Distance Learning vs. the Traditional Classroom Non-traditional students are finding it easier and easier to maintain a job, a family, and pursuing a college career at the same time. This is possible because more and more non-traditional students are receiving an education using distance learning, as opposed to traditional, in-the-classroom teaching. Distance learning is basically taking college level, credit-bearing courses via the Internet. One of the most obvious advantages of distance learning
they used to be. Students are not motived in a traditional classroom anymore. They act immature and sometimes become involved with bad crowds. How would you feel knowing that your child is in a classroom bored and not getting the education they need to exceed in life? The Internet has however come a long way in the past ten to twenty years. Now a student is able to take his or hers classes without the distraction that would come from a traditional classroom. Internet class are a much better choice for
technology has blazed a pathway to a new and unmapped educational frontier. This frontier is pioneered by a completely new academic system: distance learning. The "distance learning" frontier features education of students from outside the traditional classroom setting through the use of technology. For example, quizzes are taken online, classes are taught over televisions, and degrees are earned on the Internet. Although this new and unexplored path has vastly expanded our academic horizons, just
I defend the practical value of teaching undergraduate philosophy courses in the Internet. Three important objectives of philosophical education can be achieved as effectively by electronic means as in the classroom. First, information about the philosophical tradition can be conveyed by hypertext documents on the World-Wide Web. Second, philosophical dialogue can be conducted through participation in an electronic forum. Third, close supervision of student writing can be achieved by means of e-mail
distance learning as effective as classroom based courses? This study will compare questions asked to students that have taken both online and classroom-based courses to determine the effectiveness of online courses in relation to classroom-based courses. There will be two types of comparisons, those of the exact same course and those of similar courses. Problem The main problem is that no measuring system exists to compare online technical courses to classroom based technical courses at Central
learning as much as their parents did. And yet, teachers are still teaching, taxes are still being paid, and more funds than ever are being appropriated for public education. What's going on in America's classrooms? Up until the 1980's most schools used a standards based curriculum. In the traditional classroom setting, educators focused on the input side of education, teaching a specific body of knowledge. Students were graded against predefined standards and passed or failed based on their ability to meet
the classroom has changed from a support tool for basic skills and content using tutorial and remediation practice to an integral part of the instructional process. More households now have computers and Internet access and most parents believe the computer is an important tool in a child’s education. The Internet provides a wealth of information, resources, and a network throughout the world that facilitates the exchange and communication of ideas not available in the traditional classroom. Research
is the type of classroom the teacher is teaching in. There are four basic types of classroom (Stewart & Kluwin, 2001) that deaf education teachers can be placed in. The most pictured classroom is the traditional classroom where a teacher has a group of all deaf and hard of hearing students, usually only about five to eight children with a range of learning levels. This teacher must be prepared to be teaching on different grade levels within one class. Others types of classrooms are a resource
asserted a strenuous goal of $100 million revenue in the first year of business. Company Background Intellinex LLC is an eLearning provider of “one-stop learning solutions that are faster, lower in cost, more flexible, and more convenient than traditional classroom training,” (www.intellinex.com). Ernst & Young LLP launched their wholly owned eLearning venture, Intellinex LLC, on October 5, 2000. Ernst & Young was the first of the “Big 5” firms to create an operating company that offers eLearning services
Method Participants There were 32 (22 female and 10 male) participants in this word recall experiment. Participants were of traditional and nontraditional college-age. The participants were from various academic majors; however, all participants were currently enrolled in one of three sections of an experimental psychology course. All of the experimental psychology students taking part in this experiment had previously completed a course in general psychology and psychological statistics earning
convenient but also more effective than traditional classroom instructions. Advocates of online learning argued that it is both convenient and effective because the students can attend classes and courses whenever and wherever they want, which allows them to easily plan out a schedule that would work for them, to suit their own way of learning style. However, proponents of traditional classroom instructions think otherwise. They explain that traditional classroom settings would allow students to be more
Using Listservs and Discussion Groups in the English Classroom Virtually everyone is on the Internet these days from my 85-year-old grandfather to my five-year-old nephew. We are checking our emails from long lost friends and next-door neighbors. As adults we are paying our bills, filing our taxes, and scheduling our appointments. But the phenomena is not exclusive to adults; teens are on there more than ever communicating with one another, shopping, and finding out information about endless
History of the Traditional School Calendar The American educational system is based on the traditional, nine-month school calendar, which has been in place for over a century. Originally, the United States was an agrarian society. The majority of Americans lived on farms. People made most of the items that they needed, and with little trade necessary, there was no need for schooling (McLain, 1973). However, as people branched out into neighboring areas, they needed to learn new skills, such as
In the article, In Defense of the Traditional Classroom: An Argument Against the Move to Online Classes, written by Nicole Smith, she explores the benefits of traditional classroom learning verses online learning, focusing on the disadvantages of online learning. The argument Smith presents is a strong inductive argument as she provides the disadvantages to online learning. Through Smiths research the disadvantages of online learning outweigh traditional learning to such an extent that online learning
Sufi Teachers and Redefining the Traditional Student-Teacher Relationship "What does it mean-and more important, what should it mean--to be educated?" (58) A response to Spayd's begs another question. Is education the objective itself or the means to the objective? For some people education is just a degree, a piece of paper framed on the wall. One can say, a person with a diploma has received an education, but it is not certain that the person is educated. This paper relates to those individuals
saying that our classroom practices will also be revolutionized. In order to successfully prepare a student to enter in to the world outside of high school we must prepare them for the realities that they will encounter. Rotherham & Willingham (2009) state, “… the skills students need in the 21st century are not new” (p.352). Critical thinking, problem solving, the “mastery of different kinds of knowledge”, and multifaceted analysis are all skills that originated with the traditional school setting
Online learning differs from traditional classroom learning in many ways. There are the obvious differences of the physical location in which each occurs, and how classes are attended. There are also differences that may not be quite so apparent. In traditional classroom learning, students attend a class at a specific time, in a specific location. There are many details that students do not have a say in, such as what time the class is offered, which day(s) it meets, where it meets, etc. This
Virtual Classrooms "It's student driven. They set the pace. It's like a high school class except it's computerized . . . lecture, quizzes, mid-terms and tests are all on the computer” (Charmoli). In this quote, Lance Jewett it describing some of the benefits of a virtual classroom. He is a teacher for an alternative school of online classrooms in Manton, Michigan. Many people have differing opinions of Virtual Classrooms, but as Jewett points out, virtual classrooms are “student driven” meaning
be positive and negative outcomes. Nowadays, especially in an urban area, majority of the students are placed by their cognitive abilities into 2 groups: traditional and slow functioning students. Standardized testing, behaviors or grades usually determines the placement of the student. These students who are the high achievers in the classroom due to higher standardized scoring do not need assistance with the course material. Between ability grouping is a form of isolation because they are not interacting
“Flipping” the classroom by having students complete the teacher instruction by video for homework and completing the traditional homework practice problems during class is a new trend. Discuss some of the advantages and disadvantages of a “flipped” math classroom. What does “flipping” the classroom mean? A flipped classroom is a combination of a teacher directly instructing the class, and guiding them to explore the material. The typical approach to teaching a math topic would be to lecture about