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Internet-based learning
method
introduction:
The Internet is a valuable information tool, but users often struggle
to
locate good quality information from within the vast amount of
information available.
The aim of the study was to identify the online
information resources
available to assist students develop Internet
searching skills, and to
explore the students' priorities in online guides.
A qualitative approach was adopted with two phases. The first was a
structured search of available online study skills resources. The
second
comprised 10 group interviews with a total of 60 students at all
stages
of five undergraduate health and social care related courses at
a UK
university.
The study found that there were good online guides available, but
that,
perversely, the better guides tended to require the best searching
skills to locate them. A few students were enthusiastic about using
online support, however the majority felt that if they had the skills to
locate such resources they wouldn't use a study guide to improve
these
skills, and if they did not have the skills they would not think of
using an online guide to develop them.
Students wanted assistance when they had problems or questions,
rather
than sites that offered structured learning experiences. Personal
support rather than virtual support was also considered to be most
important to the students in this study.
Benefits of Internet-based education:
Flexibility to pursue education at personally convenient times.
Ability to take time to compose thoughts contributed to class
discussions on newsgroups or list service.
Ability to interact with classmates in different locations using
real time text, audio, or video.
Reduction or elimination of travel cost to attend lectures.
Wider range of students in a
class (regional, national or
global participation) resulting in a wider
range of opinions
and views shared in class discussions.
Problems of Internet Based Learning:
Lack of motivation can lead students to drop out.
Students may not be able to express themselves as well
using the computer based communication methods
Cost of computer equipment and
communications
infrastructure may limit the number of students that
can
afford an Internet-based course.
Students will have a lack of technical support in their
homes to use the software tools needed in the course.
One of major problems with Internet-based learning is the isolation
that
students feel from their instructors and ineffective methods
for dialog.
E-mail communication helps to some extent but lacks
the visual cues
and facial expressions that convey messages of
understanding, or lack
of comprehension, of questions and responses
between the student
and instructor.
Group discussions on newsgroups
provide students a chance to
compose their thoughts, but lack
some of the dynamics on classroom
discussions and favor students
that are comfortable with e-mail and
newsgroups. Low cost interactive
video over the Internet provides
students with some of the dynamics
of a classroom discussion
but lack methods to moderate or facilitate
discussions.
Real time interactive video solves many of the above
problems but
raises the cost of the system to such a high level
that it limits
those that can access the system. Thus, type of
interaction
needed by the students will determine which technology
is
most suited.
Benefits to the instructor:
1-Lower cost in electronic publication of course material compared to
printing the same material.
2-Faster methods for electronically revising and re-distributing course
materials and documentation compared to print materials.
3-Using
the World Wide Web for delivering courses allows instructors
to develop
content a single platform, yet the content is accessible by
students
using a wide range of WWW browsers.
4-Ability to re-use lecture materials by simply providing links
5-Ability to automatically track student's online behavior.
6-Having automated registration and billing using commerce
WWW servers.
7-Larger number of students can take courses .
8-Automation of the student evaluations with online interactive quizzes
How Internet can be used in education?
The Internet in education can expand the knowledge of students,
teachers, and parents. ... Students can use the internet to convert
their theoretical knowledge into practical. The Internet provides
the facilities for students to do the experiments, research, and
development.
Internet, the most useful technology of modern times which
helps us not only in our daily lives but also in professional lives.
For educational purposes, it is widely used to gather information
and to do research or add to the knowledge of various subjects.
Internet plays a very vital role in education.
Changes that result from new technologies :
A shift from classroom lectures to computer networked access to
educational resources .
A shift from student as a passive recipient of education to a self-
directed student learning.
A shift from individual learning to team learning.
A shift from homogeneous and stable educational content to fast-
changing content presented in a wide range of formats.
learning styles:
1-Visual or Spatial Learning
- The ability or preference to learning information using graphical
images and 3D models of objects. Internet technologies that
support this
type of learning include the World Wide Web and
all its images, and 3D
modelling languages such as
(Virtual, Reality, and Modelling Language).
2-Musical and Sound Learning
- The ability or preference to use of music and sound to
understand
educational material. Internet technologies
that support this type of
learning include downloadable
sound files on WWW and real time on-demand
audio.
3-Intra-Personal Learning
- The ability or preference to learn by encouraging or
requiring
students to understand their own feelings,
interests, goals, etc
4-Inter-Personal Learning
- The ability or preference to learn by discussing with others.
Internet technologies that support this type of learning include
text,
audio and video conferencing, e-mail, discussion mailing
lists,
newsgroups.
5-Linguistic-Based Learning
- The ability or preference to learn by understanding words
and
language and reading.
'Connecting over
Skype makes learning an adventure!
It brings the curriculum to life by
experiencing real-time
the people, places and things we are studying.
This dramatically changes my students’ engagement.
Best of all, my
students learn empathy for others, becoming
compassionate global
citizens.
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