I think that e-learning is very effective for those who cannot attend lectures. The lecture is enriched by the interaction with the student that may provide the teacher with useful insights in order to be more clear and effective. Even in very large classes with limited interaction the teacher still has a way to notice if there are points that he/she needs to devote a little more time than planned. I think the best is face to face lectures with systematic checks by e-learning.
When well disegend elearning can be as good or better than face to face teaching. However i still prefer face to face teaching because i can tailor the content to my audience.
E-learning may be a interesting method for class room teaching & it is likely that it may save the time of students & teachers both for imparting training & grasping the teaching subject .But with this the system becomes more of a mechanical practices & coordination with the student & teacher perhaps may be lacking in closeness.
Face to Face class room teaching is nothing but a touch of attraction where students & teachers while learning may help to establish their relation in proximity . With this a personal touch of teaching & students may grasp their subject of study from the teachers in a lively ,intelligence & personal mode .
At least for the students primary & secondary level it would be good practice their face to face class room teaching may prove to be beneficial to the student .
This is my personal opinion
Personally and even using skype or similar I do not feel the same level of interaction or communication between me when teaching face to face. Face to face allows faster/easier change to circumstance and as Moses says above, tailoring the course or the method is also quicker to achieve.
From my own research that is also confirmed in the literature that students prefer F2F classes because of that live interaction and feedback with the facilitator and other students. But, they want e-learning and more flexible learning environments (see link below) because of the convenience as they now have very busy lives and technology makes learning possible outside of the classroom. I would conclude that is both F2F and e-learning done effectively serve their purposes well and cannot be judged as being better than the other.
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Debra
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Both have positive aspects. But in such a virtual and digital world, the face-to-face interaction of the classroom is still the one that best applies to our reality!
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Individual learning styles and student preferences are a crucial consideration.
Well, it is reasonable to say that majority of students prefer face to face learning rather than E-learning and that comes from the reality that the former has been more beneficial for students.
I think that e-learning is very effective for those who cannot attend lectures. The lecture is enriched by the interaction with the student that may provide the teacher with useful insights in order to be more clear and effective. Even in very large classes with limited interaction the teacher still has a way to notice if there are points that he/she needs to devote a little more time than planned. I think the best is face to face lectures with systematic checks by e-learning.
In my view after the face to face orientation and few sessions, E learning can be allotted as SELF DIRECTED LEARNING for selected learning outcome. Advantage is preferred time and on the job learning.
It is a different group of students. While their is some crossover in student populations, traditional students sometimes take the classes as a matter of availability. The majority of students in my field (Criminal Justice) are distance learners and often well outside the 18-24 year old traditional age groups. In CJ, we get a lot more in-service students who are seeking to advance their careers. You cant quit a civil service job, return to school and expect that job to be waiting for you when you return. Another group is older students that are returning to school to finish their degree. They may have some college hours and left for various reasons (often family or work). The final group consists of students that live far away from the campus and this is the most economical and sometime only way they can attend that particular university. Professors are teaching to a much more diverse group of students. Many have extensive experience in their areas. It takes more preperation to do it well.
I think none of them is perfect, each one is complementary to the other.
Regards.
E learning is mainly the primary form of distance education, but recently specially in higher education, it is increasingly practiced together with the classroom courses.
e-learning is a right response to many challenges in education, like intermediate and final examinations, remote classes, elective courses, and auxiliary information. However, a life contact with a lecturer / instructor is very important as well.
I remember my college professors were sometimes making errors during a lecture, then they were trying in a real time to get back to the right results thinking aloud for the every next step. The logic of this process taught me more than any computer screen could possibly do. Also, people are inspired by the other people, not by computers.
It depends. Online courses can be a whole lot more convenient than having to attend a scheduled class session in person, of course. And if done right, which is a big "if," the lessons can be better than a poor classroom presentation. But you miss all of the intangibles that come with a proper university education, which include a lot more than just the textbook material.
I'd say that for busy adults, especially those seeking further education while still employed, it's hard to beat online classes. But for those of university age, let's say young adults soon after they finish secondary school, actual attendance is a bit if a "rite of passage" or a "coming of age," that really should not be missed. Assuming the option of attending in person exists!
But here's another point in favor of online classes: efficiency. One problem with "traditional" education is that the costs keep going up faster than inflation. Reason being, where other industries exploit the cost savings (and productivity increase) made possible with new technologies, traditional education remains very labor-intensive, comparatively speaking. So naturally, costs go up and up. Online education can dramatically change that equation, as fewer professors can reach many more students, and as universities do not need facilities for classrooms and to house these students.
Higher education is getting so expensive that sometimes a less-than-ideal compromise is certainly better than no education, right?
I agree with Alaa. They are complementary forms of instruction, and when joined, provide students with a good learning environment. Using e-learning for class preparation, discussion assignment, and even some forms of assessment is possible. In class time can be used for debate, discussion, and questions.
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Technology is expanding , e learning is the way of the future. For most learners I feel it is essential to keep up with the technological trends. learning that uses traditional classroom content and face to face discussions ,activities and field work bring more fun and entertainment into education. E learning is best when we focus on delivery of core theory as lessons. It would be accessible anytime anywhere when needed and you have all the resources available. So, I think blended learning, hybrid is the way to go further.
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Good answers @Osmar Antonio Bonzanini, @Ahmed Al mayahi and @Anna M. Moisello
No, e-learning never replaces face to face teaching as well as the teaching without a teacher is not good enough to clarify doubts effectively.Anyhow e learning is the present trend to follow to learn many things quickly.
I feel the major difference between e learning and face to face learning is that the former is unsupervised and asynchronous. Moreover the system is open loop and therefore may cause instability resulting irreversible misconception among students.
I feel the major difference between e learning and face to face learning is that the former is unsupervised and asynchronous. Moreover the system is open loop and therefore may cause instability resulting irreversible misconception among students.
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after Tramp decision to prevent 7 Muslim country to come to USA, i think the electronic learning will be very important to us.
Dear All RG colleagues,
I think, we are talking about two opposite faces of one coin, and each method of learning is the second half of the other.
Regards, Emad
For learning to be available for everyone at any time E learning is best way. But for clear concepts you can have face to face learning. My views is no single method is perfect for learning ; you always have to blend them as per needs.
Do you think that e learning is better than face to face class room teaching?
You can also refer to the following RG links:
https://www.researchgate.net/post/Web_based_learning_vs_traditional_classroom_learning
https://www.researchgate.net/post/technically_do_we_need_to_have_someone_to_for_teaching
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I think both can be used effectively. Attention spans are shorter today, and listening to a lecture is not always the best way to convey information.
The key here is access. E-learning allows a population of students access to higher education that the students would not normally have access to. Dewey advocated this type of open learning and life long learner access in the 1930's. This is just the modernization of correspondence courses that allowed those who could not attend traditional classes to obtain their education. The funny part about e-learning is the number of traditional students that have found it to suit their educational needs.
One of the most important advantages and benefits of e-learning is that it makes the learning process easy and fast and keep pace with the development of the generation. Some of its benefits can be summarized as follows:
1. The possibility of communication between students and teacher and students with each other: This is done through chat rooms, dialogue, e-mail and social networking applications.
2. The possibility of presenting different destinations to students or discussion: through comments on topics in forums and blogs, which makes the student more daring to put his ideas and express his opinion than if it was in the traditional classroom.
3. Access to the teacher at any time and anywhere: where the student can communicate with the teacher easily and with the least effort and the fastest time outside working hours through e-mail and social media and others.
4. The possibility of receiving different methods and methods of education suited to the learners: Some of them fit the visual way, including audio or read, while others fit the practical way.
5. Availability of the curriculum all the time and throughout the week: the learner can learn at any time appropriate morning or evening. He can repeat and review what he has learned at any time and prepare for tests.
The disadvantages of e-learning
1 - weak direct interaction between teachers and learners and focus primarily on the cognitive side
2 - the loss of dialogue, which may affect the logical intelligence of the student, through dialogue and direct dealing student learn literature debate and listening and how to ask questions and respect the other party and the selection of terms and terminology, and this is not available with e - learning.
3. Some learners through e-learning face difficulty in expressing their opinions and ideas in writing. Many learners prefer to express their ideas orally, the way they have used them for many years through their academic studies, while e-learning users need to be able to write skills Ideas and opinions.
4 - tendency to isolation and decline of communication with others: Studies have emerged that the scientific devices such as television, computer and video games lead to the tendency to isolation and decline communication with others and called for the need to avoid these negative effects.
5. The use of e-learning may lead to poor motivation towards learning and boredom by sitting in front of computers and Internet networks and dealing with them for a long period of time, especially if the material presented is free of the audio and visual effects that attract the learner towards learning.
6 - It provides information to students in a fragmented manner so that the student can not be an integrated understanding of the educational material.
7 - programmed education limits the ability of the learner to creativity and innovation because it restricts a certain response and is the correct response in the program that he should learn.
8. The programmed education is not suitable for teaching all the objectives of teaching science. The development of scientific research skills, the development of scientific trends, and the development of the ability to test the efforts of scientists are difficult to achieve through programmed education.
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