From my perspective as a part time CTE instructor at variouscommunity colleges for many years and now a full time instructor for the last 5 years, the following statement is imperative: "Online students must take responsibility for their own learning when taking a course which uses active learning techniques. Active learning courses are not for students who want an easy, passive learning online environment." Although I agree with this statement it should be noted that this applies to traditional methods as well as online or hybrid methods of teaching. We in the CTE teaching field typically use labs which require projects to be completed. Most instructors do not like to "hand hold" or "spoon feed" student information but rather allow students to experiment a bit with stratagies to complete the assignment or project. This often times requires more time however the overall effect is that the student benefits since the student feels a sense of accomplishment when the project is completed and to print specifications.
