American students actually live on-line. They use
their laptops, iPods, cell phones, PC and other devices in their everyday life
and study. It is difficult to imagine modern students without Internet.
How about other countries with fewer
opportunities? I think it is a big problem for modern students in other
countries.
Recently I have got a message from Moldova.
My friend wrote me that in their school no teacher for computer’s classes. The
high school students don’t have any opportunity to study computer.
Of course, the students in that school
don’t know anything about computer, Internet, Websites, Web resource.
Unfortunately, they wouldn’t be able to study on-line. In this way, the
students of high school in Moldova (Grigoriopol school #1) don’t know anything
about on-line education. Could teacher explain them what on-line education is?
Of course, it is not modern education.
I live in America for 6 years and I see the
big difference between education in Moldova and in America.
Almost all classes in Pima Community
College use on-line education. The teachers and the instructors use computer
and Internet for homework, testing online, discussion on-line, syllabus on-line
and so on.
The great role in the process of education
belongs to D2Learn. The students can work and study. Classes of D2Learn save the time for
studying. You can learn from the distance. You can watch educational movie,
analyze it, take part in discussion on-line, read the instruction and ask
question to the instructor. So you can be in the process and you can schedule
your time for learning.
If you are not a student and work
full-time, you could continue your education when you are familiar with
computer and Internet. News, movies, new
products, new literature advertising and reading - everything you can find in
the Internet.
Unfortunately, the students in some school
of Moldova don’t know the computer and Internet. I see a big difference in
educational opportunities. Here is a big gaps in education.
I like how you are now arranging this topic on a humanitarian level of addressing how disadvantaged students are in Moldova. However, I don’t agree with supporting online courses to replace traditional educational methods. Indeed, because of the way society operates nowadays—it is important that people learn how to use computers and be familiar with aspects of the Internet. But they don’t need to be drenched in technology to have better opportunities. It’s a fallacy to believe that people simply succeed because of their superior computer skills. Learning a foreign language,verbal communication, and an influential liberal arts education is most important.
ReplyDeleteI don’t agree with using such broad statements as “American students actually live online.” Once again, traditional classes do not rely on the Internet. Using email is reserved for contacting instructors—which rarely needs to be done because most questions can be asked or clarified in person. Sometimes email is an option for sending papers; however, “traditional” classes are called “traditional” because they do not enforce the Internet. Furthermore, the syllabi are handed out as are most papers. How does D2learn “save studying time?”
I like how you introduced on a personal level how Maldova is deprived of online moderate education. We don't consider the value of having such systems such D2L to help us gain education without having to meet in a classroom face to face with the teacher. Your strength can lie in the benefits of the online education when one has a very hectic schedule. But I have to disagree on one point that although the Internet can provide ideas to students, on the downside, it can lead to consequences such as plagiarism. Therefore, Internet isn't all that jolly. There are still books that exist in the library that can provide equal or more adequate information for research papers.
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