I agree with this kind of education as I see it as not interfering with peoples home lives like going to a classroom does. You have to take time out to go to the class you have to have a sitter if you have kids, you have to use gas to drive there and back. With online classes you choose when you want to do the work it is just there for you to do it when it is convenient in a timely manner.…
If you have the drive, you can get just as much out of the online education as you can from a normal classroom…
Firstly, the approach of online schools, allows the students to engage in simulations, leading into more hands on work, with little to no risk of injury in students. For example, students would be able to complete lab experiments that would be far too dangerous, or costly in reality. Not only that, but students could see the midst of a battle in their history class, or a recorded discovery of something completely new in science.…
If you have the drive, you can get just as much out of the online education as you can from a normal classroom…
Is Online Education as Good as Classroom Education? In her article “Online vs. Traditional Education: The Answer You Never Expected,” by Kendell Bird an Online Community Specialist, explains that there is pros and cons to both online and traditional education. Her theory is that both options are good, the final decision on which is better depends on the students preferences. Bird claims both online and traditional education offer flexibility, discipline, social interaction, and a blended education. Not one choice in particular is going to be the right option for every individual (1).However Bird does point out there is cons to online which is that if you Another point of view comes from Bill Maxwell, and in his article “No Short Cuts in Long- Distance Learning,” where he argues that even though online education has its benefits such as flexibility; research has shown classroom education is the best option for learning.…
I believe that if the current path of online education continues I think it might force teachers and professors out of a job. One other thing I think might happen is that virtual schooling will spill into our public system and might interfere the way children develop, especially in social situations where children need to interact with other kids to learn. If that’s the case I think that the quality of the education that a virtual school will have is far more lower than one in a classroom because there is teachers and other students helping each other out to understand the curriculum. I think communication between other students is very important because it build up friendships and makes it easier to study and collaborate with each other.…
I disagree with having a provided experimental online school. The fact that all the classes take place on the internet using email , online chat , etc., makes it difficult for students who are taking these courses online to gain social skills. Social skills are very important in a child's life. It keeps a relationship and also helps with work. Also if a child needs help with a problem or so , they may ask to teacher by emailing them , but they still may not understand the problem. With hands on help from a teacher I believe its easier.…
In response to “Will the Web Kill Colleges?” by Zephyr Teachout (Chaffee, p.91). The author explores more as to why the virtual classroom will replace the physical classroom. He gives a couple examples and situations as to why he believes this to be so. I will state the main idea behind his reasoning and then elaborate on it.…
While online classes are a part of many colleges, there is intense debate over whether they should be incorporated into high school education. The advocates of online education key in on the convenience, flexibility, self direction, cost savings, safety, creativity, pacing aspect and access to resources. Those opposed to online classes feel that online education is driven solely by budget cuts and the result is a cheaper education that has less guidance, lacks the social aspect, has accreditation issues and as a result, less beneficial to the students. Others think that blended learning which combines virtual education and face-to-face instruction is the most effective route, but possibly not the most cost effective.…
Also, in case his position as principal doesn’t give him enough credibility amongst the parents of his college, Jones appeals to the authority of Todd Oppenheimer, a leading social theorist in the US, who states that a computer-centred classroom means “downplaying the importance of conversation, of careful listening, and of expressing oneself in person”. This use of reliable evidence works with reason and logic to convince parents that Jones arguments are accurate and sensible, and that “students’ brains are becoming deadened” as they are “sadly being lost in today’s technological age”, which is stifling vital qualities in them and “fostering negative…
No one can argue the power of getting kids access to computers/internet, and hence, access to a virtually limitless store of information, connectivity to the world and educational software. And for a technology optimist like Negroponte, the payoffs were obvious. But as the OLPC program has found out over the years, there is more to the success of Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs) in Education, than just handing out computers to kids, and expect it to works its magic on its own.…
One of the more difficult and complex decisions about education is choosing the most effective and cost efficient curriculum. According to Dupuis,” curriculum is anything and everything which supports student learning” (Dupuis, 2008, pg.423). Before considering a curriculum educators must first establish two things; what the students are expected to learn and the instructional material available. The Federal No Child Left Behind Act has set mandated benchmarks which the majority of students within schools are expected to achieve based on the Bloom taxonomy standards. The federal government has set a benchmark “requiring all students to be technologically literate by the end of the eighth” (Owen, n.d.). School districts are faced with the decision of how to integrate computer literacy within school curriculum. There are basically two ways in which to achieve this goal; traditional teaching curriculum with computer labs and classroom computer based instruction.…
The introduction of the personal computer and the Internet has made huge strides in how school children learn independently at home. Since, internet is doubling in size every year, there is a need for a complete rethinking of education. Learners will have technological fluency to sit down at a computer and use it as easily as they can pick up and read a book in their native language. This will be evident ten years from now. The curriculum will include technological literacy as its core subject from a very early age. I believe the computer will develop in ways that will enhance learning.…
"Why am I against using technology in the classroom? Why do I ban laptops in my classroom?. This article by David Cole, a professor of Law at Georgetown University. Was published on 23 of October, 2008,In the Washington Post. The main claims that the author thinking about it may be summarized in some specific points like that he considers that by using these high tech methods in education like internet, laptops and blue ray DVD Players might actually hinder the education not making it better because they make both students and teachers or doctors passive. The author hopes that if classrooms are restored to the Pre-Internet days of wooden tables and chalk. This means taking technology out of the class room and back to "TEACHING NAKED".…
It seems that more and more often computers and related equipment are being involved in the educational process nowadays. This tendency of wiring schools, exercising long distance learning, and depending on the internet for information is apparently being actively promoted. Lately, politicians and some educators have begun praising computers as the new technological universal remedy, “the one that will turn classrooms into cybernetic gardens for growing young minds” (EMC Paradigm Publishing). The utilization of computers in education has speedily altered the way that people learn in a short period of time. However, there is a topical question of whether this change is for good, whether it have actually repressed or improved learning process? Considering the experience of recent years, when such things as educational television and the language lab failed to truly become a successful educational technology, many individuals nowadays feel skeptical over the noises about computer’s potential to modernize both teaching and learning processes. I believe this skepticism to be vain. In my opinion, the difference this time is that the technologists may be right. I believe that if being applied properly, education through computers can bring numerous significant benefits to both students and teachers.…