Study Finds That Online Education Beats the Classroom

 
 
 
 
 
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NEW YORK TIMES: A recent 93-page report on online education for the Department of Education ...but a most intriguing conclusion: “On average, students in online learning conditions performed better than those receiving face-to-face instruction.

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barkingphil

Is education is about learning information. Then yes But if education wants to include competencies, Skills and behavior changes.. then are you sure?

11 / 11 / 2009
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weirdchina

Twitter in Higher Education: Usage Habits and Trends of Today's College Faculty: http://bit.ly/jyMUs (scribd)

08 / 31 / 2009
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weirdchina

You do have human interaction with an online learning environment, and can still foster strong relationships. As for "physical" human interaction, some people do need that, so a traditional classroom setting would be better. But as you said, the best scenario is a little bit of both. I agree with that. Thanks for the comments!

08 / 30 / 2009
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Charanjeev Narchal: hey thnx for subscribin me.. keep rockin!! tc!! 08 / 30 / 2009

drdhirenpatel: Hi,Thanx 4 your comments and difference between PHYSICAL and ONLINE RELATIONSHIPS,KEEp me posting 08 / 30 / 2009

13_the+N: thanks for subscribing,, 08 / 31 / 2009

jessica_chiang

What traditional classroom-instruction offers and that online-instruction does not is human interaction and the chance to foster relationship. It's this human interaction that leads to collaboration, which sparkles innovation. The best scenario, in my humble opinion, is to have both.

08 / 28 / 2009
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helenwinslow: Don't buy that. Performed better how? 08 / 28 / 2009

jessica_chiang : I believe that the students are evaluated via tests (need to check whether it's online or not). But to be fair, the paper does state that "caution is required in generalizing to the K–12 population because the results are derived for the most part from studies in other settings (e.g., medical training, higher education)." 08 / 28 / 2009

helenwinslow: I"ll say, caution is required. That's like apples and oranges. Assuming you get over what seems to be the threshold assumption that test performance is all you're after, and/or the best indicator of whether a student has fully digested the subject matter. I admire you for slogging through all 93 pages btw! 08 / 28 / 2009

weirdchina: You do have human interaction with an online learning environment, and can still foster strong relationships. As for "physical" human interaction, some people do need that, so a traditional classroom setting would be better. But as you said, the best scenario is a little bit of both. I agree with that. Thanks for the comments! 08 / 30 / 2009

moulicohen

Sounds like a fascinating study. I look forward to reading. Thanks for posting.

08 / 24 / 2009
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vpjain

Thank you. My findings were similar. Please see • "Campus of Open Learning-A New Education Paradigm", Jain, V. P., VOL XL No 37, 5-6, 2002.Mainstream VOL XXXIX No 9, 13-17, 2001. Also posted on Web-site: http://www.scribd.com/people/view/6506

08 / 23 / 2009
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weirdchina: Thank you for posting this, I had read it awhile back and was impressed. I just re-read it. A very important topic. A real way for the rural poor to overcome poverty. 08 / 24 / 2009

itravelphotovideowriter

I have been teaching online for the past 4 years. It is such a great experience. Thanks for the post.

08 / 23 / 2009
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Russell Moench

There is a panel proposal for this year's SXSWi conference in Austin called: "Crash Course: Is E-ducation Making the Classroom Obsolete?" http://panelpicker.sxsw.com/ideas/vie... The main question it asks is: "Are Web-based learning applications supplementing or supplanting the traditional classroom, and what does the learning curve tell us?" In the panel we will address the findings of this study and debate their implications. If you are interested in advancing the public debate around the future of learning, please vote for this panel! You can also read more here: http://smart.fm/blog/en/2009/8/21/174...

08 / 22 / 2009
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weirdchina

Thank you everyone for the great comments about online learning versus traditional classroom learning. Keep them coming. I think it's a very important subject. This is what future education will look like, it will be about sharing knowledge across borders, potentially, wiping out rural illiteracy around the world. I only uploaded the document a few hours ago and I see it almost has 300 reads.

08 / 21 / 2009
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msmoneymaker: wow thanks 4 following me i am new jus joined 2day but this is very cool i could do a lot of things here.. 08 / 21 / 2009

weirdchina

FROM: el_heraldo: @weirdchina I have been teaching online for 8 years now and it works. ...intrinsic motivation works best when online learning http://bit.ly/1yerhn & http://bit.ly/3qWzNf

08 / 21 / 2009
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weirdchina

QUESTION: Online learning or traditional classroom learning - which do you prefer? What are some of the benefits? http://bit.ly/SyhQw FROM: poopinion: @weirdchina Think both. Traditional is great for learning public interaction skills. I prefer online though for convenience. You? http://bit.ly/FxBel

08 / 21 / 2009
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weirdchina

QUESTION: Online learning or traditional classroom learning - which do you prefer? What are some of the benefits? http://twitter.com/weirdchina/status/... FROM: BillGlover: @weirdchina I like online learning because I can't commit to a regular class. But I've found the best results come with a balance of both. http://twitter.com/billglover/statuse...

08 / 21 / 2009
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weirdchina

Besides the flexibility factor, online education saves you time & money.

08 / 21 / 2009
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إي والله أنا معهم/: لمتى يعني نحضر كلاسات/: really i don't like learning by attending offline lec., it's waste of time. big thanx

08 / 21 / 2009
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