I have made such a dramatic change from an online homeschool institution to a community college. Before coming to St. Clair County Community College I was part of an online homeschool institution, promptly titled, Queen of Heaven Academy. For a long period of time I was always used to being part of a virtual online academy that participation was low the homework load was a lot and it was very religious. There is a huge difference between a virtual homeschooling program class to an authentic community college class. I have made a dramatic change as a student. From doing my school on the computer to an actual college classroom. Queen of Heaven Academy is an online homeschool program, for I have the privilege to be a part of. All of my schoolwork …show more content…
As you might know, I was part of an online institution for a long time period of time, and from participating in virtual class to an actual classroom was a great change in my academic career. In Queen of Heaven Academy, I would have to login into Populi, which is an online schooling program, which then I would login in to my desired class that I was scheduled to be in that certain day. Then once I was in my class I would usually wait ten minutes until class started. I always like to arrive at all of my classes early. I would sit at computer for long period of time and I did not really participate at all. If I knew the answer to a question I would click the vital hand and I would give the answer. But there were other times that I would like to give my opinion about some things I was confused with the internet? And most importantly its all done on the internet. Sure it’s a great way to get things done. But there is personal connection between one and the teacher. And the same would be with the students. If one would like to speak in class, one would have to raise his or her virtual hand and then people talk and that’s how everyone socialized in class. There was also a chat box were all the students and the teacher would talk mainly before class. Participating was very hugs. Some teachers would stop in the middle of lecture and start asking if everyone was there. I remember where when six people in my history class were not even responsive out of the twenty students. There is a huge difference when it comes to taking virtual classes online to talking classes in a actual
Going to school online, you have more convenience in sitting in front of an computer in your living room. You can work at your own pace, and stop and take a break when ever you need to. You don’t have to worry about having to commute back and forth to school. What I like most is that I’m able
My transition to Isothermal Community College has been really good; Although I am still a high school student and have not had to go on campus, I still have been able to be apart of a college community. It has allowed me to better prepare myself, for when I actually sit in a college environment through time management skills with class work as well as homework and how strict the professors are. I’ve had to use time management to be able to manage all my classes work, so I could turn in my homework on time. The online class has also prepared me for how the rules are in college: No late work, and no exceptions. While in high school sometimes teachers let you slide on missed work and some allow students to make excuse after excuse my transition to Isothermal Community College has shown me that college professors will no put up with it. I think its great that professors set dates and don’t let people ‘excuse’ there way out of things. It helps prepare student for the real world and when they get a job they are not going to be able
To obtain answers to the concerns previously listed, an 8 week study of students in an online class was conducted. This study consisted of monitoring online communication and classroom activity among students with different backgrounds with geographical location and age being two of the main contributing factors.
Technology is a part of everyday life and being integrated into more and more fields every day. Computers and the Internet are used in every aspect of our daily lives. With that being said online learning has become more and more prevalent. Most colleges and university have an online learning presence in order to extend the university reach and to help better serve the students who can’t make it into a physical classroom. In this article, Read Only Participants: Communication in online classes, authors Nagel, Blignaut, and Cronj (2009) takes on the argument that participation is a key reason for a student to be successful in the class.
Consider how schools being connected online allow students to remain in contact with their classmates and instructors. To take a case in point, as a person who has gone through periods of limited contact with the outside world, technology allows me to communicate with others. It permits me to ask questions and participate in an online classroom setting. I am also able to stay in contact with friends and family through social media. Because of technology, I am able to remain socially active, where without it, I would be isolated from exercising my communication
Student attrition is a growing issue among community college administrators but there’s been little research into how community colleges’ policies and practices reflect this concern, or how they affect student attrition rates. Research has shown that students in online courses continue to experience higher attrition rates than their counterparts in traditional face-to-face classes despite the advantages offered by web-based technology (Shea & Bidjerano, 2014). In prior studies, researchers have found a multitude of factors contributing to high attrition rates among college students in online classes. A number of studies found that certain environmental/life circumstance factors can affect student attrition rates in online classes (Aragon & Johnson, 2008; Atchley et al., 2013; Harrell & Bower, 2011; Park & Choi, 2009; Wigenbach, & Akers, 2013: Shea and Bidjerano, 2014; Xu and Jaggars, 2013; Xu and Jaggars, 2014). These factors include:
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Princess Academy written by Shannon Hale is about an ordinary mountain girl named Miri who finds herself in a world of decisions and learning. Her mountain had Linder in their quarries, and The ordinary mountain girl had always been fascinated by what happens in the quarries. Pa wanted nothing more than to keep his precious flower, Miri, out of there. He never explained why, leaving Miri wondering for too long. Her mother died shortly after she was born. She always thought it was because of sickness, but she fell in the quarry and died.
The first video of "Classrooms of the future," predicted a system that would allow a student who was at home to still participate in class even if they could not attend school. The video shows a video chat that connects the student at home with his class. In this video chat the student can participate in classroom activities. I would say while this is fairly correct it isn't 100% accurate. For example, the use of blackboard allows students to obtain power points and discussions for classes they missed, or for taking notes after class. Secondly, there are online classes in which the students and teachers can connect through a webcam chat, such as Google hangout or
High School is a big milestone for me, I’ve been at Villa Montessori for all eleven years of my education. I want to find a high school that follows the guidelines Villa has taught me, and furthermore find the superior high school that suits me. When I went to shadow day, I observed how involved and friendly everyone was on campus. Plus the students were being taught, and how interesting the campus and classrooms were to me. Now that I am searching for a high school, I am looking for one with a system similar to Villa’s, strong education and nice people, and opportunities that allow me to contribute to the school.
However, advocates of classroom learning believe the online method isolates the students from one another as well as their professor minimizing the overall value of taking the course. They also claim that students learn better when working together with their instructor and their fellow classmates. Students learn better when they are given the opportunity to ask questions, join in class discussions, and they move the process of learning forward through their participation. Face-to-face advocates firmly believe that this kind of interaction is not possible over the Internet; and for many types of education, e-learning will never meet the potential of live human interaction in the classroom. An article in the New York Times titled, “Second Thoughts on Online Education,” backs up the points made above. A recent research published by the National Bureau of Economic Research, comes to the conclusion; “A rush to online education
There is a lot of poor communication in online classes. There will be students who will never email the instructors for more details about an assignments, or, there will be older students who don’t know how to email the instructors for more details. If the student doesn’t understand an assignment, and never emails to ask for more details, can result in a poor grade for the lack of knowledge in knowing what they’re doing. There’s one final drawback to not having social interactions with instructors; Students can potentially miss out on building relationships that can result in helpful guidance and recommendation letters down the road when needed.
Technology is changing every aspect in our lives, even the way we learn. Online classes are a rapidly growing trend it today’s society. Online classes are a cost-effective substitute for traditional courses and more convenient for many, so more schools and universities are offering this option. Due to the increase in online course enrollment, people are questioning if students truly learn something from online classes because it’s not a traditional learning environment. Online classes are just, if not more, effective as traditional classes because grades have increased and online discussions provide students with the chance to interact through networking while earning a degree for less than what it would cost to enroll at the same university.
Compared to classroom learning, the interaction occurring at online courses is more international. Learners can develop online conversations on forums and interview other students around the world by using web-conferencing technology (Kruger-Ross and Waters, 2013:182). However, it is reported that students prefer face to face contact directly with the tutor who was seen as the focal point of learning, a channel through all interaction that connects ideas, builds understanding, provides feedback and gives summary immediately (Sweeney et al, 2007:316). Additionally, establishing social relations may need classroom environment (Paechter & Maier, 2010:295). Classroom teaching and learning is a complex, multilayered, and social experience, which develops friendship, connection and satisfaction among students. Social community is considered to be relatively poorly experienced in online learning due to learners’ disconnection and could probably cause isolation (Baturay & Bay, 2010:44).
Students need to have a space that they can call their own. The "virtual" classroom should be a place where the students can recognize that education is based on sound pedagogy. This requires trust of the instructor having the best view as "the guide" of the educational experience. Another key to successful on line education is that there has to be an easy was to create web based assignments for the students to turn in. Some students might have some phobias built up over technology, creating a roadblock in the informational highway. Finally, any fears of technology must be dealt with, to insure that the message is getting delivered in a timely manner.