Online Learning: A Student Perspective Abstract The background of students in higher education is changing from the traditional middle class school-leaver to a complex mix of age‚ race‚ gender‚ ethnicity‚ socio-economics‚ and experience. With this complexity of student needs‚ abilities‚ experience and expectations comes challenges for academic staff and administration as well as for students which already had great impacts on student performance. Negotiating the steep learning curve for those
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Online Course versus Classroom Course The online course is a new phenomenon in education that allows students to take courses online‚ or through a computer database a school might offer. In this manner‚ students can learn at their own rate‚ and not have to physically answer to a professor in a typical classroom situation. This innovation allows students who may have families‚ or other obligations‚ to get degrees from home. However‚ there is little supervision that would be imparted to the student
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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 Distant learning is Not Beneficial to Learners Online distant learning programs help make the easy connection of students in a program connect to the more accessible home environment in a simple way. Students are now given the option of getting their education and making their own schedules‚ without going through a second person in an easy more efficient way. Consequently‚ to succeed in online courses and programs the student must have good time management‚ a computer or laptop‚ and internet
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TRADITIONAL VS NON TRADITIONAL FORMS OF LITIGATION PAPER By Charlton Rodriguez Law Class The traditional and nontraditional form of litigation Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) is debated on a daily basis as to its effectiveness over one another. In this paper i will discuss both forms of litigation procedures followed
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Outline and Thesis Statement Guide What is your thesis statement? Traditional class and an online class offer three interesting points of similarities and differences in the area of environment of classroom‚ teaching instruments‚ and communication to the students. Introduction-Today‚ an online classes and traditional classes are two choices for students. Sometimes students are confused about deciding which class is better for them to take. II. First main point: area of environment
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print newspapers and online newspapers are‚ if any. Newspapers hold significance more for older generation than for those who are young. This is a fact that has only been proved in a better manner with the advent of internet and social networking sites that have gripped younger generation like viral fever. Every newspaper worth its weight in salt today has an e edition over and above its regular edition. This is a defensive move‚ though there are many who feel that having an online edition bolsters
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Online Learning and the Adult Learner Cassandra Jones Foundations of Online Learning American Public University System Amy Peterson Online Learning and the Adult Learner Being an online learner as an adult is harder in my opinion than being in a physical classroom. The learning styles one must have implemented prior to a start date can cause conflict with schedules or a more relaxed environment where as a more structural environment where lessons‚ assignments‚ quizzes‚ exams‚ and test are
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Learning in Classrooms versus Online There has long been an argument of whether learning is better in a classroom or online. Not many people like going to school in general‚ but it is something that anyone wanting to be successful in life should do. Taking classes online can be beneficial to some because it lets them work from home‚ but it will take away from their overall learning experience. Many people‚ though‚ enjoy being able to go to a school and be in a classrooms because it allows them
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Traditional Litigation vs. ADR LAW 531 October 08‚ 2012 Traditional Litigation vs. ADR Solving disputes in the legal realm can be a very complicated and costly endeavor‚ and it is important to recognize the most effective method to reach a reasonable solution. Traditional litigation and ADR are both effective means of solving such a dispute. When comparing and contrasting the best way to solve a civil dispute‚ it is very important to first determine which would be more beneficial‚ traditional
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