Umm, i do frequent university courses, I am enrolled in university currently to give myself time to create a professional portfolio of work to present to employers....that's all, its giving me three years of borrowed time where i don't have to worry about living expenses, council tax, resources, etc I am learning computer sciences, three more languages, university level mathematics and physics, electronics and much more with this time. (these are extra curricular)
Not that much - I'm Canadian, and up here tuition isn't astronomical and teachers are far more appreciated and respected federally and provincially. And I'm not quite done my degree yet, thanks.
Meanwhile, for the good of every generation to come you'd better hope teaching isn't a dying profession. Students with learning disabilities, students from disadvantaged homes or students with no parental support would gain nothing from an educational system without teachers. To name a few.
I currently supplement ALL of my classes with free online videos from other universities - my education would be very incomplete if I didn't. I wish all students had the ability to do this, and then use their valuable class time for testing & more meaningful, personal communication with their professors. Unfortunately it feels as if professors enjoy what they do now - read verbatim the same lecture with the same power point, testing with the same tests they've used for the past 15 years.
@Effugere Harvard doesn't put that you got your degree through their distance program on your diploma, and I'm not sure if it's true for all of them, for for at least 16 of their online classes, there are corresponding brick-and-mortar classes, so no, people won't know, and yes, they should take it seriously.
I'm all for distance/online learning, I've done it myself, but I still came out worse because of legal crap. But I miss that human interaction. I miss going somewhere daily (or even nightly) and mixing with other people. It will no doubt get more common, but the sad thing is - the more common and successful it becomes, the more competitive a job market will become and even less meaningful certificates will be, even comparing to socializing over being on a computer could get you a job.
Online courses may be the future but that doesn't make them an effective means of teaching or learning, and it certainly doesn't make them a quality replacement for active participation, guided learning, person-to-person contact with professors, teaching assistants, teachers or other students, and they do not serve the learning needs of a very large student demographic. They may be cheaper and convenient but it would be a disaster if they were to replace conventional schooling completely.
Umm, i do frequent university courses, I am enrolled in university currently to give myself time to create a professional portfolio of work to present to employers....that's all, its giving me three years of borrowed time where i don't have to worry about living expenses, council tax, resources, etc I am learning computer sciences, three more languages, university level mathematics and physics, electronics and much more with this time. (these are extra curricular)
sacredgeometry 6 months ago
@OculiUbique
Not that much - I'm Canadian, and up here tuition isn't astronomical and teachers are far more appreciated and respected federally and provincially. And I'm not quite done my degree yet, thanks.
Meanwhile, for the good of every generation to come you'd better hope teaching isn't a dying profession. Students with learning disabilities, students from disadvantaged homes or students with no parental support would gain nothing from an educational system without teachers. To name a few.
BitiumRibbon 6 months ago
At 55 seconds, the spelling of Notre Dame is incorrect. One of the signs of problems with online education.
tonywattsedu 8 months ago
I currently supplement ALL of my classes with free online videos from other universities - my education would be very incomplete if I didn't. I wish all students had the ability to do this, and then use their valuable class time for testing & more meaningful, personal communication with their professors. Unfortunately it feels as if professors enjoy what they do now - read verbatim the same lecture with the same power point, testing with the same tests they've used for the past 15 years.
bentheredengthat 8 months ago
I did the whole online thing for my AA and it worked out just fine. I will be getting BA online starting this fall.
tgamache11 8 months ago
online classes arent free
theultimatefeat 8 months ago
I don't know much about this distant learning but, will people take your Harvard degree seriously if they know you got it off online classes???
Effugere 8 months ago
@Effugere Harvard doesn't put that you got your degree through their distance program on your diploma, and I'm not sure if it's true for all of them, for for at least 16 of their online classes, there are corresponding brick-and-mortar classes, so no, people won't know, and yes, they should take it seriously.
jmt263 8 months ago
I'm all for distance/online learning, I've done it myself, but I still came out worse because of legal crap. But I miss that human interaction. I miss going somewhere daily (or even nightly) and mixing with other people. It will no doubt get more common, but the sad thing is - the more common and successful it becomes, the more competitive a job market will become and even less meaningful certificates will be, even comparing to socializing over being on a computer could get you a job.
angelxsid 8 months ago
Online courses may be the future but that doesn't make them an effective means of teaching or learning, and it certainly doesn't make them a quality replacement for active participation, guided learning, person-to-person contact with professors, teaching assistants, teachers or other students, and they do not serve the learning needs of a very large student demographic. They may be cheaper and convenient but it would be a disaster if they were to replace conventional schooling completely.
BitiumRibbon 8 months ago 5
Thank you for the video! Great!
abidatullah 9 months ago
Nice... :)
babceee 1 year ago