I completely agree with the view of George Siemens. The acceptance of distance education has grown tremendously in so many aspects. One element that really sticks out to me is global diversity. Distance education has not only taken over the nation but also the world. It is diverse not only in the traditional “black and white” here in America, but to all minorities and nationalities across the globe. The diversity goes beyond race but age and gender as well. Women, men, older people and young adults are participating in distant education. Online learning has evolved on many levels. You can attain your bachelors, masters, specialist and doctorate degree online. The flexibility and communication of online education has attracted many people. Some tools that are available today to facilitate these interactions among learners to insure global diversity is Skype, email, blogs, online postings on different topics , peer critiques, collaborative interaction, videos, wiki and YouTube.
It is understood that this blog agrees with George Siemens because of his convincing argument about distance education. Communication plays a major role with the acceptance of distance education along with the growth in corporate America. Communication has ranged from telephone conferences to live meetings through Skype. Distance education has become more interactive which allows individuals to feel as if they can achieve their goal. Some tools available online includes Facebook, MySpace and mobile devices. I respect this position the blogger takes because of the diverse things mentioned. This was very interesting and informal to read. I enjoyed this blog!
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This blog took an interesting point of view and agreed with George Siemens because of global diversity and feels that it’s very new and innovative to technology. Years ago, services were not offered to the magnitude because of the financial component. In lieu to this concept, technology is changing everyday and is being used around the world especially in classrooms. I agree with the idea that as long as distance education continues to grow at this rate, more individuals will have the opportunity to receive the education of their choice.
Joe,
ReplyDeleteI also reviewed global diversity. How would you weave in the new online and distance public education programs like online high schools? Since home schooling and unschooling are becoming popular choices, would these populations also add to global diversity?
Erica
Dupree, I would like to add that global diversity has given Distance Learning the opportunity for learners around the world to be in their community and still share a class with students around the globe. With face to face classes, students from around the globe may be represented in one class, however, not to the extent that it exists online. The language barrier can also be addressed with language software that converts one language to another language. The need to be fluent in English is not an issue for online education.
ReplyDeleteGlobal diversity is a hot topic in distance education. Distance education has definitely redefined barriers when it comes to multicultural education. I think that online learning has supplemented and complimented the weaknesses of face to face learning, when it comes to diversity. The barriers that use to exist, at least some, have been bridged in the online classroom.
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