Education
Online and electronic learning has surely evolved through the years. Since the introduction of the computer in the early 1900’s, its use has been spontaneously changed. It has brought about any conveniences to those that earlier could not afford it. With the development of the computer itself, came e-mailing, text messaging, web browsing online clasess and other forms of computer mediated interactions.
The readings I did for this session on cyber- education all expressed views on the different evolution of online learning. “The New Education: E-Learning: Shneiderman (Chapter 6)”, Digital Natives, Digital Immigrants, Growing Up Digital, Virtual Transformation: Web-Based Technology and Pedagogical Change, Boomers, Gen-Xers and Millenials: Understanding the New Students, Are You Ready for Mobile Learning?. They all reinforced the different sides to mobile and electronic learning.
Although the “Digital Immigrants” are having difficulty transitioning to the new mode at which student learn, they sure like its benefits in educational use. Most lecturers which are of the baby-boomers era and less computer savvy uses the different online computer source like Turnitintm, Blackboardtm and different forms of learning aids to get through to their student, and although the change as been difficult and complicated they have certainly have gone with the trend. I take an online class because that way I can work and also take other classes together and not bother about have time to go class also, the learning which is computer aided has proved to be so much convenient and less stressful. The emergence of the e-learning might have brought above different issues because with the more technological way learning has become so is the sophistication of student cheating with these electronic media. So the biases of the computer illiterates have been heighten, but the logic will always be since it was invented by human there will always be a way around it.
http://jodi.tamu.edu/Articles/v03/i04/editorial/
E-education: Design and Evaluation for Teaching and Learning
http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/iel5/8621/27318/01215030.pdf
Mobile Learning: A New Paradigm in Electronic Learning
2 comments:
I enjoyed seeing your personal perspective on e-learning from your own experience in online classes. Although you mentioned that it can be beneficial due to better time management, stress, etc., have you found there to be any real downsides to online learning. Has it presented hurdles or obstacles that you have had to overcome during your online class that you did not expect? I am curious of your answer since you have first hand experience in online classes unlike myself.
Since I have been attending college, some of my professors who were baby boomers have used Turnitin.com and Blackboard. Others never use Blackboard because they were not familiar with it. I would prefer professors to use Blackboard in posting information and allowing us to post our information as well as collaborate with one another. I never have taken an online class, but I know some people in my family who are doing it. They say that it's conveient for them because they can work at their own pace while having an full time job or live a distance from the institution where the class is being taught. However, it can be time consuming as well as they stated. E-learning can be good for some who enjoy learning on the internet and not face to face. It all depends on the person learning style and what best fit their needs.
Post a Comment