iii. The Need to be Individualization
Accessibility, in fact, brings Coursera itself the challenge, not meeting individualized learning need and expectation. Throughout the analysis of knowledge construction, process and mechanism of acquiring knowledge, roles of teacher and students, this part compare Coursera with potential competitors including higher education to explain why future Coursera should focus on individualization.
Higher Education Coursera challenges professional education institution in a low-cost, comprehensive and high-quality way. People do not need to especially go to a professional educational institution, pay for the tuition fee to learn a particular skill and subject based on personal needs after the appearance
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However, teachers on Coursera act more like a TV host who broadcast knowledge rather than scaffold learning step by step. The video is pre-recorded and put on the platform at the beginning of the course. Students are audience who watch the videos like an outsider rather than a participant in the course since there is no interaction between teachers and students and students themselves. Students have no one to turn to when happening a problem. Teachers do not know students’ learning situation, what they learn and what they miss. Different students with different academic background and different learning expectation are treated in the same way. Moreover, the assessment is based on machine grading and peer assessment. It seems a good method to determine the ZDP development since it needs independent problem solving and provides the opportunity to collaborate with peers. However, it results in the problem of poor quality of the assessment, which cannot accurately assess student’s progress and outcome. I personally happen an issue that I can get full marks with randomly typing two letters while the actual requirement for each answer is one-paragraph length with high quality. Hew and Cheung also explained (2014) that essay-grading software couldn’t truly assess the quality of the writing; peer assessment in MOOCs is invalid since the grading is based on the assumption that students have the ability to grade, “like the blind leading the blind”
The speech of Daphne Koller “What we’re learning from online education” provides a solution to the problem of inaccessibility of education in the world. She offers to make education free and more understandable by presenting “coursera” – web site, where people can have access to the needed lectures of notable professors from the best universities.
The closing decades of the twentieth century ushered in the digital age and spelt an end to the Industrial Revolution. At no other period of time in our history of time in our history has there been so much change affecting every aspect of our daily lives. Things that once made each culture unique and different are now being replaced or modified by things that do not. Individuality is out; being part of the ‘global village’ is in. Politically, countries are being forced to change to accommodate decisions imposed on them by international bodies over which they have little
In conclusion I feel that using effective assessment methods throughout any course allows tutors to give feedback at the right time to allow the correct progress for the learners to achieve. I have experienced feedback many times as coach and more recently as a teacher and feel it has only helped me to improve and to keep wanting to improve so I can inspire others to achieve.
The learning environment of universities we experience today greatly differ from what our parents used to experience. Technology is omnipresent in our daily lives and that the use of technology in higher education is on an increasing trend. In the past, instructors were using chalkboards and face-to-face interaction to communicate and convey ideas. However, with advancement in technology, exchange of ideas and communication can be done through the internet or other gadgets. Technology has a positive impact on higher education through the establishment of an effective teaching method, improved communication and accessibility, and the reduction of cost.
One significant issue in contemporary culture is the lack of individuality in today’s conformist society. Since the modern world is a multicultural melting pot, being one’s own person can go against traditional social norms. This is a problem that matters because of the surprising phenomenon of conformity that makes people surrender to it without resistance. Many people are rushed or stressed in life, so they resort to what the rest of society is doing. Thus, becoming too much of a conformist rather than an individual. Conformity, however, is part of nature. Mankind thrives on it like a honeybee thrives on flowers. The idea of the world as one is often misunderstood and taken too seriously, especially within organized groups such as cults. Philosophy, however, helps both the group and individual to reach self-actualization. Throughout my life, I have come to adopt philosophy as a major aspect of my thinking and self-identification.
In the context of resource development and delivery at the Careers Australia Group, a private RTO, it can be seen that resources can by fairly disseminated to the different delivery modalities by ensuring ethical practices are adhered to. There is one set of resources developed for all delivery modes, it then falls to the instructional designers and trainers to ensure that the delivery of these materials meets the needs of the students and is delivered with the differentiation in student capacities in mind. Students have inherently different abilities when it comes to learning (Flemming & Mills, 1992) and dependent on the mode of delivery can be enhanced on the students capacities defined through their dominant learning modality. A student who does well in an online environment, may not do well in a face-to-face learning environment, this may be due to the learning modality of the student. Therefore it can be argued that a student who excels in this environment, would benefit from being deprived of an auditory instruction that on-campus students would receive (Bates & Bates, 2005; Hawthorne, Prout, Kinnersley, & Houston, 2009) The results of delivery modality in the equal distribution of learning content, delivering the eBook that distance students would read, as a lecture, has proven to be highly successful and
The education process isn’t uniform, and there are many modalities by which this education can occur; some people learn better by reading, while other may prefer listening, or a demonstration. It is essential to assess learning style and preference, to ensure that the information
Once a child has been identified as needing special education services, decisions for the individual will revolve around the set-up and implementation of the individual’s individualized education program (IEP). The IEP team will be formed and will have to define the problems that the individual is having, set goals, develop and implement intervention strategies, and carry out assessments and evaluations at various intervals that are targeted to the needs of the individual. The critical factors that will help the child progress are what should be included in the IEP. The IEP will be the foundation for educating the individual because it will contain the expected accomplishments, procedures, and other related services (i.e. physical and occupational
Attending public schools as a child, I remember learning the basic skills on how to add and subtract, read, and write. These basic skills are necessary in order to function in our society and work force in the United States. As we all know each child learns differently, some learn faster than others and some slower than others. Our public schools have become overcrowded and we do not have enough teachers to fit the needs of each student. Some students get left behind and are not learning the skills needed to move on to the next level. What these students are not learning they can learn in higher education such as a college or university. In this report, I would like to express the importance of a higher education. I will use the works of John Henry Newman, Jon Spayde and Mike Rose, all three writers believe in having an educated society. Our students’ needs are changing, there are a growing number of immigrants with children coming to the United States from all over the world. They bring with them the language and culture of their country. The age in which they arrive to the United States determines how well they learn English and what skills they will need to acquire to become productive in our society. The task of teaching our children the basic skills is becoming harder and harder each day, making it harder for our education system to achieve their goals. There are a high number of students graduating from high school who does not have the skills needed to meet the needs of the work force in our society. A higher level of learning is needed to make our society literate.
According to Salvia, J., Ysseldyke J. E., & Witmier, S., (2017), individuated educational program, least restrictive environment, protection in evaluation procedures, and due process are all key legal components under IDEA that must be considered when assessments on students are being carried out. An individualized Education Program (IEP) is a legal document that describes the services that are to be provided to students with disabilities who qualify for special education services. Those detailed services are based upon the findings of the child’s assessment results. A multidisciplinary team performs a comprehensive assessment of the child through various tests, interviews, and observations, and the information collected from those findings
College faculties know about students’ concerns. They created many programs to guide them. Students can go on tours to see campuses, and join college orientations to prepare for their new journeys. Furthermore, tutorials are available for subjects such as Math, Science, and Writing, which they want to brush up on. Some colleges established Trio program to provide first time and low income students information they need to attain their future goals. All of these are only accessible in colleges, which they cannot get from taking gap years. As a result, these purposes help students adapt better in
Some students may not be able to afford necessary things like a USB or even use the internet all the time. So it can also be hard for them. This research paper aims to tackle about the learning of students in sch...
There has been a number of debates as to whether college students should be given the opportunity to choose their courses. Like any contentious subject, while others are of the opinion that, courses should be chosen for college students, others believe that, students should be given complete freedom to choose the courses they would love to study. When students join college, they are forced to study for subjects they do not want to. Many students complain that they are not allowed to choose subjects they are interested in; rather, they are forced to take compulsory subjects. In addition, students complain that, they are forced to spend their entire years in college doing things they really do not need. This is very wrong because, college students should have more freedom to choose their own courses for several reasons. To start with, students are always interested in studying different subjects, and they love courses they choose to study. Moreover, if students are allowed to study the courses they choose, it will be easy for them to concentrate and work hard so as to excel in this subjects.
By nature, most students are brought up in an academic environment motivated to get A’s and B’s on their report cards. Those grades sometimes don’t thoroughly report how much a student has learned or gained knowledge in each topic. Some instructors throw in factors totally unrelated to learning, when the main objective of academic institutions is to learn. In order to clearly demonstrate how much a student has learned in the classroom, schools should change their current grading system and teach students how to learn.
Would you give into temptation or would you do your own thing? Being an individual is being single or separate from others. Following the crowd means going along with the majority or doing what others are doing. Being an individual is more important than following the crowd.