Critique Essays
Introduction
Paul Levinson once said, “Online learning can be a lifeline to those who have obstacles, such as geographical distances or physical disabilities.” Chapter 8 of the book titled, Brave New Classrooms: Democratic Education & the Internet by Kate Keifer. Kate brings up a question: Do Students Lose More than They Gain in Online Writing Classes? The author talks of various challenges facing students taking online writing classes. The author’s arguments talks of the manner in which students are likely to lose from the various circumstances associated with online learning or writing classes. She indicates that as much as there are other important aspects of online learning, it has numerous challenges. Kiefer explains …show more content…
This is a complex question that the author seeks answers for and understands the complexity of the question. In chapter eight, the author presents the persistent and common argument that many of the people against and those supporting the traditional writing classes (Lockard, 2007). The traditional writing classes require student-student and student-teacher interaction and those that supportive of online writing teaching demand for certain issues to be …show more content…
From my past experience with online classes I’ve always been encouraged to have interactions with classmates. Every online class I have taken required me to interact with a classmate to earn a class participation grade. Although, it is interaction via internet, it still opens the doors to interact and get to know some classmates. Most students in a traditional classroom setting don’t socialize with their classmate until told to. She writes, “Students have no way of knowing how many other students are even enrolled in the same course”. Does this mean that all students in a traditional classroom setting know how many students are in their
Introduction
Paul Levinson once said, “Online learning can be a lifeline to those who have obstacles, such as geographical distances or physical disabilities.” Chapter 8 of the book titled, Brave New Classrooms: Democratic Education & the Internet by Kate Keifer. Kate brings up a question: Do Students Lose More than They Gain in Online Writing Classes? The author talks of various challenges facing students taking online writing classes. The author’s arguments talks of the manner in which students are likely to lose from the various circumstances associated with online learning or writing classes. She indicates that as much as there are other important aspects of online learning, it has numerous challenges. Kiefer explains …show more content…
This is a complex question that the author seeks answers for and understands the complexity of the question. In chapter eight, the author presents the persistent and common argument that many of the people against and those supporting the traditional writing classes (Lockard, 2007). The traditional writing classes require student-student and student-teacher interaction and those that supportive of online writing teaching demand for certain issues to be …show more content…
From my past experience with online classes I’ve always been encouraged to have interactions with classmates. Every online class I have taken required me to interact with a classmate to earn a class participation grade. Although, it is interaction via internet, it still opens the doors to interact and get to know some classmates. Most students in a traditional classroom setting don’t socialize with their classmate until told to. She writes, “Students have no way of knowing how many other students are even enrolled in the same course”. Does this mean that all students in a traditional classroom setting know how many students are in their