Matt:
I am doing Distance Ed, and, also, am very much interested in ways to bring
TBL into the approach (also having limited experience with it
generally.. .only the 3rd time applying it, with an in-residence class).
Also, my Distance class is a "hybrid" with both on-campus and distance
learners, at the same time... which, I think, puts still another twist on
bringing TBL into the class. Am also using Blackboard, and, as you point
out, there is currently no way to use an IF AT type approach with that
software.
Hoping, too, the U. Texas software (or other software) might at some point
be available...
Good to see others are starting to also think about TBL and the Distance
Learner.. looking forward to hearing more about your findings!
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Department of Agricultural Economics and
School of Natural Resources
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Hi,
I am brand new to the forum and still fairly new to TBL and have two
questions. First, my background is that I am doing my dissertation in the
effects of TBL on the learning outcomes of virtually isolated adults. That
is, there are may adults who use the internet for informal learning but the
sites they visit do not offer online collaboration with peers or mentors. I
am trying to bring the benefits of collaboration (specifically TBL) to them
embedded in the instruction I create. So my two questions are these:
1. My specific content is communication in marriage (listening,
receiving messages). Does anyone here have experience or insight into
application problems that would be challenging and helpful for
learners in such a scenario (social sciences)?
2. Does anyone know of software that performs the functions of the RAP
(i.e., iRATs, gRATs, etc.?) I know that Daniel Robinson at the
University of Texas at Austin is working on some software of this
sort that will be beta tested soon. Does anyone know of anything else
out there, particularly open source and that could be used in
conjunction with Blackboard?
Thank you!
Matt Barclay
Doctoral candidate
Instructional Technology and Learning Sciences
Utah State University
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