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C-This article was posted on June 4, 2020
R-This article shows that online learning has many flaws
A-This article was posted by Christine Greenhow
A-This article supports my claim because it shows the disadvantages of online learning by a professor of educational technology
P-The purpose of this was to show a professionals point of view on this subject

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Christine Greenhow, associate professor of educational technology in the College of Education, 2018 Recipient of MSU's Teacher-Scholar Award, answers questions about online and classroom learning.

Q: What are the advantages of online learning, compared to in-person classroom learning?

A: Online learning can be as good or even better than in-person classroom learning. Research has shown that students in online learning performed better than those receiving face-to-face instruction, but it has to be done right. The best online learning combines elements where students go at their own pace, on their own time, and are set up to think deeply and critically about subject matter combined with elements where students go online at the same time and interact with other students, their teacher and content.
Q: What are the disadvantages?
A: Teachers need to distill their key goals and leverage technology features to meet them. Used well - online chat, discussion forums, replayable video lessons, online meetings, etc. offer tremendous opportunities to make students more engaged (and accountable) compared to time-strapped classrooms where students hide and few hands shoot up.

The downside is that this stuff takes work; we know from research that pedagogy matters. Educators can't just scan the textbook, record the lesson, put them online and expect the same or better learning.
Q: Are there social, developmental or other pros or cons of virtual education?
A: A challenge we are facing is inadequate access to the technology and social infrastructure needed for virtual education. In the same way our country invested in our physical infrastructure, such as the interstate highway system, this pandemic has highlighted the need for a similar investment in our technology infrastructure and, beyond that, research suggests the social and instructional supports needed for all students to successfully learn with technology. Students without reliable, fast internet, suitable devices for schoolwork or people around them to help are spotlighted in the shift to virtual education.
Q: Since online learning is continuing this school year, how do you think K-12 education is impacted?
A: Since online learning - or a hybrid online/in-person model - continues, this new normal may prove better than the old. Having raced to close gaps to virtual teaching and learning in Spring 2020, K-12 education will likely seek to continue the expanded technology infrastructure, flexibility and virtual learning benefits to improve education long-term. For learners unable to attend school in physical classrooms for various reasons, the pandemic-initiated move to virtual learning could be a welcome and permanent improvement.
Q: Are there benefits or drawbacks of online learning that are specific to university settings?
A: Having taught and studied in-person and online courses since 2012, I see benefits of online and hybrid learning specific to university settings. Working professionals, international students and others can get the high-quality education needed for career advancement despite geographic and other constraints. Offering degree programs in two modes, as we do at Michigan State, means that online students can learn alongside on-campus students, bringing a diversity of experiences to classrooms from which everyone benefits. The future of university education is giving learners choices, which todays' technologies make possible.

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Ask the Expert: Online learning vs. classroom learning

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Christine Greenhow, associate professor of educational technology in the College of Education, 2018 Recipient of MSU's Teacher-Scholar Award, answers questions about online and classroom learning. Q: What are the advantages of online learning, compared to in-person classroom learning? A: Online learning can be as good or even better than in-person classroom learning.

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C-This article was posted on Sep 9, 2020
R-This article is showing how other people feel about the learning system
A-This was posted by eschoolmedia
A-This supports my claim because it shows how its a struggle for everyone doing the online learning
P-The purpose of this is to show how hard online learning is for everyone.

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Much of the recent argument raging about reopening schools rests on the quality of online instruction. That's understandable. However, there's much about online instruction that remains misunderstood. It's time to change that...

In my 50-year teaching career, I had the opportunity to create and teach online courses, an experience that sheds light on this debate. For starters, I can attest to that the quality of online instruction will improve as instructors and students become more familiar with it and engage with it more, and that if a program is a bit awkward at first, that awkward or clunky nature shouldn't be used as a reason to physically reopen schools.
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When the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business decided to offer an Online MBA degree, our first priority was to create the highest quality program possible. To achieve this goal, we built the online MBA program to feature weekend residence sessions at the beginning and end of each term, and synchronous video classes for each course. Synchronous video is like a Zoom conference.

In my course on transformational information technology, I recorded lectures that were broken into 10-minute segments - research shows that student concentration falls off during longer videos. To enliven the lectures, I include my teaching assistant, Frankie, a miniature dachshund.

In my weekly synchronous class, there were a maximum of 25 students plus myself, each in an interactive video window. We used synchronous class time for discussion mostly of case studies featuring technology issues. I found it necessary to prepare a plan for synchronous class sessions with a specific time allocated for each topic, and to work hard during class to follow the plan. The level of interaction was high and there was certainly no hiding in the back row.

Creating and updating video lectures, planning interactive classes, and the heavy concentration of the synchronous sessions meant that teaching online required as much or more work than teaching a face-to-face class.

The term projects and final exam results for the online class were comparable to those from my face-to-face version of the course for full-time students.

After gaining experience with the online MBA program we worked with edX, the MIT-Harvard MOOC platform, to develop a micromasters program with seven MBA courses delivered as MOOCs. A student who does well in these seven courses can apply to the online program and receive college credit for completing them. Since MOOCs are asynchronous, we devoted significant resources to development, including scripted lectures that faculty recorded in a studio. For my information technology course, different instructors from the course created video lectures on the topics where they have the most expertise.

A relatively small number of faculty members had prepared online courses before the pandemic forced them to this spring. Most instructors had little time to prepare highly polished video lectures and other materials. As faculty members gain experience in this realm, they will want to improve on these first efforts.

Creating more professional video lectures dramatically increases the level of effort and cost of course development. The resources required to create this level of quality are considerable, including computer hardware and software, instructional design staff, and videographers and editors, to mention a few. An important research question is what level of professionalism is required to engage students and provide the educational outcomes we seek for our courses.

We have hundreds of years of experience with education, which has led to a variety of class formats and creative ways of teaching.

At the university level, courses range from one-on-one tutorials to lectures with hundreds of students. Is one of these formats always better than another? It depends. How much of quality in education is due to the efforts of the instructor? Of the motivation of students? As teachers and students at all levels gain experience with online education their quality will equal or exceed face-to-face instruction. The quality of online education should not be a factor in deciding to reopen schools.

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Is Face-to-Face Learning Better than Online Learning? - MarketScale

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Much of the recent argument raging about reopening schools rests on the quality of online instruction. That's understandable. However, there's much about online instruction that remains misunderstood. It's time to change that... In my 50-year teaching career, I had the opportunity to create and teach online courses, an experience that sheds light on this debate.

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C-This article was posted on Feb 11, 2021
R-This article is showing how it feels for kids doing the online and it shows percentages
A-This was posted by Shelby Senesac
A- This supports my claim because it shows that the kids also don't like the online and the percentages of that.
P- The purpose of this was to show that the kids also don't like the online

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Does your learning preference differ from the majority of students? Spinnaker released a poll on social media platforms asking students whether they prefer online or face to face courses at UNF.

A total of 305 students casted their votes. These are the results:

Although face-to-face courses received over half of the votes, the number of students taking online courses has increased over the years, especially recently because of COVID-19.

The chart below depicts some percentages for Student Credit Hour by Modality the past five years:

One student, who asked to remain anonymous, said that he couldn't choose between online or face to face courses because he likes and dislikes them both for different reasons.

"I have social anxiety, so face-to-face classes are challenging for me in that aspect. Although, I do feel like the majority of face to face classes are more engaging than online classes, and I get a better grasp of the material," the student said.

The student explained that some courses are better taught online and some are better taught in person, it just depends on the course itself.

"Sometimes I'm in a face-to-face class and in my head, I'm like, 'I could really just do all of this online.' I like having the ability to get my work done in the comfort of my own home and do the work when I want to. But, if I have a question about something in an online course, sometimes I have to wait up to 24 hours to get a response from my professor. Whereas in a face-to-face class, I'd get an answer right then and there."

Students seem to find that there are pros and cons to both online and face-to-face courses.

UNF strives to provide students with a variety of course options that best suit students' needs.

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Online vs. face-to-face courses: Which do UNF students prefer?

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Does your learning preference differ from the majority of students? Spinnaker released a poll on social media platforms asking students whether they prefer online or face to face courses at UNF. A total of 305 students casted their votes. These are the results: Although face-to-face courses received over half of the votes, the number of...

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C-This article was posted on Sep 16, 2020.
R-This article shows how face to face learning is healthier than online.
A-This was posted by CrossKnowledge.
A-This article supports my claim because it shows the downsides of online learning.
P-The purpose of this is to show that we need to go back to school like it used to be.

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As far as learning is concerned, pragmatism rules when it comes to criteria.

Certainly, it's equally true that learners in general still have a nuanced point of view regarding learning tools. They do not automatically contrast e-learning with face-to-face options. This is mainly influenced by the quality of content as well as the level of interaction.

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Source: An online qualitative study conducted for CrossKnowledge. The respondent pool consists of 100 learners, men and women, working in various sectors in 4 markets (France, USA, Germany and UK), with different cultures and levels of maturity. All users of e-learning solutions. This approach allows us to understand directly from the learners their perceptions, experiences, and needs.

Learner profiles that are more autonomous and motivated to learn tend to gravitate more towards digital learning. They are able to manage and even maximize their digital learning experiences better than they would in a classroom setting. But old habits die hard. Many learners, including 70% of our respondents, still consider classic face-to-face learning as an effective format.

Face-to-face learning encourages:

Dialogue - which stimulates learning

Human contact - which promotes cohesion

Involvement - which means sharing experiences and comparing yourself with others

Appreciation - training is offered to help the learner and paid for by the employer.

Despite the benefits, this type of training can be more complex to set up: the logistics must be anticipated and arranged and can end up being quite time-consuming. More importantly is the question of quality control; the person teaching the course can directly impact learning results by their level of expertise and how well they communicate their knowledge to the learners.

On the other hand, e-learning still seems to suffer from a generally negative preconception.

This is even more pronounced among learner profiles who already feel overloaded by a high volume of learning options, whether compulsory or optional. This is particularly true in Anglo-Saxon countries like the United Kingdom and the USA, where practices are more developed.

Reservations, if any, relate primarily to:

A feeling isolation, triggered by being alone in front of a screen and without outside stimulation, which can be de-motivating

Lack of interaction, which often makes it difficult or even impossible to ask questions or share with a community of other learners

Boredom stemming from repetitive exercises that are seldom creative or diverse

Lack of follow-up after training to reinforce what was learned and measure progress.

" At first, I found it quite exciting. But it became more and more boring. I was also distracted by incoming calls... " F., 42, Non-Manager, Germany

Digital Learning can reinforce face-to-face training for a truly blended approach.

Nevertheless, the profound benefits of e-learning are well-recognized and have become increasingly relevant to current skill needs. Far from being seen as a replacement, digital learning is emerging as a principal way to acquire skills because it has unique advantages in today's work environments:

Autonomy and flexibility, which are particularly appreciated by managers, with the ability to manage your progress at your own pace, and freedom to learn whenever and wherever, according to your preferences

The opportunity to revisit what you have learned to review, memorize, reinforce, and even go back over certain parts of the training that were not well understood

Agility via short formats, because a well-targeted 5-minute boost is sometimes enough to acquire an additional skill effectively

Simplicity of learning, thanks to focused course introductions, summaries, and a clear step-by-step explanation of what to expect

Diversity of formats, providing stimulation in more modern, diversified formats, such as quizzes, films, podcasts...

" What I like about the e-Learning sessions is being able to choose when I log on, the autonomy and the monitoring of my progress, and being able to do them at my own pace." F., 48, Manager, France

The dynamic and responsive aspects of Digital Learning are seen as a big plus.

In addition to the many practical advantages inherent in e-learning, it can be customized to the learner's individual skill level or to address a specific need. Another benefit is the possibility and even encouragement towards interaction, not only within the course context but via peer exchange networks.

Without excluding face-to-face learning approaches, the addition of digital learning to an L&D strategy can be beneficial because it supports learner autonomy, individualism and personalization. It is also reactive to the ever-changing needs of learners who are eager to strengthen their skills, effectiveness and agility in an increasingly unpredictable and competitive professional environment.

If you enjoyed this, continue on with the 2nd article in our original research series! Beware the Risk of "Learning Fatigue"

* Study carried out by SpringVoice, a marketing research and strategy consultancy specializing in questions of positioning, understanding customers and purpose.

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E-learning vs. face-to-face training: advantages and disadvantages from the learner's point of view

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Certainly, it's equally true that learners in general still have a nuanced point of view regarding learning tools. They do not automatically contrast e-learning with face-to-face options. This is mainly influenced by the quality of content as well as the level of interaction. Article 1 of 5 Source: An online qualitative study conducted for CrossKnowledge.

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C-This article was posted on March 12, 2020
R-This article shows the good that online learning is.
A-This was posted by Sana Bhat
A-This article supports my claim because it shows that maybe these to learning styles can be combined to make them both work well
P-The purpose of this was to show the way online learning is good

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Why Is Online Learning Better And More Effective?

72% of companies believe that online learning puts them at a competitive edge. Further, a study by IBM reported that those enrolled in eLearning courses learn 5 times more material compared to traditional courses. Today, the benefits of eLearning are recognized by many companies, universities, industry leaders, employees, and students. Online courses are a convenient, cheaper, and engaging way to learn compared to traditional courses. So yes, online learning is quite popular and it's not difficult to see why. But is it really more effective than the traditional method? Let's take a look at the top 5 reasons why online learning is better than face-to-face learning.

1. Demand For Digital Content

Online education is estimated to reach $325 billion by 2025. Thus, learning can't remain confined to face-to-face methods. Many companies and their employees struggle to justify the time spent in traditional classroom training. Moreover, employees prefer digital content. Many employees are busy and overwhelmed. Despite this, they still want to learn. They want high-value content that is customized and relevant to their needs. And if they don't find such content available, they will get impatient and start searching for answers on their mobiles. So, you have to make digital content so that your learning materials are available to your employees when they need it.

2. Less Time Commitment

A 2017 Brandon Hall Group report found that eLearning can decrease employee training by 40-60%. This is important since busy schedules and limited free time are among the reasons many don't enroll in traditional courses. But with online learning, employees have total control over their learning. They can re-read the course modules and go through the available online resources, such as eBooks, audiobooks, online tutorials, external links, etc. This flexibility makes it possible for employees to learn at their own convenience and capacity.

3. Tracking Of Learning Patterns

Jane Hart's Modern Workplace Learning 2019 survey says that 76% of employees learn from articles, videos, and other online resources. While you can easily track this with online learning, the same can't be done with face-to-face training. The analytic tools in an LMS can provide you detailed reports about every learner's performance and progress. You can track the interest levels of your employees. You can also check their engagement levels and consumption patterns. These include course delivery, progress, and completed tests. This can help you to create online courses and training programs as per the learning patterns of your employees. All this isn't possible with face-to-face methods.

4. High Retention Rate

eLearning can boost knowledge retention by 25-60% according to the Research Institute of America. This is because online learning materials are visually stimulating, concise and more interactive. Plus, features like gamification, surveys, quizzes, and assessments present in a modern LMS make it even more interactive. Online courses increase your employee retention rates compared to traditional courses. As courses with multimedia content (images, videos, audios, links, etc.) are more engaging and are easily accessible on any device. They also give you more control over how you take in the material. So, your employees can work at their own pace which is faster than a traditional course.

5. Social Learning And Collaboration

Social and collaborative learning isn't possible with traditional methods that only allow for face-to-face or telephonic interactions. Social learning accounts for 75% of the informal learning done in the workplace. Online learning enables participation in online discussion forums. You can conduct virtual classroom sessions, attach eBooks and other media. In the age of social media, this type of interactive platform will encourage your employees to like, share, and comment on course content. They can post their views, queries, and doubts. Thus, starting a discussion thread with trainers and other learners. This can help with developing engaging sessions and can extend learning beyond the formal course environment.

Final Word

So, we now know that online learning is far more effective than traditional learning. Though the latter has advantages, like group learning and face-to-face interactions, it's now very outdated. Thus, online learning is the way to go as it has many benefits for both your company and your employees. Plus, it has made learning more efficient, personalized, and accessible to learners when they need it.

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Online Learning Vs. Face-To-Face Learning - eLearning Industry

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72% of companies believe that online learning puts them at a competitive edge. Further, a study by IBM reported that those enrolled in eLearning courses learn 5 times more material compared to traditional courses. Today, the benefits of eLearning are recognized by many companies, universities, industry leaders, employees, and students.

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C-This photo was posted on July 15, 2020
R-This picture is showing what it is like for the people going in school
A-This was posted by Josh Jarman
A-This supports my claim by show that it is not that hard just to go to school and wear a mask
P-The purpose of this is to show what looks like when your go into school with Covid

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C-This was posted on November 15, 2020
R-This picture shows how teachers have to do zoom calls while teaching there class in school
A-This was posted by Christopher Kuhagen and Alec Johnson
A-This supports my claim by showing how difficult it is for teachers to do zoom classes and face to face teaching at the same time
P-The purpose of this was to show what it looks like for teachers to teach and zoom at the same time

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C-This picture was posted on April 24, 2020
R- This picture is showing what the new zoom call/classes are like
A-This was published by Kaitlyn Guzman
A-This supports my claim because it shows how the teachers teach on the zooms and how it could be so much easier if we went back to school full time or if we did this full time
P-The purpose of this is to show how teachers do zoom classes

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C-This picture was published on January 16, 2019
R-This picture is related to my topic because it is showing what teaching was like before Covid-19
A- This was published by Robyn Brown
A-It supports my claim because I think we should go back to school like how it is demonstrated in this photo
P- The purpose of this is to show what school was like before Covid

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C-This picture was published on August 6,2020
R-This picture relates to my topic by showing that even little kids should go to school because it is simpler than virtual
A-This was published by Kaitlyn Miller
A-This supports my claim by telling people that it isn't that hard to keep a mask on for a couple hours
P-The purpose of this was to show how little kids are going back to school so everyone should

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C-This video was posted on Nov 28, 2012.

R-This video may be old but it still tells that it can be difficult for teachers with online learning too.
A-This was posted by the channel GMCTL UofS.
A-This supports my claim by showing you how much of a hassle it is for the teachers as well.
P-The purpose of this is to maybe help teachers find a solution for the online learning.

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Teaching Online Vs. Face-to-Face (Week One Q2)

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Introduction to Teaching Online: Teaching Online vs. Face-to-Face This video has been created by The Gwenna Moss Centre for Teaching Effectiveness at the University of Saskatchewan. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivatives 2.5 Canada License.

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C-This video was posted on Sep 12, 2019.
R-This video shows the goods and the bad on both sides of learning.
A-This was posted by the channel called The Online Learning Consortium.
A-This supports my claim by showing the goods of face to face learning.
P-The purpose of this is to show how the goods of face to face learning outweighs the downsides of it.

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Comparing Face to Face and Online Teaching