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Article
Death to the Digital Dropbox: Rethinking student privacy and public performance
EDUCAUSE Review
(2010)
Abstract
Key Takeaways
- Requiring students to submit work privately using a digital dropbox (or even worse, e-mail) can be a destructive pedagogical practice.
- Students benefit from public performance and public critique because people have to perform in the "real world" and are regularly subject to critique.
- Online faculty should strive to incorporate authentic, real-world types of experiences in the online courses they teach — including public performance and the accompanying public feedback.
Keywords
- Online Learning,
- Privacy,
- Learning Management System,
- Teaching,
- Learning,
- Digital Dropbox
Disciplines
Publication Date
September 22, 2010
Citation Information
Patrick R. Lowenthal and David Thomas. "Death to the Digital Dropbox: Rethinking student privacy and public performance" EDUCAUSE Review Vol. 33 Iss. 3 (2010) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/patrick_lowenthal/4/