Online Education as a Business Model

1. Online Education as a Business Model
   (by spawn_of_beachgoat, 10/31/06)

   1. The Turing Test

      1. Graduate Comp Sci student has big idea

      2. The perfect turing test

The ‘professor’ program can become unavailable & stop answering questions

The student can’t ask odd questions, for fear of the professor grading them badly.

Answers must adhere to policy, so they can be simple:

example: Student asks a question about the chat session.

The times will also change to help encourage wider participation For people in different time zones all over the world, literally

Also, Chats are optional, but still quite helpful

Dates and times appear on the home page in the right column

Hope to see you at the next one

(could be conditional base on whether student attended last session)

We try to keep sessions at the same time each week But that is not always possible.

example: Student asks if a certain approach to an assignment would be acceptable.

That would be acceptable

(notice inconsistent punction. some sentences have periods, others, not. occasional human mistakes make it more real seeming)

example: Student asks a question with keywords mentioned in chat session or assignment.

Please review the chat session. This has already been explained.

example: Student grows frustrated (begins using exclaimation marks, capitalizes words, accusatory language, perhaps even profainity etc.)

It is obvious you are upset. We should continue this conversation when you have calmed down. Repeated incidents of this kind of behavior will result in disciplinary action per the school policy in your student handbook.

example: Student asks about a topic the instructor does not recognize.

Let’s please keep this on topic. (or)

My office hours are ending. Be sure to attend the next live chat. Goodbye (or)

(make student defensive) Please read the (chat session, chapters, whatever) or do the (homework, discussion board, whatever) before asking that question.