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Apr 2020
4:56pm, 17 Apr 2020
49,507 posts
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Dr PhFleecyD
Which is not to denigrate the efforts of academics right now, it’s just that in-person experiences are such a huge part of learning and socialising and becoming independent that it’s hard to see how first years would want to do that virtually. I can see 2nd and 3rd years maybe being more forgiving since they will already have relationships with lecturers and other students and are already getting experience of online learning.
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Apr 2020
5:01pm, 17 Apr 2020
30,748 posts
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halfpint
Just to lighten the mood a little. I'm ready to blow but instead I've done this....
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Apr 2020
5:03pm, 17 Apr 2020
49,508 posts
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Dr PhFleecyD
Lol hp good luck with that one  Maybe introduce a sticker chart?
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Apr 2020
5:03pm, 17 Apr 2020
33,774 posts
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DocM
I like that hp
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Apr 2020
5:05pm, 17 Apr 2020
49,509 posts
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Dr PhFleecyD
Ds1 came home from work with a massive 18 badge, a card and box of chocolates from his boss. How lovely He looked relieved to take the badge off when he got in the car
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Apr 2020
5:06pm, 17 Apr 2020
30,750 posts
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halfpint
Well he offered me a cup of tea but it's too warm so I requested a cold drink. I now have a cider. If I have enough cider I might not care about the crumbs, dishes, sticky marks, food.....
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Apr 2020
5:25pm, 17 Apr 2020
20,935 posts
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Meglet
Happy birthday DS1!
Daughter 2 would not accept the uni course without the whole experience. I know this because one option is to go to Leeds and stay at home and she emphatically does not want to do that. It's an art foundation so learning online is not an option, she needs access to all the workshop spaces.
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Apr 2020
5:28pm, 17 Apr 2020
49,516 posts
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Dr PhFleecyD
Yes, art is one subject you really can’t do online unless it’s purely digital art. My adult learning centre keeps emailing about how they’re trying to move things online. I can actually make pottery at home as I have clay and tools, but sadly there is no such thing as a virtual kiln!! Also there’s something special about making art with other people to inspire you and bounce ideas off, as well as the teacher to rescue your errors or spot something about to go horribly wrong
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Apr 2020
5:51pm, 17 Apr 2020
976 posts
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Grast_girl
Guilty hp on 3 out of 4 counts (I wouldn't leave food out), although so is DH, so it will stay a mess until I feel the need to procrastinate about writing (which should be sometime this weekend).
Fleecy, I'll be the first to say we've not had any training in this online stuff, and that OU would be my first port of call if online was what a hypothetical teen was happy with. In my subject they need labs, so can't go fully online even if we wanted to (professional body probably wouldn't allow it either).
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Apr 2020
6:25pm, 17 Apr 2020
49,520 posts
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Dr PhFleecyD
My first degree was in chemistry and I agree, some subjects simply can’t be taught without practicals. I notice a lot of academics on Twitter talking about how hard it is to switch to online teaching, I gave a Zoom talk last week and wow, how hard is it to engage an audience when you can’t see them? Such different skills required.
An OU degree does require a lot more reading though and is not really that lecture based (well when I did it that was the case) so it wouldn’t suit everyone, definitely not the easy option as it requires a lot of motivation. The materials I had for my subject were exceptional though, but took many years of preparation.
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