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I have found an article whose argument is drastically different from the discussions we have been having. The author sees the move of college education to the internet as a bad thing especially when access codes are required that can be purchased only with new books. The author feels that education should remain in the classroom and that this attempt by the college to transfer learning to the computer is a challenge for students who are also working.
Though I agree that it can be challenging to balance work and school I do not think the requirement of an access code with books is a bad thing. This move of having extra assignments online is an equivelant of having homework in high school. Rather than giving hundreds of worksheets to students for homework, professors can now simply upload it the the website. This move is not meant to hinder learning, but enhance it. It is an inevitable that colleges will come to rely more and more on the internet and it is the student's job to adjust accordingly. I feel that books will continue to grow in having an accompanied online website, and with the progress of time books will be available as used with an access code. It is only so difficult now because it is such a new technology.
Feedback is welcome readers, I want to know your opinions too!!
Hi Brianna,
ReplyDeleteI would have to agree with you because I think that technology in classes only enhances our learning. It makes it easier for us to access information and it is actually easier for professors. I also agree with the fact that the people who are skeptic right now are feeling like that because they are new to it but I'm sure that as soon as they adjust to it they'll feel more comfortable!
I would have to agree with the professor. I personally wish we weren't turning so much to technology in our daily lives. I do, however, agree that once technology becomes more prevalent in our daily lives that people will become more accustomed to doing homework and many other things online.
ReplyDeleteI'm not a fan of online assignments. I like being able to write on paper and actually handing in assignments so that I know that they have gone through instead of guessing. I am fine with professors giving homework/outside of class activities, I just wish they weren't online. For some reason I actually learn more when I physically write things instead of typing them. It's just another way that I feel technology is almost forcefully becoming part of our lives.
ReplyDeleteI have to say that I'm a little on the fence. I agree with parts of both sides of the argument. I think that having access to course materials online is a fantastic idea; however, I don't believe that anything can beat a face to face instructional style. I've taken several online courses and it's often easy to forget when an assignment is due. I believe that it would be beneficial to make courses blended (with in-class instruction and online work) instead of completely moving a course online. But that's just an opinion among many.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you and how online home work is more efficient, but I am strongly against the kind of home work that is due at a specific time and does not show you how to do a problem. I have had good and bad experiences with this sort of technology. In my chemistry class we always had online homework, and sometime the way the book did it was different than how the prof did it. After you would get the question wrong it would show you the steps on how to get the correct answer. As for my bad experience, in calculus it's the same deal only this time the program does not show you how to get the right answer and you use up all your attempts to get it correct one, still end up loosing points, and not knowing how to do a certain problem. But oh well I just have to deal with it.
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