She provides various arguments regarding her theory and growing concern of whether students benefit from online educational platforms. This essay addresses the many deficits of online learning, particularly concerning the subject of writing. Kiefer also discusses the fact that, although online learning is a now a popular trend due the advancement of technology, it is a flawed system due to a writing teacher trying to foster student-student interaction with no resources other than electronic discourse (Kiefer, 2007). She reveals concerns from the standpoint of classroom support software, student's time constraints and "Market" Models of Education. Additionally, there is an incredible level of detachment caused by the impersonal nature of these online courses among students and student as well as teacher and student.
Turkle indicates that elementary school students’ use of computers and Internet change their way of thinking. At that point she began to study not only what computers do for us, but also what they do to us (348). Furthermore, Turkle affirms that machines are now being designed to serve as a companion and that technology does not determine changes, but it encourages us to take certain directions. Based on her experience, Turkle explains the relationship between privacy and technology. The use of technology is affecting students especially in high school and college.
It has become a part of our lives. It is a search engine that uses links to determine the importance of different websites. It has been around since 1997 and has yet to stop growing. I also know that students use Google for their school work, which I feel holds them back from actually learning the information. One thing I still need to do more research on is, exactly how is Google affecting us mentally.
With online learning if you have a question you can’t raise your hand, you have to send an email and wait for a reply. When you do online learning it’s up to you to keep yourself motivated, but in traditional institutions you have someone there to push you and encourage you. Instructors can foster intrinsic motivation by encouraging there students to do better, applauded them for something good. Let them be recognized for the re motivation. They can also make some of the class work into a game for the students.
It has spiraled into a necessity in school, home, work, and many other aspects of their lives. The internet is now even accessible from a multitude of sources. It is changing the way teachers instruct by providing new perspectives on communication and dissemination (Ma, Wan & Lu, 2008). However, with advancement comes challenge; specifically challenges to academic integrity. Surveys conducted by Who’s Who and the Josephson Institute of Ethics reported that young people are developing a more lax attitude toward cheating.
I have gone in deep understanding while I have read different articles on the Net. As an international student I have found Goggle and other Net search engines as the best tool to success in my classes. If I have the hard time understanding different words or articles from my classes I have the online friends of Ask.com to help me out and millions of articles to gain a deeper understanding. The commercial about the lady who was asking about a solution about her back pain is a typical example of web searching. I know that when we type different question or key words in our search engines a millions of other things pop out.
Many people lead such busy lives that furthering their education is a huge Commitment. The student will also need to choose which education is the better choice for their selves, and which one fits their lifestyle the best. Online education has many learning styles, and the internet is the main way the student will be attending their classes. When you do your class assignments, you will be posting them on the student website in your individual forum. You will use the chat room forums to find out each week’s requirements, and you can ask questions through the online forums.
The internet has made it hard for me to stay focused when reading things you can't learn quickly. Due to the Internet, my expectation of receiving information is to have it quickly and with little or no effort at all. If the influence of technology is to increase, the human brain will no longer be highly valued. "The human brain is just an outdated computer that needs a faster processor and a bigger hard drive."
The Internet has been particularly challenging for drafting successful and effective policies due to its affordability, accessibility, and inclusiveness. It was impossible for appropriate policies to follow with the same speed. Policymakers have been trying to mitigate the adverse outcomes of Internet dynamism. It is the aim of this essay to demonstrate that global rules for the Internet would not undermine its dynamism; in fact, they would safeguard and reinforce it. Not just any kind of rules can secure its dynamism though.
Technology is a new tool in education that consistently changes and offers new opportunities for teacher and learning (Akcay 2008). Teaching technology ethics in the classroom will prevent students from getting in trouble inside and outside the classroom. As a teacher, it will be very important to teach students about the safe and unsafe ways of internet use. Teaching students about internet security will be vital at the beginning of a school year, so the student will have an understanding of the teacher's expectations of internet use. The first measure to take with students will be to have them and their parents to sign an internet user agreement that will apply throughout the entire school.