The Next Generation of Distance Education
I agree with Dr. Simonson, distance education is one form or another has been around for a long time, the recent changed due to the internet has changed much of distance education and connected students with many more opportunities for their educational needs. I also agree with Dr. Simonson, that more traditional schools, will add distance programs to their curriculum, but that distance education program will not completely overtake traditional classes.
I agree with you George, I don't think distance education will overtake traditional schooling for everyone. I mean, how can you root for a virtual football team? Seriously, there is too much culture and tradition connected with colleges and universities, but especially for those of us who want to extend our initial degrees this mode is perfect.
ReplyDeleteI agree also. There is always going to be a place for the traditional school setting. I do believe that the traditional setting will at some point incorporate more and more online interactions, maybe even become a hybrid of traditional and distance education, however that seems far off. I do see more and more incorporation of distance education for convenience at the university level. How much incorporation of distance learning do your foresee at the k-12 level?
ReplyDeleteMaybe at the upper high school level, but considering my 8th graders this year, and the way some of them drug their feet just to log onto their Angel accounts and update a reading journal..
ReplyDeleteI believe the young ones still need the classroom structure.
I agree with the fact that traditional schools will not go anywhere is because of all of the sports fans out there!!! I know there are economic factors that will also prevent people from pulling their children from public schools, but we are a country who loves our sports teams and we get caught up in school pride. I am sure they are not going to go away!
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ReplyDeleteHello George,
ReplyDeleteI know some students who started in Kindgarten and now they are in 2nd and 5th grade with GeorigaK12.com online school. They love it. They are getting home school using an online program and get to spend time with their mom and dad. It not for everyone and most parents and young children need a classroom structure, but it does work for some students. My own chlid did not pass history sitting in the classroom, her learning style and the teacher style of teaching made it very hard for her. She took summer school history class online and passed it with a 88. It took less time and she got more out of it. That that is just something to think about.
I think you make a good point; our whole education system was based on the format of one style fits all. I think it's exciting that educators are realizing that each child is different and learns in different ways. I believe all these new technologies will facilitate that.
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