This has touched off a bit of a furor. There are a great many people reacting with strong feelings to this announcement.
Now don't get me wrong there are some significant hurdles to implementing this well:
- High quality internet connection is not available everywhere.
- Not all students have access to devices especially those in lower income brackets.
- Online courses aren't going to work well for all students. (But then the regular classroom doesn't work well for all students either.)
But the level of reaction to this announcement suggests to me that there might be more going on.
So what makes eLearning or online courses scary?
What is it about eLearning or online courses that raises so many concerns?
I'd love to hear your thoughts on this.
Is the system ready for a greater number of users? I talked with a student who tried it and gave up. They had no direction and when trying to work during a spare they had no internet access because the servers were slow at the school. They found the experience frustrating and confusing. I feel like e-learning may be forced out before the system is ready and that is a big problem
ReplyDeleteThis is a valid concern. If the government actually had gone through with it I am certain there would be many teething problems.
ReplyDelete