This week I have been thinking about distance learning and the tools we use to facilitate distance learning. There are some amazing tools and we often here about how these tools are revolutionizing education. We also talk about how distance learning is the wave of the future for education. However, I wonder if distance education will really ever be an equal or better alternative to the traditional classroom. As I have taken online classes in this program I have come to realize that I prefer the traditional classrom. I seem to get more out of a class if I am having direct interactions with
The teacher and other students. I imagine there are others out there who feel just as I do. With this in mind, I wonder if distance and online learning will ever get the point where it is innovative enough to equal the interaction that exists in a traditional classroom setting.
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