Distance Learning is becoming more popular. With Internet developing and creating new things everyday learning online is growing also. More and more people are doing distance learning than going away to learn. The text talks about courses and programs with distance technologies. Web course development and support tools, characteristics of effective distance courses and programs, and assessing the quality of distance courses are the courses and programs with distance technologies. Web course development and support tools used design and delivery of web-based courses which include intranets, whiteboards and site capturing software. The characteristics of effective distance courses and programs has four common, essential characteristics. The four characteristics are well-designed and structured to support learning, engaging, collaborative activities, an interactive learning community and effective assessment strategies for online courses and programs. Communication on the Internet also is becoming more and more popular. More people are using email as a way to talk to people instead of calling someone. It is a great way of sending all sorts of information to someone that is quick and easy. Blogs, chatrooms, instant messaging and cyber collaborations have also become more popular. Blogs are a easy way for someone to write about things and speak their minds and then other people can read it and comment on what they think. Chatrooms and IM is also popular. When I was younger that is how a lot of us kids talked to each other. Although they we very popular awhile ago I think that cell phones and text messaging are even more popular. Text messaging is easier than IMing someone because to use IM you have to wait until that person gets online unlike just texting someone really quick. Technology has changed dramatically and is always changing for the better.
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ReplyDeleteI agree that technology is always changing. I’m only 21 and I am already saying things like, “When I was younger, we used this because we didn’t have that…” Texting is one form of communication that has become increasingly popular since I remember first learning how to text. More students are getting cell phones and texting at a younger age than when I first got my cell phone. This is not necessarily a bad thing; it just shows how society continues to adapt their lives depending on improvements in technology. As teachers, it is important for us to keep up with technological improvements and adapt our teaching strategies depending on the technology that is available to us. Just as our students will most likely be knowledgeable about the newest improvements, we need to be aware of what they are and how they work as well. I’m in awe of the improvements in technology in my lifetime so far, I can’t wait to experience even more improvements!
ReplyDeleteTechnology is a powerful tool to be used in the classroom and more and more software and tools are being moved to an internet base. Schools will have to find a way to continue to protect their students online while at the same time not hindering their ability to use certain useful websites. I'm not sure how this can be done but it will be necessary in the future.
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