Chapter 8 " Supporting Student ELearning"

Likes/Dislikes

               Chapter 8 “Supporting Student ELearning emphasized many key components. According to the text on page 209, illustrates ELearning as “not a learning goal per se but rather a structure or context for technology- supported learning through which content, communication, critical thinking, creativity, problem solving, and production can take place.” This not only shows the pros of ELearning in schools but as well as the negative impacts. Researchers also suggests (page 209) that blending face to face results in higher quality achievement and higher successful completion rate. Although Learning has great benefits such as convenience, flexibility, and usage of enhanced digital technology. I feel that implementation of digital learning shouldn’t be geared to every student. For example, as stated on page 211 “second graders are communicating regularly through email with experts about class content”. I disagree that students this young shouldn’t be introduced to a web based learning environment as such.

 

Clarification

               As the text states on page 211 of how results of distance education for grade levels K-12 are effective and developing I need more clarification on this aspect. As I too agree that web based learning has several positive benefits how could these benefits too be so greatly with students as young as Kindergarteners?http://www.news.illinois.edu/news/08/1126elearn.html

Classroom Connections

               I have had the opportunity to experience ELearning and several other different types of web based education environments in my educational career. This semester alone I am taking a total of two fully online classes (ELearning) and one hybrid class.