Distance Education
Kimberly Schutte
1. Identify and briefly discuss 5 advantages of distance education
After learning more about distance education, I can see that there are several advantages to it. The first of these advantages is pace. With distance education, students can self-pace themselves during the course. Students who like going through at a quicker pace may do so while other who learns with a slower pace may do that as well. Another advantage of distance education is independent study. With distance education, students learn to become independent in their studies which allow them to need to depend on themselves and study on their own. A third advantage could be described as time or course constraints. This means that students who cannot fit courses into their schedule because of the times or availability of courses, then taking them online may be a way that they can take these courses. An additional advantage is using technology. Distance education is a way for students to use technology in their education where they may have not been able to before. They can make use of the internet, videos, images, chats, and conferences online. A final advantage of distance education is students need alternative way of school. Some students may not perform well or enjoy classic brick and mortar schooling so distance education is an alternative way for students to learn.
2. Identify and briefly discuss 5 disadvantages of distance education.
Though I can see several advantages to distance education, I can see that there are several disadvantages to distance education as well. One of these disadvantages is interaction. Because distance education takes play generally online and independently, students lose out on interaction with peers and with their teachers. This can be disadvantageous for students because they lose out on the social aspect of school. Another disadvantage of distance education is motivation or self-discipline. Students who cannot be disciplined or motivated by themselves will truly lose out with distance education. In fact, students who cannot be motivated or disciplined on their own will fail to learn or fail to complete the necessary components of the course. A third disadvantage could be described as teacher involvement. Through distance education students lose that one-on-one interaction with teachers where they can easily answer questions for whether they need more help, are confused, or want to learn more. As well, the interaction that they have online with their teachers may not be very strong. I mean students may not get the interaction they need from their teachers because their teachers are not easily available or do not reply to students. One more disadvantage is physical aspect of school. Distance education is primarily done on the computer or online which only requires students to only work on a computer and be sitting. This causes students to lose out on the physical movements of their body as well as physical activities such as giving presentations in front of a group of people or running in a physical education course. A final disadvantage of distance education is cost. While some distance education courses or schools are tuition free and provide the necessary equipment, this is not true for all schools. In fact, some schools require tuition and that students obtain their own technology which adds up to be quite pricy at times.
3. How you would determine the readiness of students to participate in distance education?
When considering distance education, especially in my classroom, there are many things to consider. The first thing I would need to consider and determine is the readiness of my students to be able to participate in distance education. I would determine this by how well students can work independently. By this, I mean how well students can keep on a schedule, how well disciplined they can make themselves, and how well they can work and study on their own. The biggest key of distance education is that students are on their own and they have only have themselves to be accountable for their education. They do not have their teacher physically there to remind them that they have assignments or tests coming up.
4. What would you need to do to be ready to teach in an online environment?
Though I have taken several online courses and been emerged in the distance education environment as a student there are several things that I would need to consider to be able to be a teacher in this environment. To be ready to teach in an online environment I would need to several things. These simply begin with that you need to be aware that you are teaching in an online environment. This encompasses a whole different environment and a whole different group of students. Just going into an online environment without ever been teaching in a real classroom would be difficult. Instead, teachers need to be experienced in teaching this age and this subject in a classroom rather than just in a virtual classroom. This allows teachers to understand some of the difficulties that students may have including time, subject or conceptual difficulty, and questions that students may have which will be relative to students in virtual classrooms as well.
1. Identify and briefly discuss 5 advantages of distance education
After learning more about distance education, I can see that there are several advantages to it. The first of these advantages is pace. With distance education, students can self-pace themselves during the course. Students who like going through at a quicker pace may do so while other who learns with a slower pace may do that as well. Another advantage of distance education is independent study. With distance education, students learn to become independent in their studies which allow them to need to depend on themselves and study on their own. A third advantage could be described as time or course constraints. This means that students who cannot fit courses into their schedule because of the times or availability of courses, then taking them online may be a way that they can take these courses. An additional advantage is using technology. Distance education is a way for students to use technology in their education where they may have not been able to before. They can make use of the internet, videos, images, chats, and conferences online. A final advantage of distance education is students need alternative way of school. Some students may not perform well or enjoy classic brick and mortar schooling so distance education is an alternative way for students to learn.
2. Identify and briefly discuss 5 disadvantages of distance education.
Though I can see several advantages to distance education, I can see that there are several disadvantages to distance education as well. One of these disadvantages is interaction. Because distance education takes play generally online and independently, students lose out on interaction with peers and with their teachers. This can be disadvantageous for students because they lose out on the social aspect of school. Another disadvantage of distance education is motivation or self-discipline. Students who cannot be disciplined or motivated by themselves will truly lose out with distance education. In fact, students who cannot be motivated or disciplined on their own will fail to learn or fail to complete the necessary components of the course. A third disadvantage could be described as teacher involvement. Through distance education students lose that one-on-one interaction with teachers where they can easily answer questions for whether they need more help, are confused, or want to learn more. As well, the interaction that they have online with their teachers may not be very strong. I mean students may not get the interaction they need from their teachers because their teachers are not easily available or do not reply to students. One more disadvantage is physical aspect of school. Distance education is primarily done on the computer or online which only requires students to only work on a computer and be sitting. This causes students to lose out on the physical movements of their body as well as physical activities such as giving presentations in front of a group of people or running in a physical education course. A final disadvantage of distance education is cost. While some distance education courses or schools are tuition free and provide the necessary equipment, this is not true for all schools. In fact, some schools require tuition and that students obtain their own technology which adds up to be quite pricy at times.
3. How you would determine the readiness of students to participate in distance education?
When considering distance education, especially in my classroom, there are many things to consider. The first thing I would need to consider and determine is the readiness of my students to be able to participate in distance education. I would determine this by how well students can work independently. By this, I mean how well students can keep on a schedule, how well disciplined they can make themselves, and how well they can work and study on their own. The biggest key of distance education is that students are on their own and they have only have themselves to be accountable for their education. They do not have their teacher physically there to remind them that they have assignments or tests coming up.
4. What would you need to do to be ready to teach in an online environment?
Though I have taken several online courses and been emerged in the distance education environment as a student there are several things that I would need to consider to be able to be a teacher in this environment. To be ready to teach in an online environment I would need to several things. These simply begin with that you need to be aware that you are teaching in an online environment. This encompasses a whole different environment and a whole different group of students. Just going into an online environment without ever been teaching in a real classroom would be difficult. Instead, teachers need to be experienced in teaching this age and this subject in a classroom rather than just in a virtual classroom. This allows teachers to understand some of the difficulties that students may have including time, subject or conceptual difficulty, and questions that students may have which will be relative to students in virtual classrooms as well.
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