I absolutely hated the MOO online class. No one got to speak coherently, and no one could follow the discussion. I think that yes, technology should be integrated into the classroom, but if we used that system in our high school classrooms, it would never work. As 20-something-year-olds, we couldn't keep on task on the discussion, so how could we possibly expect high school students to?
Once people are in an online chat room, people are able to control the floor whenever they want, and it becomes virtually impossible to follow what anyone is saying. I think that this could be a good idea if people were able to monitor who spoke, and how often, but with this program, people are not able to do this.
I think that online classes are pointless and there is still a reason that books are around. They have survived this many centuries because they offer academic value and worth, and that will not change any time soon, regardless of the advancing technology. We still read books today, when computers and the internet are available to everyone, so why would that change 20, 50 years from now?
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I hated the Moos too!! I think it is too difficult to change how 20-something-year-olds view chatrooms. Since we were little we have always thought of chatrooms as recreational and never takin them seriously... So when you try to get us to stay on topic or answser specific questions it is a disaster. Not to mention they gave me a headache!
ReplyDeleteWell I was not able to make it to class, but I heard all the bad judgments about the MOO. The Moo reminds me when I was young and use to get in the chat rooms because I was bored. Like everyone said the Moo is better used for amusement not for learning experiences.
ReplyDeleteI wasn't a huge fan of the moo either. It was annoying because I couldn't keep up with the conversations. I also agree with what you say about books. That is something that hasn't changed in centuries, so why would it? I know that people get books on computers and things like that, but reading on the computer gives me a headache, so I wouldn't ever do that. I don't know if I think online classes are pointless, though. They allow a lot of people to get a higher education who otherwise wouldn't be able to do so.
ReplyDeleteI too hated the MOO. For me, it replicated the strange power Mel Gibson found himself possesing in "What Women Want," of being able to read women's minds. Well, for one class period, I could read women's minds. And you know what, it was awful. At one point, they began talking about "Jason," who, obviously, I thought was me. Then, I figured out that they were talking about that bastard on "The Bachelor." It wasn't the slightest bit erotic, let alone educational, which dissapointed me...
ReplyDeleteI hated Moo, too! It was too chaotic for my taste. However, I do think that if we were required to use this program more often, we would get used to it, and we would be able to use it more effectively. On the other hand, my FAVORITE part of English classes is the discussions that people get to have with one another, in real life! I think I would hate it if class discussions had to happen on the internet.
ReplyDeleteI missed class the day of the MOO class, and from what I have heard, I am glad. I do not think that the person to person interaction in a class such as this can be replaced at all by an online class.
ReplyDeleteIf books disappeared I would be so sad. There's just something about being able to hold a novel in your hand that makes reading more fun for me. More personal maybe? Creepy fact: I like the way books smell.
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