I can't remember the last time that I picked up a book and read through it in order to write a research paper. My only source tends to be the Internet. It is much more efficient and doesn't have a due date. Since starting college I have taken an online class each semester. At the moment I am taking three online classes and an online biology lab. It much easier to work from a computer at home or anywhere now with wireless internet, than to have to sit in a class room for hours.
I think that in five years most education will be over the internet. Like I stated above, it's much easier to manage with today's fast paced society. The Internet is growing. We bought my grandparents a computer a few years back and now she'll send me emails or call me over to set up some new feature for her. If education were to increase even more over the Internet, and not have online classes just for college students than perhaps when little Timmy would normally have a problem in class he could have his mother right next to him to help with the problem or to make sure that he is doing his work and paying attention.
When I think of how the Internet could change to meet the needs of students better I can only think of the RCC blackboard. To me I think that it could be organized a little better. It's much easier for me to read a list of assignments with their due dates and links in order, rather than being directed and redirected to multiple links that have list of things that are due in no particular order. Other than that I never seem to have a problem with the Internet except for the fact that they do not offer anything other than dial up where I live.
Videoconferencing would be a way to connect different peoples and nations of the world in an academic setting. Perhaps set up something like we are doing, a blog and each member give information about themselves and what they know of their background, and post any questions that they may have about someone else's and get a better understanding of the different places that we come from. Than to all get the same learning experience teach through the video conferencing.
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I can't remember the last time I picked up a book to read it. It is definitely my source for news, life and living. It has made me grow into a person of the techno age.
This is my first online course and I am so impressed with the ideas and information that I've come across so far.
I had a parent last year ask for a Video Conference IEP meeting. We were not set up for it, but schools could actually begin using the technology in this way.
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