Monday, February 16, 2009
DOES the term 10/10 pc tutor ring a bell?or trigger unpleasant memories of countless of hours in front of the computer doing mundane mouse clicking?? The good news is this: That is pre-historic e-learning. TOday online learning is somewhat of a different story.
Today, the possibilities offered by e-learning proves to be endless. Take for instance, e learning on second life. Whereby the user is able to send his avatars for a knowledge enriching online discussion. Whatever the topic, regardless of the location,knowledge is a mere few clicks of the mouse away. E learning has transcended the boundaries of space and time,enabling users to empower themselves with knowledge as and whenever they want.Due to technological advancement, e learning today has become much more enjoyable due to the intensive interactive graphics it has to offer as depicted by the respective images.
While many of you may wonder how Bloom's taxonomy has anything to with e learning, I think is very relevant to e-learning has it allows for the incorporation of the various educational goals as mentioned by Bloom. For instance, one's knowledge, etc of a particular subject can be tested and enhanced by e-learning as e-learning has a function that conventional learning lacks, which is that of interactive graphics. For instance, a child taught about the importance of promoting a green environment can have his knowledge tested by allowing him to play a simulation game which calls for him to build a city and test his application ability. By looking at how he builds and designs his city, by the number of natural parks he builds, the evaluators can tell whether the concept of promoting a green environment has been ingrained in him. ( This is not made up..remember in primary school whereby we were asked to play a game and build our own city for our national education class??!)
If anything, the week's class has been enlightening for me. There was this point raised by Mr Choy about how the process of getting results is as important as results itself. I think it means alot to me on a personal level. If anything, it has reminded me that there is more than achieving good grades in school; and that the process of going about it also counts.I think that the most important thing is not forgetting to have a good time while pursuing one's education. The self-evaluation form which we all did in class was another highlight for me as it allowed me to gain a new perspective in regards to myself; my strengths and weaknesses. On the other hand, it has allowed me to gain new insights and understanding towards my friends. Not a bad week at all..
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