Reading Questions 4/10/13

  1. Should students be “trained” to use computers and online tools in K-12 classes so that when they go to college they will have the same experience and knowledge?
  2. Should institutions move in a direction where classroom setting is replaced by online classes at the convenience of one’s home or is it necessary to maintain a physical interaction with classmates and professors?
  3. Is the funding for technology in schools too expensive of an investment considering that there is always something better out there after some time?
  4. If an institution was to an entire class to be taken online, how would one stop cheating, plagiarism, or even know that the person registered for the class is the one taking the online course?
  5. Do you feel that Ivy League institutions will be slow to act on the technology “bandwagon” since they have a model/ system that they have been following for years and years and might be hard for them to change?
  6. Do you think that online classes will catch on to HE and that the courses will carry over and earn students credits in accredited institutions?
  7. Are online classes more viable for for-profit institutions?
  8. In one of the articles it was said that students could take a test on the first day of class and if they passed that they would earn credit for what they passed on and then take classes on areas that they showed they were weak on. This is much like a challenger refresher class that EMTs take and the model works there so what would be the drawbacks of integrating this model into HE?
  9. If you could choose the model of education you were going to take, would you choose the traditional classroom model, the online model, or the hybrid model?
  10. If an institution was paying for computers and technology to enhance learning, would you be willing to pay higher tuition to receive access to all of those things?