Hello, I am Justin Bradley, I am a Senior majoring in Informatics with a concentration in Computer Networking and Telecommunications. I am nervous about a writing-intensive course but I am excited for this semester!
With how dependant we have become with technology in the classroom now with COVID forcing schools to go online (ZOOM). I have wondered how the different age groups can handle the responsibility of doing schoolwork while being on a computer. In a normal school environment, you have teachers who can maintain focus and attention on school and not the endless possibilities on the internet.
Justin,
When my youngest daughter started a local community college and had to be on zoom calls with her teachers, she could not focus on the subject at hand. I tried to convince her to switch to FHSU. I enjoy the platform that is offered here and find that I do better as for younger children. My friend hired a tutor to come to her house to help her 2nd grader, and her 6th grader enjoyed learning at home. Good luck this semester.
Hey Justin! I think this topic idea is fascinating because of how many different ways people can discuss it. For example, some people might thrive with the technology-based Zoom classes while others could struggle. What I would want to see come from research around this topic is if modern-day students can even tell the difference between Zoom and regular school. More and more classrooms orbit around the use of iPads or other technology. Zoom was a massive transition for me because I only knew in-person teaching and writing papers on a laptop. Overall I think your underlying question is if students can be successful with a technology-heavy teaching style! I can’t wait to follow your topic and see what you come up with. Good luck and have a great semester!
Being a part of the generation that had our experience in the classroom drastically change through the different stages of primary and secondary school, this is a topic that I can personally relate to a lot. When I was younger, we were taught in a way that people had been taught for roughly the last hundred years. However, around the time I entered high school, the inclusion of technology in the classroom became more and more prevalent to the point where the classroom was almost completely unrecognizable from where it had been previously.
I agree with you that schools and people in general have become very reliant on technology. I graduated high school in 2017, our school gave all the students MacBook’s and taught us how to us them. To prepare us for college and future jobs where technology would be necessary. Most classes aren’t taught strictly in person anymore most teachers have some form of class work that you need a computer or device to complete. I have ADHD so this has always been something I have disliked because being In person I can focus but while I’m In a zoom Call or doing Corse work by myself I have trouble paying attention and getting work done.
Hey Justin. I can personally relate to this because I find learning virtually, like via ZOOM meetings, is almost useless to me. It is very hard to keep focus with all the distractions of happening in your laptop or mobile device while attending the call. Also, I feel like teachers aren’t very happy with it as well because it is hard to keep their students engaged in the content they are learning. I can confidently say that I learn much more with in-person classes than I do virtual classes.
As someone who’s been to classes in person and now doing fully online, there definitely is a big difference. I enjoy the flexibility of being able to do my classes when I want to vs being committed to a certain time in in-person. However, new challenges present themselves with being online and trying to stay focused while studying. It’s a lot easier to get distracted when you’re at home from family, pets, or just doing other things on the internet instead of the task at hand. When in-class learning, it can be slightly easier to stay focused because it takes home distractions out of the equation.
This is a fascinating area, and one that we have all been forcibly exposed to over the past year or so. Personally, I love online learning. I live in Hays but most of my classes are online so that my schedule is free for work. However, I also understand why some people do not like it. My major is Information Systems, so I am learning all about computers. If I was a nursing major or something else much more hands on I think that I would hate being online as I would be missing out on the hands on opportunities available. I do think that it is great that the technology is developed and out there though!