Saturday, September 19, 2009
Blog #1
After reading the three articles by Moller, Huett, Foshay, and Coleman, and watching or listening to the Simonson videos, compare and contrast the reasons these authors believe there is a need to evolve distance education to the next generation. Do you agree with their positions? Why or why not?
These authors believe there is a need to evolve distance education to the next generation for the reason of allowing a K-12 students in rural settings to receive instruction from a highly qualified instructor. Also they believe the primary driving forces in Distance Education are economics and access. I agree with their positions for the reasons that Dr. Simonson gave in his video on Equivalency Theory. They were:
Provides Equivalent Learning Experiences to those in face to face instruction
May offer increased returned on Investments for institutions
Students may gain from not having to travel to a school location or give up jobs
May increase students motivation to learn
Increased Access
(Laureate, 2004)
I agree with these positions because students do deserve to receive instruction from a highly qualified instructor. Also I believe students should be able to go back to school and not have to give up their jobs if they so choose such as distance learning.
These authors believe there is a need to evolve distance education to the next generation for the reason of allowing a K-12 students in rural settings to receive instruction from a highly qualified instructor. Also they believe the primary driving forces in Distance Education are economics and access. I agree with their positions for the reasons that Dr. Simonson gave in his video on Equivalency Theory. They were:
Provides Equivalent Learning Experiences to those in face to face instruction
May offer increased returned on Investments for institutions
Students may gain from not having to travel to a school location or give up jobs
May increase students motivation to learn
Increased Access
(Laureate, 2004)
I agree with these positions because students do deserve to receive instruction from a highly qualified instructor. Also I believe students should be able to go back to school and not have to give up their jobs if they so choose such as distance learning.
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