Compare and Contrast reasons need to evolve distant education to the next generation. Agree? Why or Why not?
Distant Education is a new wave of education that will exist for years to come. Distant Education has a curriculum from the graduate degree programs to the K-12 classrooms. Distant education gives everyone a chance to attend school no matter where they are and the time of day. It will be part of curriculums for the next generation because of the availability and the flexibility.
Distant education and traditional education is available to all students who wants to attend school. Distant education is available at all times for people who work full time, who have families, and other responsibilites that will not allow them to attend school in a classroom. Distant education is still evolving in the K-12 programs. In the college level classes especially the graduate level, the programs has grown for people to receive multiple degrees in many programs from Associates degree to Doctoral degree. It allows people to receive degrees in programs that the traditional schools do not offer to their students. People are able to receive degrees in a shorter length of time with distant education instead of traditional education.
Distant education allows students to use the new technology that is introduced, implemented, and integrated in the curriculum. It allows students to interact with classmates and teachers in different places and different interests. People are able to manage their time for school work and class discussion around the schedule of their lives.
I believe with distant education, people will be motivated to attend school because it is flexible for them to attend school while at home. I believe that distant education will become popular in the K-12 classes as time progress. I believe that high schools will use distant education for students who are possible high school drop outs. I believe the students who want to receive college credits while in high schools by using online classes. I believe that distant education may change the format of summer school and homeschooling in the future.
For Module 1 Blog, I commented to http://idlovesedtech.wordpress.com/ and http://mshorton.wordpress.com/.
Hi Aisha,
ReplyDeleteI am interested to see how distance education evolves in K-12 Education. In my area, virtual schools are used as a dumping ground for students who are behavior problems or underachievers. The time is spent on a computer program, which is basically drill-based and unimaginative. Innovative tools are not used. Hopefully web 2.0 tools will eventually be used in K-12 virtual schools
There are benefits to using distance education in K-12 schools. It is interesting that you mention high school dropouts. Distance education could be used to help dropouts earn their GED. I also agree it could vary the course offered in schools and allow for accelerated or remedial classes. It could also allow for great electives.
Very insightful post!
Janelle Horton
As a K-12 student I don't think I would have been disciplined enough to handle an online course. As a post-secondary student, with a full time job and family, I can't imagine attending a face-to-face class--I wouldn't have the time nor would my schedule allow it. I think this is what you find with so many people that are obtaining their degrees through a distance education class. More and more individuals are able to continue their education because of the flexibility.
ReplyDeleteHi Aisha,
ReplyDeleteYou posted this comment on my blog: A discussion question is just like a group discussion that is being discussed in class.
I agree with your statement, with a caveat: equivalency not equal. While there can be discussion in both face-to-face and online, the participation and even outcomes will vary greatly. For example, if I use a "fishbowl" strategy in the classroom I cannot easily convert that to an online discussion. However, I might not even want to. Would the conversation be better served by another type of activity (wiki, web quest, presentation, etc)?
That being said, yes, I can have participants engage in a discussion in a forum or even on blogs or other social media. However, I must first as an instructional designer determine if the students are best served by that particular strategy for learning before I commit to it.
Best~
April Hayman
I actually love the fact that distance education has evolved into what it has today! I am actually making more money and receiveing an advanced degree in half the time it would take if I took traditional face to face classes.
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