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Thursday, October 22, 2009

Distance Learning

I am sometimes amazed at how far technology has actually taken us. For me, I could not have gotten my masters degree without distance learning. I finished my M.ed and never even saw the campus. It is amazing the relationships you can build just by using online tools such as blogs, wikis, or educational tools such as moodle or blackboard. I even had one teacher teach the entire class via a wiki (Thank you Jeff Utecht) and it was amazing. We got to chat when needed, see revisions in real time and all of our projects were listed with clear directions. With email being more relevant than telephone we were able to use that medium as well. Skype was also very helpful. When I took the class, we had arranged times to talk on skype to touch base and have questions answered. I am a true believer in distance education and wonder how well it would work out for say, middle school students. What traits would they need be good distant learners? Just a thought..

37 comments:

Anonymous said...

ditance learning i agree is helpfull!

meaney said...

wow. that dose look like a good blog. and it is a good blog

Anonymous said...

Distance Learning is really cool and helpfull. I want to do distance learning
*Stephanie Rodenhiser

Ellsworth said...

distance learning i agree is helpfull! (by the way I wrote the anymous)

Maloney said...

Your blog was really good.
-Jasmine

Anonymous said...

distance learning is helpful and fun. But why did they make two programs the distance learning and skype

Ojemann said...

Distance Learning sounds like a kind of good thing to learn with, but it also sounds kind of confusing.

Gibbs said...

I totaly agree with you. Ithink it it is really useful and helpful.

Heffernan said...

distance learning is very useful and you can learn all about different things and its a great learning tool!
-Heffernan

foley said...

I dont think that distance learning is a reliable tool. I mean, it could be for some things, but not if you want to do all of your learning there.

Anonymous said...

I think distance learning is very helpful also.
-Kourtney Benson

Wheeler said...

That sounds really fun. Was it? My opinon on distance learning is that it is fun because you can see and hear the person you're talking to instead of just typing to them through a computer.

Beane said...

I agree that distance learning is very helpful. I noticed that skype which looks really cool. i would like to learn with Colorado which I hear is coldand also beautiful.

Signed,
Ben Beane

Sexton said...

I don't agree I do not find distance learningt helpful. I think that it just frustrating

James said...

I dont think distance learning would be good i think it would be harder. I think this because you can not ask the teacher or show the teacher what you do not get. So i think distance learning would not help you.

Anonymous said...

I agree tecnology has come along way! Distence learning is awsome! My opinion on distence learning is...
I think it is a great way to learn. We can talk and connect with different parts and people in the world! We can learn abought multible subjects when we do distence learning, Languge, Manners, Geogrophy, Sciene, and more! Distence leaning is a great way to learn, thats my opinon!

-Paige

Anonymous said...

mrs. h that is an amazing blog post. I hope to see more like it in the future.

Anonymous said...

This is a very, very good blog! Good job!

Kosta said...

mrs. h that is an amazing blog post. I hope to see more like it in the future. same person as before.

Anonymous said...

Burgos-
I think that distance learning would be helpful.

Anonymous said...

that is niice blog. i read the whole thing.

Nason

Gould said...

I also think That distance learning is helpful.

Anonymous said...

I think that distance learning is very helful. I like your blog and agree with you that you can learn over the computer.

-Mackie

Anonymous said...

Venegas: I agree, Distance Learning would be a great way to help students learn and teachers teach. Also people could learn at there pleasure.

Anonymous said...

I think distance learning is cool. :) Malynn

Anonymous said...

i really like your blog. i read the intire thing. it was so interesting. i might come back and use on of those sites.

Mottram

Anonymous said...

It's amazing that you can get a masters degree through distance learning. Awsome blog!
-Zukas

Anonymous said...

that is a niice blog i read the whole thing.

Nason

Anonymous said...

ryan said...
i think Distance learning is really helpful. I also think its cool.By the way that was an amzaing blog(:

kerman said...

I agree distance learning is very helpful I have alway thought it was good

Anonymous said...

i love your blog its fantastic your just a blogging wizard.

-Bevilacqua

skinner said...

I think that distance learning is important and useful to many people too.

Anonymous said...

i really think distance learning should be used in class because my brother takes a distance learning class for his college and he says it is really helpful. Gilman

Anonymous said...

i really think a lot of your blog it must have takin you a while

durkin

Anonymous said...

It's amazing that you can get a masters degree through distance learning. Awsome blog!
-Zukas

Anonymous said...

I think that distance learning is good for some poeple and for some it is not good.
peter saviano

Anonymous said...

nice stuff Mrs.H!
Troy Merrill