Teaching linguistic anthropology courses online

[Jim Wilce]

Dear colleagues,

I am assuming that many of us teach hybrid courses with lots of online 
resources, combined with face-to-face contact in lectures or seminars. 
I'm wondering, however, about experiences you might have had with 
teaching linguistic anthropology courses in an ALL online "environment."

I must say I've been taken aback in hearing "conversion stories" from 
some respected local colleagues (not linguistic anthropologists) who 
deeply distrusted the whole idea but have come to see it as potentially 
very effective, and despite a streak of paranoia they feel their 
intellectual property rights are adequately protected in offering 
courses online. (On the downside, they also tell of investing huge 
amounts of time in developing online courses.)

Until now I've only used Blackboard/Vista to supplement face-to-face 
meetings with students, undergrad as well as grad. Hence my curiosity.

Best wishes,

Jim

-- 
Jim Wilce, Professor of Anthropology
Northern Arizona University
Editor, Blackwell Studies in Discourse and Culture