Some educators feel that distance technologies will greatly improve education; some feel education will suffer if they are overused. What are factors you can cite in support of each of these positions?
Some of the negatives about distance technologies would be the fact that the dropout rate is higher with distance learning then it is when the students are in regular school settings (Roblyer & Doering, 2010). Also not all students can succeed in online environments (Roblyer & Doering, 2010). I can see how this would be something that not all students can do. It takes student that is very self motivated and very organizational to do well in online classes. Some positive about distance learning would be that they are more cost effective then they use to be and students that are very well structured will really succeed in these types of courses (Roblyer & Doering, 2010). I agree I really like online classes I try and take them because it is convent for me to take them being that I live so far from most of the schools and I am a very structured organized person. So I can see where the positive and the negative come into affect here.
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I never thought about the fact that online students are more succeptable to dropping out than other students. Good point though! I know I am one of those students that get frustrated with online courses. It seems as though some of the teachers don't respond back in a positive manner, which can be very frustrating when you have a legitamate question for an assignment or maybe a test or quiz.
ReplyDeleteI liked that you went into specifics about the issues of distance learning. It is true that students that choose to participate in distance learning really need much discipline and self-motivation. On top of that they also need to have the resources, which was also mentioned in the book when talking about the digital divide. It’s like when I entered this class, I had no clue it would be hybrid. It has been a little difficult for me only because I can’t afford a laptop like everyone else.
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