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My public school district has been incrementally adding 'virtual' learning days in to the school calendar. Online schooling is the desired future of technocrats, my opinion.
It's a future most parents don't want (it reduces needed childhood socialization & interferes with parental work schedules), but unless we actively protest it.. it is coming. Just look at the rapid conversion from traditional college to online classes.
If I had a choice to attend Stanford, UCLA, Harvard, etc. I would’ve done it in a heartbeat.
Online courses are NO substitute for the in-person college experience. Sporting events, fraternities, prestige, exclusivity, parties, friends, networking, etc.
Your first 5 are by far the most important and are what make the price tag in higher education worth it today, and what keeps higher education in the USA great again.
I did a whole master's degree online and can unequivocally say no, it won't. I did it because it was a program that my employer reimbursed, but it was a miserable educational and professional experience. And my A average was certainly not deserved.
I think this will decimate some smaller colleges struggling to hold on, but people still want the college experience, research opportunities, and hands on coursework of traditional classes. I do think many of the "name brand" colleges will dramatically expand their online offerings.
Yeah, I think that's the side of the coin that's showing more, especially at the secondary and earlier levels.
Absolutely.
I did my master's in the era of online learning, but specifically chose a program that prioritized predominantly on-campus class, brick and mortar instructional design. There were online elements incorporated, but they deliberately did not predominate, and instruction and likely overall learning suffered when we did need to utilize it. It was okay for isolated situations, but not great. And we were adults. It really isn't a wonderful technique for young learners, but it's what we have to work with.
I did a whole master's degree online and can unequivocally say no, it won't. I did it because it was a program that my employer reimbursed, but it was a miserable educational and professional experience. And my A average was certainly not deserved.
I think this will decimate some smaller colleges struggling to hold on, but people still want the college experience, research opportunities, and hands on coursework of traditional classes. I do think many of the "name brand" colleges will dramatically expand their online offerings.
I had a very similar experience with a master's program. I had classes where the instructor did absolutely no teaching.
Regarding the "name brand" colleges, Arizona State and Penn State are two of the biggest names in online colleges. PSU brands their program Penn State World Campus.
It is definitely already throwing the shortcomings of distance learning into vivid relief.
I agree, but I also believe that this event will do more to improve online learning than it would have over the course of at least a decade under normal conditions.
Right now many schools are having their students do work online due to the scare of the pandemic. Will people come to the realization that traditional classrooms are no longer needed? Can this ultimately result in a much needed cost savings in college expenses?
No. It only emphasized why in person learning is so much better in more ways than just pure academics. Some courses can be done online to save money, not whole educational experience.
If families can’t afford to pay and college doesn’t have money to give financial aid, students should be allowed to switch online for a discounted cost to avoid high student debt but if you can pay or get a scholarship, go for in-person experience.
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