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.
For example, you can debate with each other about USA`s economic and what are some things the society can do to fix it. Communicating with your friends erase the timorous thoughts of expressing your ideas and point of views. In the realm of education, there is a variety of ways people can learn. Many people view learning as a painful hardship; however, watching T.V, surfing on internet, and communication with your friends can ease the pain. These resources can change your perspectives, and it can make learning very enjoyable and
Professional Dilemmas within Social Media Online networking and social websites have become at the modern era to be not only helpful but a necessity and part of everyone’s daily routine. They are the single biggest online activity in the UK at the start of 2011 (Ly & Ratnaike, 2011, 1) and a source of business network and entertainment alike. However, there are downfalls when it comes to the constant use of the social media services, especially pertaining privacy and professional boundaries. Social media must be handled carefully by professionals as they can be unsafe in their limited security settings, their use of personal information for marketing purposes and the risk of breaking professional codes of conduct. Facebook and the other social media websites are on the front line of the privacy issue due to their size – Facebook has over 200 million users (Kennedy, 2010, 1).
This Is Your Brain on the Internet The brain is one of the most fascinating organs in the human body. I think it has a lot to do with the fact that the brain is a social organ. It reacts to environment around us, and these reactions subconscious or not can have an effect on our brain. One question that is being asked more and more regarding this is that is the internet making us dumb. Even though the internet is not a brand new thing, this question was never brought up because of how slow it used to be and because of how many people had access to it compared to now.
February 15, 2013 Exploratory Essay Composition I While I believe on ground learning is more structured and beneficial for some, online learning takes a lot of discipline and motivation to complete, because it can be very strict and distance and no set schedule. It can be very challenging, due to the fact that online learning requires students to participate a certain amount of hours or certain times per week. Online can be beneficial for working class people, or stay at home parents, because it allows the flexibility to attend at your own pace. My perception is that it can present many pitfalls and failures because it requires more discipline and commitment. For instance there may times when circumstances arise where you cannot participate
How To Talk To A Filipina Online? Online conversation can determine the success or failure of your online dating. Starting a conversation with a Filipina whom you are interested in is pretty hard but is normal. Every first-timers tend to have butterflies in their stomach and are totally confused about the first few words to use. For newbies who can’t find the right words or even start a conversation and for those who have been here for quite some time but still failed to grab the interest of the person you like, perhaps the following tips can help you carry out a seamless conversation: 1.
The only difference with this is that in a traditional classroom it may be a little easier because you have that personal interaction with your instructor and your peers. In an online classroom it may be a little different because you can’t interact with your peers and instructors like you can if you were in a campus-based classroom, you have to e-mail them and wait for a response, and you won’t get it right then and there. In
When working on a virtual team as in an Internet class, the development of trust is even more difficult to obtain because there is not the face-to- face interaction. When there is fear of conflict, the doors to communication close. Think about a time when an issue came up, but wasn’t addressed because of the fear of conflict. The fear of conflict can create an artificial harmony, where resentment and distrust develop. As this tension builds it delays productivity and resolution of the initial conflict.
The human mind, as powerful as it is, gets tarnished daily by the use of technology. Thinking for oneself has become a sporadic concept, and many, without realizing it, go straight to technology for answers to their questions without first consulting their most powerful tool they possess which sits right behind their eyes. Technology has the ability to help people in many ways in fields such as medicine, academics, and sports; however, digital technologies also have several negatives to go along with its positives. The internet is both distracting from priorities, decreases the likelihood that one thinks for himself, and modify humans’ lives altogether. Technology has the power to prevent humans from using their critical thinking skills.
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.