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Abstract
In online distance learning environments military learners are not particularly obvious or distinctive; however, they do possess a degree of difference that needs to be recognized. The military can be considered to possess a Janusian culture; two distinctive cultural patterns that emerge in different situations. The culture they display in online distance learning situations is not particularly different from their non-military peers; however, online facilitators should be aware of their other cultural dimension and the difficulties that they encounter in participating online. Drawn from the author’s ten years of working with military learners, this article explains these different cultural perspectives, explores the negative impacts of stereotyping, and provides practical suggestions for harnessing the strengths of these learners in productive online learning.
Highlights
One of the first things that the online distance learning facilitator encounters when working with military learners is V/R—it always comes at the end of emails, and often at the conclusion of online postings
Service members who participate in online distance learning environments are entitled to the respect of their instructors and the institutions in which they are enrolled
Military students are representatives of a minority culture and “like members of other minority cultures, student service members and veterans encounter misunderstanding and stereotypes about their motives and experiences” (Sternberg, MacDermid, Vaughan, & Carlson, 2009, p. 7). These encounters are increasing in occurrence because the number of military learners on American campuses and in online distance learning programs has risen dramatically—whether as veterans, active service members, or dependents of military families (Radford & Weko, 2011)
Summary
One of the first things that the online distance learning facilitator encounters when working with military learners is V/R—it always comes at the end of emails, and often at the conclusion of online postings. Service members who participate in online distance learning environments are entitled to the respect of their instructors and the institutions in which they are enrolled. These encounters are increasing in occurrence because the number of military learners on American campuses and in online distance learning programs has risen dramatically—whether as veterans, active service members, or dependents of military families (Radford & Weko, 2011).
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