Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Distance Learning

Distance learning is a type of online virtual online school. It is the field of education which focuses on the pedagogy which means is the art or science of being a teacher which generally refers to strategies of instruction, or a style of instructions. In the Distance learning. Students and teachers communicate or met each other through online and media communications. In this technology student allows to take the course they want to. And with this student don’t need to go to school campus and have their attendance regularly. It sometimes called the E-learning, short for electronic learning. This formalizes teaching and learning system which designed to be carried out remotely by the use of this electronic communication.

The positive effects of distance learning is to help other student who cannot go to school because of having some diseases and some are in a long distance that cannot go to the city to enroll where they want. The distance learning is the big help for all of them because they can access the school whether they are at home. They can also join the discussion, and they can take the assignment and the exam while they are at home or out of the country but the negative effect of this type of school the students are now irresponsible for not attending at school all they want is to be with there computers. And the negative effects of this distance learning are that, it does not offer immediate feedbacks. This regularly in classroom settings, students can be assessed their performance immediately. It’s either through questions or informal testing. With this distance learning student has to wait for the response until the professor does not review yet their work. Unlike in the classroom setting it can be assessed their performance immediately. And also distance communication doesn’t give the opportunity of the student to work on their oral communication skills. This is very important to everybody.

If I were to decide if it is applicable to grade school, high school, college and graduate studies. I would prefer to be done by the graduate studies. Because even though they are just communicating through online at least those graduate studies has the knowledge about this e-learning system. Unlike the grade school and high school students they need to be thought. They need to be assessed immediately. But college student also applicable to use this e-learning system. Especially the student is handicapped and they want to learn. E-learning must be the best way of assessing themselves although they are just home.

So, if I were to ask if I like to enroll in a distance learning system. I won’t allow myself to do that way. Instead of going to a campus and have some proper learning and can be assessed immediately by the professors. And also there are many things that we have to make outside our house. We have to socialize to some other people engaged to something better about ourselves. And be responsible enough.

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