome you possibly can is to take care of the matter personally. This ensures that any emotions or meanings are not lost from the presentation.
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Dear Tim,
I appreciate Zander's point and your response about face-to-face interaction. There is a lot missed, but, for me, there are things that can be gained online that are not in person.
There is a depth that enters online interactions that sometimes does not happen in face-to-face encounters. People's thoughts, or more internal expressions, are not 'muddied' by external considerations. Body language can often be misread.
When my students and I have interacted through e-mail, I got to know a very different part of them. Many people throughout history have gotten to know each other only through correspondence. Although it is nice to see people in person, I have never gotten to know my classmates so intimately as I have in this Full Sail program. Just another point-of-view.
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