Distance education

Imagine waking up in the morning, looking out the window, and seeing a few feet of fresh, untouched snow outside. The roads are covered because the snowplows have not gone through yet, and people are just starting their day. Well, contrary to a typical snow day, students still have to get up to do schoolwork because school was not canceled, it was transformed in a virtual way. The idea of virtual classrooms taking place when there is too much snow on the ground first became a test trial in…

Viewpoint of the author: The author writes to answer the articles heading on “Is online education good or bad? And is this really the right question?”. He proposes that online education is neither a straight good or bad, rather a balanced analysis on both traditional and online education should be given. As shown below: “Enthusiasts of online courses say “of course it is good,” but I see this as a kind of “trick question.”” “In the same way that we can have good (and not so good)…

This study intends to explore the success of virtual classes in the visual arts for middle school and high school age students. At this time, there are few studies available to use as a rigorous basis when looking at the viability of these classes. Very little of the research conducted to date on online learning deals with the visual arts, and the majority of those that have looked at the arts, look at the blended learning experience. Making art is the midpoint between imagination and…

Maintain awareness of developments within the cryptologic field by attending annual boards as applicable or as mission permits. Strive to complete three distance learning training events, three evaluations, and coach three instructors as a Senior or Master Instructor, and initiate a course improvement project IAW MOA from SFDB and the unit to meet training requirements to obtain USAICoE Expert instructor…

with the simulation program on the Web, she had difficulty getting the students to close the laptops after the activity because they were so engaged in the study” (p. 138). More CEI software that Barron and Kantor (1993) provide insight on can be: distance learning technology, simulation software and multimedia software (para. 12, 13). Although all of these technology strategies are directly used by students, teachers can utilize available technology through an interactive SMART board. Minor,…

Topic: Communication technologies aid education Assignment: Referenced essay Lecturer: Student name: Lee Jie Ying (Mia) Student ID: 3626078 Date: 1 November 2016 Word count: 978 What is communication technology? It definite as ‘Communication is the transfer of information and some means of ensuring that what is sent is also received. Technology increases the ways in which information can be communicated, the speed of transmission, and the total volume that can be handled at any one time’…

Throughout history, the typical face-to-face learning system has been the only means of education. However, due to the rapid advances in technology, there has been an increase in the number of institutions offering online courses in the modern day. “Total student enrollment in distance education courses went from 754,000 in 1995 to 1.6 million in 1998 (Harasim, 2000), and over 3 million students enrolled in distance courses in the 2000-2001 academic year (Waits and Lewis, 2003). By fall 2007,…

route now students are getting their education on line. Online education is defined as: a way to learn from a distance using online college courses. (Online Education) The journey of online education started in early nineteen eighties and educators were attempting to establish ways to offer online courses. Things finally came together and once they worked out the kinks online education became very popular and for most students a success. Today online education has played a huge role in the way…

is not available to students within a virtual school, and may cause challenges. However, this in class discussion often calls for adolescents with more out going personalities, and this can leave some students fading into the background. Online education allows for students with less out going personalities to ask their questions without feeling uncomfortable (Bedard & Knox-Pipes,…

Bettering oneself through education is an admirable action. Unfortunately, due to the demands of life, economic fluctuations, proximity, cost, and dozens of other factors, many people shy away from earning a college education. Fortunately, because of its flexibility (Young, 2006), online education and blended learning has emerged and is quickly becoming an acceptable alternative to face-to-face classroom instruction (Oliver, 2011; Crawford-Ferre & Wiest, 2012). Online education also provides the…