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Thursday, April 5, 2007
A Negative Experience
Never do I want to have another experience like that again! Using the TSL E-Journal search ended up being uncomfortably stressful. I was initially all hyped up to attempt to use the e-journal. To my dismay I faced numerous problems. We had to register before we could use the e-journal service and I found the whole thumb scan thing to be really cool. Well the cool factor lasted for less than 5 minutes because when I went to go select my seat, my thumb print was not recognized. Being the girl with an over active imagination, just for a fraction of a moment I actually thought I had no fingerprints!! Of course that is obviously not the case and I went to get my finger print scanned again. This second time worked fine and I was allowed to park myself next to Jeslyn and excitedly rubbed my hands together all gung-ho to begin. To my dismay, I couldn’t connect to the net. I tried and tried and nearly gave up in frustration until Dr.Premela came and aided me. Once I got into it, certain search engines were jammed due to a lot of other students attempting to access it at the same time. Furthermore, what I was searching for seemed to be difficult to obtain. After almost an hour of (hypothetical) blood, sweat and tears shed, I managed to locate several journals relevant for my topic from Proquest, Lexis-Nexis and Gema.
E-learning is on the rise globally. It is being used as a substitute to classroom learning. Lecturers find it easier to conduct a class online whereby the students needn’t be in a classroom-like environment. Making the Grade: Online Education in the United States, 2006" shows tremendous growth in online learning in America. Online learning is growing without any sign of a plateau. Offering courses online increases enrollment particularly among populations like working adults and others who traditionally have not been able to access higher education. Electronic discussion boards are now being used to provide a natural language learning environment by promoting learners' social interaction and creating an authentic discourse community. I think higher education for working adults -- for example, teacher training for people working as teaching aides or novice teachers -- will go mostly or totally online in the next 10 years. It just makes sense. For 18- to 22-year-olds, e-learning will be a supplement. But nobody's going to show up in person to a large lecture class when they can download the lecture to their computer or iPod.
Educational institution Informatics Holdings Philippines, Inc. with the Computer Assisted Learning Corp. (CAL) launched online learning courses for students who want to study outside the classroom. Through the program, students can purchase an account that gives them access to an online database with lessons in such fields as human resources, accounting and computer programming. Students can register for an account by purchasing a prepaid card for P2,750. The account gives the student access to a single course for six months. The company provides over 2,000 courses on its database. This form of learning is suitable for people on the go especially working class people who are unable to attend regular classes during the day due to their work commitment. It is also a medium for people who aren’t given the opportunity to be educated in a school to get a formal education online when they are able to afford it without having to attend classes in a school that isn’t suitable for their age.
In conclusion, e-learning is becoming a widely accepted medium of education. It is simple, easily accessible and convenient for adults and students alike. Online learning is being used in numerous developed countries to keep up with the changing world of technology.
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