E-learning

The internet is widely used by bilions of people everyday for various purposes including checking email, reading buletins, downloading music, social communication networking, online shopping and learning or simply accessing information about anything. Its use in educational system has seen exponential growth for the past decades (Virginia et al., 2013). “The internet has opened many possibilities for the classroom instruction but it can also be a barrier to teaching as well” (Bugeja, 2007). A…

My score on the online self-assessment totaled a 25. This total score of 25 falls within the 21 and 30 scoring range, which expresses that online learning is a suitable option for myself. Furthermore, this score range means that I can read the interpretation of questions or proceed to assessing my computer equipment. I agree with this self-assessment as I chose to take online classes because of my confidence in my ability to do so successfully. I possess good organizational skills and I can work…

in defense of online education, the “Continuing Controversies in Online Education” (2016) article concludes that online education should be approached with a degree of caution. Education is not one size fits all, so one should not expect distance learning to be the best option for every student. Both articles have stirred many thoughts when contemplating the myths that the quality of online education is low and that cheating is more common in online courses. In the “7 Myths” article Marcy Grant…

Learning something new has always been frightening to me. I’ve only learned in a traditional classroom setting, so I knew online learning would take discipline. Through the years, family and close friends would encourage me to go back to school to finish my degree, but I never could fit school into my hectic schedule. After talking with my classmate, I began to visualize how important it was to finish my four year degree. I decided to submit the application and all the necessary documents to…

Twenty five strangers sit in a room together with the purpose of learning a difficult subject. Is the best way to do this with a lecture? There is a problem with communication in college. Every student learns differently, but research has shown that when students are more involved and participate grades are remarkably better. To some professors warming up the classroom is seen as time wasting others. However, getting the majority to understand developing a level of comfort is one of the key…

Open online courses are not for everyone, but one person I know that would be perfect for online courses though is James Gregory. Gregory is perfect for open online courses because he is persistent, flexible, and unselfish. Being flexible is important, especially when it is with something you are not used too. In regular schools, the teacher is there to help if you do not understand something, but on MOOC that is not the case. In MOOC there are thousands of students in one class, it is…

them a series of lessons in ACLS techniques after which they can undertake the final exam which upon clearing, they will be provided with a digital provider card to certify your skills all in a matter of just 60 minutes. ACLS is an advanced level of learning mainly for nurses and other people who have already had basic cardiac training. For students however, there is the option for Basic Life support certification which is also available online. It’s up to the student as to how to progress. The…

Nature is the idea that our genes define who we are as individuals. Surrounded by the biology factor, human development throughout life such as being talented in different departments is based on our genetic makeup inherited from birth. Nature has influenced my development by inheriting a great capacity of eumelanin in my skin, creating more protection against absorbed UV radiation. Nature has also influenced my ability to sing very well. Nurture is the idea that our environment throughout our…

The differences that I have found in andragogy and pedagogy learning are that andragogy learning is basically adults learning and pedagogy is the teaching of children. Andragogy learning is more or less you learning on your own with guidance from an instructor. Pedagogy learning is learning that is taught by a teacher or instructor. With the andragogy form of learning the student is more independent as to with pedagogy way of learning you are taking the teachers way of thinking. In pedagogy, the…

This report gives insight into the many issues with the Brazos Church Pantry website that were found through the usability study. At the beginning of this study my colleagues and I sat down and looked at the website and found a few issues with the website just . Later on we conducted a usability test where we had several students from Texas A&M sit down and look at the website while answering open-ended questions and got their opinion of the website. We later collected the data from the test and…