China was one of the first countries to use radio, television and online broadcasting as a method of teching. This was due to insufficient funds to hire teachers to fulfill the usual teaching method, that is face to face.
This method of learning started in 1986 and it had lead to the social-science courses greatly increasing in its size of students. As with the Deakin University courses, I believe this is again a difficult method of teaching. Especially when teaching topics such as social science, which is all about your own opinion. In these topics, such as socialolgy & psychology, I believe it is about what you think and expressing your opinion, i believe would be a difficult task online.
Having a television in front of you instead of a teacher, means that you are all going to be learning the exact same thing and not being able to express your opinion would mean that you would have to keep it to yourself, or basically not having one, as you are not pushed into thinking for yourself. I think, therefore this could be examined as a negative example of interactive learning. However, it was a great success in China which was due to the increasing number of students and lack of teachers.
The positives of this is that you are able to follow in your own time, as the teaching was available to download and so you would be able to catch up with missed lectures. I also think it is important to keep up with the technological advancements within society. If you are not following, it may lead to confusion later in life when it comes to jobs. You are expected to be able to use a computer and other sufficient methods of communication.
In China- students were also able to have one on one tuition, which I believe is a majorly important part of education. It allows students to ask individual questions with the tutors full attention.
What do others think? Is online learning important in future careers, or do you think old fashioned methods are more substantial?
Saturday 8 March 2008
Friday 7 March 2008
week 7- Distance Learning
The Deakin University
This Universities main focus is online learning. However, it does allow students to choose whether they prefer online lectures or face to face lectures. I think this is a good way to allow students to choose what they would rather do. At the age of University you are able to make up your own decisions about how is the best way to learn. You are doing this choice for the benefit of yourself and i believe this is a good thing. There are a variety of courses at the Unviersity from a Bachelor in film and video, to a Bachelor in Property and Real estate. This allows a variety of choices which again, I feel is a good thing. Although I do believe that it may be difficult to understand topics that are difficult, simply by watching a screen and learning interactively. I think it is important to be able to communicate with a teacher face to face.
It allows one on one time and it is important to see facial expressions and emotion in the way people answer a specific question. This makes the way you decode a question completley different.
The university says that it 'prepares graduates to be confident and competent using online technologies and in online environments'. I agree that in this day and age, it is important to be up to date with the rapid changes of technology.
What does everyone else think?
This Universities main focus is online learning. However, it does allow students to choose whether they prefer online lectures or face to face lectures. I think this is a good way to allow students to choose what they would rather do. At the age of University you are able to make up your own decisions about how is the best way to learn. You are doing this choice for the benefit of yourself and i believe this is a good thing. There are a variety of courses at the Unviersity from a Bachelor in film and video, to a Bachelor in Property and Real estate. This allows a variety of choices which again, I feel is a good thing. Although I do believe that it may be difficult to understand topics that are difficult, simply by watching a screen and learning interactively. I think it is important to be able to communicate with a teacher face to face.
It allows one on one time and it is important to see facial expressions and emotion in the way people answer a specific question. This makes the way you decode a question completley different.
The university says that it 'prepares graduates to be confident and competent using online technologies and in online environments'. I agree that in this day and age, it is important to be up to date with the rapid changes of technology.
What does everyone else think?
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