technology‚ such as online learning can greatly benefit students’ education‚ by offering classes they could not normally have access to. According to the Federal Communications Commission‚ 97 percent of schools across the country had Internet connectivity as of 2010. By utilizing this schools can offer students opportunities that they could not normally offer. According to United State’s Department of Education‚ 48 states (and the District of Columbia) currently support online learning opportunities that
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Online Learning and the Adult Learner Christian E. Onuoha College 100 American Public University Jennifer Staley Online Learning and the Adult Learner Knowledge is power‚ therefore it is always a good thing for adults to be involved in continued education. The level does not really matter‚ be it in pursuant of certificate‚ bachelor or doctorate degree‚ but the ability to be involved in the process and going through the rigors of such endeavor‚ irrespective of age‚ family
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the Learning Styles........................................... Page 4 3. My Learning Style......................................................................... Page 5‚ 6 4. Conclusion.................................................................................... Page 7 5. References......................................................................................Page 8 Introduction: Human beings use five senses to develop and adjust to the best way of learning. By touching
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The Power of Online Learning and The MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) In the past decade‚ the changes and improvements that technology has brought us have been enormous. The rapid pace with which we are adapting ourselves to use these capabilities is unprecedented. Technology has revolutionized many industries‚ but some areas still have not been fully changed. Education is an area that holds a huge potential for improvement with the correct implementations of technology. One of the most rapidly
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when learning was a chore. I can remember looking at the clock on the wall watching the second hand tick away while feverishly tried to grasp the material before me. On the other hand‚ I can clearly recall times when I was eager to learn. I looked forward to the experience‚ almost counting the hours until my next opportunity to dive into the scheduled material. As the years have passed from my early days of learning until now‚ I have realized there is a key word that defines my learning style: scheduled
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Online Learning Bibliography Education is perhaps the most important determinant on human development‚ as the great philosopher Durant proclaimed‚ “education is the transmission of civilization.” (Rao‚ 2011‚ p.128) Therefore the hot topic of education is never far from the headlines politically‚ socially and technologically. Blair quoted in the Guardian (2001) as stating‚ “Our top priority was‚ is and always will be education‚ education‚ education.” However while the importance of education is
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Online learning may have brought us a step closer to education of the future but according to career counsellor and educational consultant Marc Scheer (2010)‚ our society still has reservations about the credibility and effectiveness of online degrees. Indeed‚ we have reason to doubt the feasibility of online degrees because if we were to replace the experience of campus-based teaching curriculum with completely virtual ones‚ the quality of the learning experience will be severely compromised. Society
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Balancing Learning Styles and Personality Types R. Haynes GEN200 October 7‚ 2010 Abstract Three different learning styles and personality types were assessed to identify a strategy for the three to collaborate and communicate effectively in a team-setting. The use of the Myers-Briggs personality type indicator and Howard Gardner’s theory of Multiple Intelligences determined the different personality types and learning styles to study. Every personality type and learning style offers skills
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The subject of learning styles is a vast one; therefore it would be impossible to state just one definition of what are learning styles. Gregorc (1979) “gave a good clear definition of distinctive behaviours which serves as indicators of how a person learns from and adapts to his environment. It also gives clues as how a person’s mind operates. It is the idea of behaviour’ that suggests learning styles are a way of being‚ and can change over time. More importantly though‚ it is the way an individual
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I am only taking CCS120 this semester so it is the most difficult class I am taking. My learning style is feeling based on the exercise and I feel the results are accurate. Feeling learners ask many why and who questions and that is exactly what I do when presented with new information that I am required to learn. I unintentionally ask myself why I must discuss each topic though it may initially appear that it will provide little benefit to me in the end. It does take a very minor amount of effort
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