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Internet Outside the Classroom It’s obvious at this point that the internet is an integral part of today’s everyday life. It’s become an adolescent’s medium for entertainment, information gathering, and communication. and the increase of it’s use, comes changes within the lives of students. Instant gratification is now expected by adolescents as things like quick-time scrolling, vine, and web searches with immediate answers becomes the norm. And it has become the norm, if you look into a…

Innovations of Technology Applicable to Online Learning Technological advancements have enabled online learning to develop and become a higher preferred method of education. With the accumulation of advanced computers and high-speed internet, we have the competences to be able to take advantage of the innovations of online learning. With programs like Blackboard and Canvas, the abundant of resources available and the facilitation of instructors, students can be successful in this environment.…

The seedy underbelly of the internet, willingly sensationalized by television, radio and the internet itself is often the topic of discussion because it is true that bad news sells better than good news. The Dailydot.com is the Web’s most comprehensive source for original Internet-community news and among the fastest growing media companies in the world, posted an article on “Ten Terrifying Craigslist Crimes and Misdemeanors” (10 Terrifying Craigslist Crimes and Misdemeanors), that does not even…

courses outside of face-to-face ideologies for traditionally underserved populations (Parry & Baird, 2012; Xu & Jaggers, 2014). Although the concept of distance education is not new, online courses…

Considering the advancement of education and the continuing evolvement of online learning, I think the adoption of distance technologies is inevitable. I base this on a comparison to the adoption of distance education by higher education institutions in the 70s and 80s when there were really no regulations and anybody 's sister and brother was establishing distance learning entities. However, today, the cost factor is really ruling how schools will operate 10 to 20 years from now; although I…

years ago, people could only dream about sitting at home, and at the same time participating in a workshop. Now it is not only just possible, but also wildly popular. Yes, distance education - is a kind of revolutionary concept for modern, multitasking people, who try to fit everything in one day. There is no doubt that distance learning enters an everyday life and it is gradually becoming an integral part of…

This chapter covers the different types of basic online distance education styles, such as one or two-way audio/video, while also getting into details regarding specific emerging technologies, such as podcasting. Through this chapter students are able to immerse themselves in the basic familiarity of distance education sources, emerging technology usage and basic tiers of the internet service that can be incorporated into learning…

1. Introduction Self-studying is the way of learning by oneself through a variety of sources such as books, records or the Internet, etc… rather than being under lecturers’ supervision or attendance in a class. In other words, self-studying can also called self-teaching, and the word “autodidact” is used to indicate the self-learner (dictionary.cambridge.org). It’s often considered to be boring, intrusive and lack of practical application at the first time but when “auto didacticism” is used, it…

The primary differences between learning in a traditional classroom versus learning in an online setting. Online settings are drafted as a true representation of the traditional classroom, with primary difference being the flexibility of the online setting ( Chambers,2016p.4). The online setting we are able to work on the assignment when it is convenient, we can plan our study time. We can continue to work, we do not have to leave work early to attend the classroom. Online classes allow us to…

Student Name: Jubran Alshahrani Student ID: P1401984x The use of e-learning is becoming increasingly common on a range of courses in universities. To what extent is this beneficial for your chosen field of study? During the last decade, the applications of e-learning in the educational institutions have tremendously increased, as a result of developments in the field of information communication technologies (ICT) and the telecommunication. According to Markovic…