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Victoria Wong
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Online courses?
March 15, 2003 - 07:30 AM
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Hi everyone! I am a new member to the TIG community, so please excuse my inexperience.
I don't know if this issue has been brought up before, but what do you think of online courses? My school has just started offering courses such as Physics 12, Law 12 and CAPP 11 online as an alternative education option.
Do you think this new teaching method (incorporating technology and the Internet into teaching) is better than the traditional method? What effects will such online courses have on children and our education system?
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Jason Alinen
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March 19, 2003 - 02:30 AM
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Hi Victoria,
My name is Jason and I think online education is a great way for kids to learn. Although you have to take in account different learning styles and sometimes not having human interaction is not the right choice. So I guess it all depends on the particular students learning style and if they would get more out of it with online learning. So is it better? Maybe if that fits your learning style.
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Jason
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Victoria Wong
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Online courses - - the future of education?
March 19, 2003 - 11:12 AM
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I actually don't know if online courses are better than regular courses or not as I have yet to take an online course. But I agree, there's no human interaction and I just can't see children in the future facing computers every day rather than people.
Online education is still at its infancy; there is still a lot more than can be done and need to be done. My History teacher at school doesn't really like the idea of online courses because he says the kids aren't getting enough help. The students that take online courses have to find HIM in order to get help! That is because their online teacher isn't available to them most of the time.
I suppose it depends on who the person is... some people might prefer online education rather over traditional education and it seems like our future in education is leading that way. Still, I worry about the effects of such a drastic change in our education system.
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March 24, 2003 - 09:33 AM
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Hello!
I am also a new to the TIG community, so please excuse my inexperience. (sorry to have copied you Victoria) My name is Wilson.
I think that online courses are good and bad at the same time. It is good, because the worksheets and textbooks are now digital and need not to be made from paper, which helps the environment by not having to cut down that many trees. It is bad, becuase the students who might need individual help cannot get extra help from the online teacher anytime they want. Online courses might also cause students to get fat, the students, instead of walking to classes and playing during recess time at a real school, are now sitting at a computer all day, not moving much.
So, I think that online course can be good or bad, it depends.
Wilson
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March 25, 2003 - 06:08 AM
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I don't think online courses are good. Although the homework and text are now on computer, some kids just don't like to face the computer too much. And if the kids who usually faints when facing the computer too much, it will be very bad for their health. The kids don't have choices in how to do their homework and read texts. Therefore, online courses won't be that great.
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March 27, 2003 - 06:50 AM
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Hey,
Online corses can not be the best type of education. The students need to get the experience by being in a class with their peers. Though online corses can also benifit those who are disabled and those who just cant sit in a classroom. And sometimes it is only one corse. For some corses you need to have some hand on experience in order to learn the material.
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Re: Online courses?
March 30, 2003 - 06:39 AM
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in my opinion the "value" of on-line courses depends on (at last)
a) the specific field
b) the necessary environment
c) the technical infratructure (speed, functionalities, etc)
d) the present level of knowledge
e) the cost of it
f) the availability of adequate off-line courses
btw: the mit is offering some on-line courses for free ...
http://ocw.mit.edu/
take care everybody,
laurent
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Re: Online courses?
March 31, 2003 - 12:30 PM
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Hey Victoria,
Online courses may have some value, but I don't believe that they can replace actual classroom time for some types of classes, because of limitations of the technology.
For something like physics, you can always read notes online, but actual interaction with a professor and other students on a particular topic is an important method of learning.
I find that some schools put too much emphasis on memorization of material and less on understanding and practical applications. For some classes that I've taken in university, it might as well have been online because the course material was strictly for memorization. Had I not attended class, I could have just read the book and been fine. If a class can be taught with student interaction and practical demonstrations, I think that it is still better than an online course, even if the online course has movies/animations which demonstrate concepts.
That being said, online courses can be convenient for some because they can be worked on at the individual's convenience, more or less, and they do usually offer online forums for discussion and so on.
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