This can lead to reluctance to accept improvements can be made. This is turn can lead to a poor service being provided. A lack of access to training will also prevent my professional development and my quality of work. Poor service | 502.1.3 | Compare the use of different sources and systems of support for professional development | There are many sources available to me to assist my professional development in the form of electronic and human. The internet can be a great tool assuming the information is correct.
The research paper and its effectiveness at measuring a student's performance has become a debate within the educational community. Critics of the form say that in our age of technology the internet has made sources too readily available and therefore the essay type is obsolete. Yet, there are professors that would disagree and state they are encouraging students to think unconventionally. With good evidence on both sides of the argument it is hard to decide if this is an effective means of evaluation. There are more effective ways of assessing knowledge such as other types of essays and oral presentations.
David Foster Wallace states, “Learning how to think really means learning how to exercise control over how and what you think (Carr 195). According to Carr, “The seductions of technology are hard to resist, and in our age of instant information the benefits of speed and efficiency can seem desirable beyond debate” (224). Unlike machines, human beings possess free will. People can choose to limit internet usage. They can choose to engage in deep thinking activities.
With advancements in technology, some students have chosen to complete their schoolwork through the Internet, rather than in traditional classrooms. Those who support a traditional classroom approach to learning argue that it provides more of an opportunity for students to interact with the teacher and other students. Those who feel that learning over the Internet is better argue that it allows students to learn anytime and anywhere they choose. Do you feel education is better provided in traditional classrooms or when offered over the Internet? Write an essay to be read by a classroom teacher in which you persuade the reader that either traditional classroom education or Internet-based learning is better.With advancements in technology, some students have chosen to complete their schoolwork through the Internet, rather than in traditional classrooms.
Russell, (2009) stated students lack an understanding of what constitutes good quality scholarly information. Students difficulty evaluating the glut of information available, and to cope they frequently depend on quick but questionable sources, like Dictionary.com, which can result in a blind acceptance of advertising-based information, or sources that depend on a truth by consensus approach such as Wikipedia. (Russell, 2009). Instructors as well as a student need to critically think about whom they are acquiring the research from. Is the knowledge credible and reliable to the student who is utilizing it?
When choosing a new goal or completing an old one it is key to compare and contrast different career goals to see how attainable each one would be. It is likely that we have acquired many different skills on our detour. Take an online career test to see which can more easily develop into a career with some fine tuning and higher learning. Finding mentors in the career field you have chosen is essential to knowing what it actually takes beyond education to achieve success. Meeting in person is always better than a phone call when discussing personal decisions.
Carr’s “Is Google Making Us Stoopid?” and Naughton’s “The Internet: Is it Changing the Way We Think?” showed the impact technology has had on us related to reading and critical thinking. It made me more aware of both the benefits of how accessible written word is in modern times, but also how we analyze what we are reading with much less depth than we have historically. Having online and in class discussions on the various topics brought up by the essays we read gave a good perspective into how conflicted people are with the upsides and downsides of the changes in language and how we approach
However, some sites contain information that is not valid, lack quality and there dangerous website to explore (Roberts, 2010). To help me determine the credibility this website, Chamberlin 2015 suggest that students should explore authority, information, objectivity, ease of navigation, and privacy and security policies. Chamberlin, 2015 in weeks two lesson shares “Remember that anyone can produce a website. Just because something is published on the Internet does not mean that it is accurate. The astute scholar must evaluate the content for
This transition from high school to college has become a blessing and a burden. Anxiety and stress will be a difficult task to manage. Solutions that will surely help accomplish these goals will be to study, socialize, and a well-developed plan. As Antoine de Saint-Exupery once said, “A goal without a plan is just a wish”. I do not expect to be perfect, but drawing out my strength and motivation from previous learning experiences will help
We can’t live without communication. Finally, they both give us ability to get new information, to share our thoughts and feelings. Although real and virtual communication has similarities, they are different in several ways. The first difference is in time wasting. For example, in virtual communication we can save the time by avoiding misunderstandings, while in real life it’s more difficult.