Generally speaking when attending an online school over a campus college, the participation grades are based differently. In online schools your participation grade is based on meeting the posting requirements and posting on the required discussion questions. Most of the time grades for schools online are based on points. A student’s professor will post a rubric in your materials for the student to follow to meet all the points. A large concern to some students may have when considering attending college online is the fact that it may be harder to get personal help and learn the material through your professor.
High School is going to be a pain no matter who your are, but for different reason; I’m frightened because of the decision I have to make to choose the perfect class, learning, and taking notes. Those are my ultimate weaknesses. I cannot decide what classes to do, which will make it harder to learn, which will require notes. One problem, I am horrible at note taking. In High School you need to think about what you might do as an adult, and there are many options with many classes.
Owing to the difference between the two forms of learning, individuals often debate upon the effectiveness between the traditional and the distance forms of learning in allowing students to achieve success. Research Question/Objectives: From my personal experience with distance learning through on-line courses, I realize the frustration involved with learning individually as opposed to learning the presence and aid of an instructor. Therefore, an investigation of the key disadvantages of on-line learning will allow me to identify the root causes for the difficulties I encounter with distance learning. Furthermore, I will attempt to link the key causes of difficulties with distance learning in an attempt to demonstrate the ineffectiveness of distance learning in educating individuals. Nijiaowozenmecai Method: I started thinking about my topic after class at home with several choices.
So it makes it hard to know if the students cheat more in online education. The authors of this article also raise an excellent question: “Whether students engaged in online education have a fundamentally different perception of what does and does not constitute as cheating?” The second article I read was Academic Integrity and Distance Learning by Mark M. Lanier, published in October 2006. I found this article in the database ProQuest, using the keywords online courses and academic honesty. The article is not peer reviewed. The issues related to academic honesty in this article are similar to the issues I found in the first article.
How the Web Destroys the Quality of Students’ Research Papers In the article “How the Web Destroys the Quality of Students’ Research Papers”, David Rothenberg argues that the qualities of undergraduate’s papers have been reducing because of overuse of the internet. Accordingly his article, Rothenberg tells us that mostly students, who find information from the Web, is based on fundamental facts. First, he points that there are only articles or information on the bibliography cites and those information are out dated, he sees one of his student’s work that his resource has been published for a long time. He also discovers most of the students’ works are very cleanly and analysis it nicely, but actually the details that his student give are not related to the material; it jumps on and off on the topics. Moreover, students do not try to proof read their assignment before they hand it out.
III. Body Paragraph 2 i. Cheating has become a problematic issue in America’s classrooms and most of the time the internet and high-tech gadgets are involved. j. When students generally cheat it is either on a final exam that determines their future or solely the fact that they weren’t prepared for the test (Koch).
The Value of Taking Online Courses There are many drawbacks as well as advantages to taking an online course. Before you start you must weigh both sides carefully to make sure that online learning is right for you. The advantages are based around convenience. The drawbacks are mainly based on your ability to adapt and on the type of learning styles you are accustomed to. When it comes to scheduling it can be great for those with families and jobs, online classes allow students to complete coursework on their own schedules to a very flexible extent.
Critics who support online education over classroom education often believe that both types of education provide students with an equivalent level of education, and therefore, should give students equal recognition. In “Online Education Rivals Chalk and Talk Variety,” Sandra C. Ceraulo claimed that, “I am impressed by the fact that my online students become as skilled as their peers in the traditional classroom” (Ceraulo 175). Ceraulo expresses that online courses give students just as good an education as traditional courses because students are able to master the material just as well, without having to physically attend class. On the other hand, critics who support classroom education over online education often believe that classroom education is more rigorous in education. In “Calling a University Virtual Creates an Actual Oxymoron,” Marilyn Kassar argued that “A university education involves, among all other things, debate, discussion, and an exchange of ideas among classmates and professors, both inside and outside the classroom” (Karras 180).
Another article titled “How Has Google Affected the Way Students Learn?” by Zhai Yun Tan references an article titled “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” by Nicholas Carr who argues that “what the [internet] seems to be doing is chipping away my capacity for concentration and contemplation.” The quotation shows how other authors are making this connection that humans’ access to the internet makes it substantially harder to retain information when the goal of the internet is to help people remember. In addition, the use of technology affects the way people learn material. Tan also states in her article, “How Has Google Affected the Way Students Learn?”, “[the students] tend to have a better memory of how and where to find the information -- instead of recalling the information itself.” The results portray the notion that the use of technology changes how humans retain information. The change is that before the internet, people remembered the facts rather
Let’s take a look at both options. Let’s start off by looking at flexibility, online learning offers flexibility which allows students to complete their education on their own time and in a place that they chose. This type of learning is great for working students or single parents. However, student who need to be motivated and struggle to get into a groove on their own than classroom learning is the way to go. When it comes to communication online learning now has the opportunities for instant communication such as message boards, online chatting, and even video conferencing, but this does not replace the experience of face to face interaction.