Girouard & Palahicky Presentation

On February 21st, we had Donald Girouard and Sophia Palahicky visit us to discuss the importance of web based learning. The technological advances that have occurred over the past decade or so has made web based learning a logical educational option. Being originally from a rural town, this type of learning would be very beneficial because not all schools can offer what others can. I remember being in high or middle school when IITV became a new way of getting credits for classes that were not offered at our school. A teacher from Wawanesa or Hartney instructed the class on a television 30 minutes away, and students were able to get that physics credit or whatever was that they really needed. Various types of web based learning give students a chance to learn at their own pace, which I think is an advantage over the traditional way of doing things.
                                             

I don't see web based learning or blended learning (which I mentioned in my last post) fully taking over the traditional classroom instruction, but I do see it slowly increasing as schools embrace the newest technological advances that continually come out. It's important I think for students to learn in different ways and it's important to give students opportunities to learn what they want to learn and web based learning may help make that happen. The presenters make the point that we need to most importantly consider the students learning needs and whether the courses taught in these particular ways will meet their certain learning style.