Is it desirable to use technology to support teaching and learning in campuse-based courses ? why or why not?
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Yes, \nTechnology can support teaching and learning by including more senses (visuals to go along with lectures) etc. to provide more input for students and sometimes give them a chance for more active learning.  Not everyone is an auditory learner who does well with lectures and technology helps other kinds of learners.
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Yes, it's good to learn different useful skills. It's also fun learning new things. You can take it on some cummunity colleges. Have a nice day! :)
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Not really.  Most times, the only person with a computer is going to be the teacher, at least up through high school.  In college, sure, but the excuse is that the students are theoretically taking notes on their laptop instead of chatting/surfing the Internet.
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The answer is YES !! Most colleges have computer labs with PC's, but more and more schools are going towards integration of technology in the classroom. What that means in plain English is that more of your term papers, research and "grunt work" in studying will be opn-line. A suggestion however: before you go out there and blow several hundred dollars on a laptop with all the bells and whistles, do some research and you will find a lot of good, used laptops out there at a much cheaper price than new.\n\nI have a Compaq Presario 1247 laptop, I use for teaching, research, as well as my activities in Seqrch & Rescue and its a hardworking cyber beast !! It has Win 98 2nd edition and is about 8 years old. Sing out if you need further info.\nHope this helps !!\nThe Wolf
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Information Technology Training ( School )
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As long as you differentiate between the skills needed by both the student and the provider, distance learning can be highly effective. Too many distant learning packages fail to recognise the unique environment in which they operate though, and therefore fail to meet their objectives.\n\nIn terms of global education, distance learning is a valuable tool that has the potential to allow educational courses to be delivered into even the remotest of areas.\n\nWhen you begin to consider the possibilities offered by the internet, for example, and how that could be utilised by educational providers to deliver course content world wide, you do sense that there is currently a huge opportunity to revolutionise the way people think about learning.
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Yes I have taken on line courses. It was set up where they recorded the classes and then you could view them online. There were a lot of good things about being online. Like I didn't have to make the 2 hour round trip drive to the school. I could watch lecture in my pj's. I could view lecture any time of day or night and as many times as I wanted. This is set up differently than most online courses though. Most courses require online discussion of material instead of a lecture. You do a lot of messaging to classmates and such. So you have to be self disciplined to make yourself do the studying. I would take more online courses. I really liked it. Hope this helps you.
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Yes computer as a mean to better educational achievement.\n\nHow I am using? Free online books/online examination/latest research work/ and a lot just from home.\n\nThe time which I had spent outside exploring these things, by the internet it is save and I can use that time for further imporovements.\n\nDo you also know that recently most of the Educational institutions are giving online education.\n\nIt is up to you how do you use internet.
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Your thesis should have a relationship between two things. It may be the change in technology's effects on common student problem. You need to give more information about your paper.
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As a  teacher I have found that in most cases the use of the Internet is a positive research tool. Most students would rather click on the computer than go do real research in the library, but if you use the Internet correctly it can be a valuable time saver.  The down side is I have see so much plagiarism that students aren't thinking for themselves any more.... like all technology it is a positive tool when used with logic and for the right reasons.
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I am a computer science student. It is a very very hard course..I still couldn't believe I have survived for the past three years. I have classmates in some minors and majors who are IT and have dealt with them and had an overview of their course subjects. For me IT is easier and what I should've taken because I love to learn more on animations and other technologies than conceptual theories on programming or software development, even systems analysis and design. If you are on those - you should get computer science. Yes, I think fashion technology is a very worthwhile course. But get an overview first and ask yourself a thousand times.
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I guess it depends on the course you take up. For a most part, I reckon a regular course is to be preferred rather than an online one. \nA regular course needs you to be present in a classroom environment surrounded by peers and learned professors.  Also, it is undeniable that students and teachers learn from each other through personal interaction. A class is more than the dissemination of material followed by testing and grading. Then, there is the important element of unplanned, extracurricular interaction. How much time do we spend meeting with students in our offices, eating with them in the cafeteria, walking with them between buildings, etc.? Altogether, the human dynamic -- one of the primary attractions of a regular course -  seems impossible to replicate online. Hence, as a Teacher and Trainer, I feel that a regular course is anyday to be preferred.
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Technology is good in education. These days without a little knowledge you will feel like you are on the outside looking in. So much of it is incorporated in to everyday life from automated tellers to libraries. I still prefer a good book but that doesn't mean I'm against reading an e-book. Maybe in the future reading them on the computer will feel about the same with graphics and advancing technology.
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Technology.\n\nIronic that something that was created to quickly access knowledge in a convenient way has served to take away from learning as well.\n\nLet me explain....\n\nOur students have been experiencing ADD in higher numbers. One finding in research is that we have become a "push button" society. Children are "plugged in" and "unplugged" numerous times during a day. At one time it was the fault of a "remote control" of a tv that allowed people to surf through numerous channels looking for the right show to stimulate their needs. Now let's not only add the TV to the picture but include the internet. They may have four or five windows open jumping from email to answers to a game to chat site back to their homework. If one doesn't give them the stimuation needed they hop to another and to another. Click to this and back to that.......get bored.....move to next window.\n\nIn addition, students have lost the art of using books for research. They "google" or use wikipedia and rely on answers fed to them from sites that aren't always as reliable as documented print in books. Oh sure.....there are many wonderful sites out there too. Don't get me wrong. But it is not enough to just "google." Students really need to master researching skills and technology has enabled quick access but at a price of accuracy. \n\nWriting is suffering as well. Students are found writing papers in "chatonese." For example:\n\n"This book is the one 4 u! It is so hilarious that I was lol. J/K!" \n\nTeachers can teach writing in brilliant forms. However, if students continually chat on the net in chat speak, it becomes a habit that is hard to break in school.\n\nTechnology is a wonderful thing! But I fear that learning has become "easier" for children. Part of the learning process is taking responsibility for your learning rather than expecting an answer to be fed to you via the net. I'm very anxious about seeing where technology will progress positively in the class room.
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Teaching is one of the most challenging professions because learners fall into so many categories.  Computers are a great resource if one has a multiple presentation program.  Students can proceed at their own pace, they can hear and see the material, and at some point, they may virtually experience the lesson.  Pencils, pens, and paper are good tools, memorization exercises seem to help the ability to recall, exercise, especially stretch, help the body become more alert and less distracted, tape recorders are great for speech class and therapy.  Technology has its uses, but they are limited by the teacher's mind.
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Yes.  As a matter of fact, I am inclined to believe that the problem at hand is due to a lack of connectivity between college teachers and students.  Many college teachers are haughty and completely forget about how it feels to be in a classroom full of their arrogance.
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Before I answer let me say that I work in the computer industry, so I'm no luddite when it comes to computers.\n\nThat being said, I personally believe that computers have *no* importance to students in terms of learning at least until high school, and even then their usefulness is limited.\n\nElementary and middle school should be about learning the basics.  How to add, subtract, multiply, and divide.  How to read.  How to write.  How to take notes.  How to look up information.  How to discern good information from bad.  And so on.\n\nI believe that computers hinder that learning rather than help it.  Computers do all of the work so that a student has only to do a web search and his research is complete.  Punch numbers into a calculator and his math homework is done.  Type a stream of consciousness into Word and his English paper is done with proper spelling and grammar fully checked.\n\nI believe that computers shouldn't be used in teaching until high school where they would be used to teach programming, logic, and basic problem solving.