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A Recollection of How the Internet Has Revolutionized the Way We Learn
New modes of learning continue to challenge the traditional approach to college education. The
advancements in information technology that have occurred in the last couple of decades have
really changed the way we approach education. In the past, if you got admission to say a Western
Coast university, you'd have to travel to the university West Coast, take up residence on campus
or in nearby hostels, and attend lectures in the university West Coast lecture halls. Lecturers
would teach from lecterns in front of the class and you would write term papers in the university
library or other study venues.
If you didn't want to travel to the West Coast you had one alternative in the form of
correspondence learning whereby you'd be receiving instructional packages from the West Coast
University Panam through your mail. Learning by correspondence was problematic because of
the time it took to mail material back and forth and not to mention the occasional loss of
packages. In addition, feedback was very slow and there was practically no one-on-one
interaction between the learner and the teacher.
Fast forward to today and we now have great e-learning opportunities made possible by the
internet. Nowadays you don't have to travel to a Western Coast university if you don't want to
because you can take its courses online from anywhere in the world.
Access to the internet is growing by the day and the speed of data delivery is also increasing at a
very high rate. This level of advancement has created a virtually perfect platform for e-learning
to take place. Learners from any location in the world can now receive instruction from teachers
stationed at a university West Coast in real-time. Learners can also easily access plenty of
learning materials through the internet at the click of a button. Many of the leading publishers
have been publishing books in soft copy for quite a while now and these books are easily and
affordably available to people taking online courses.
Online education is very popular especially with the younger generation which is more
computer-savvy. Many young upwardly mobile people are now working and studying at the
same time. Compared to normal classroom learning, online learning has quite a few advantages.
One advantage is that you don't have to attend classes in a lecture hall and therefore you don't
even have to travel all the way to the university West Coast in which you have enrolled.
Secondly, you'll have a very flexible study schedule that won't interfere with your day to day
activities. You can also take advantage of the hot spots that you can find in places like airports to
do a bit of reading as you wait for a flight. Even assignments are much easier to do. You don't
have to go to your Western Coast university library to access books because you can do so
online.
About the Author
For more information West Coast University Panama please visit
http://www.westcoastuniversity.edu.pa/
West Coast University Panama

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West Coast University Panama

  • 1. A Recollection of How the Internet Has Revolutionized the Way We Learn New modes of learning continue to challenge the traditional approach to college education. The advancements in information technology that have occurred in the last couple of decades have really changed the way we approach education. In the past, if you got admission to say a Western Coast university, you'd have to travel to the university West Coast, take up residence on campus or in nearby hostels, and attend lectures in the university West Coast lecture halls. Lecturers would teach from lecterns in front of the class and you would write term papers in the university library or other study venues. If you didn't want to travel to the West Coast you had one alternative in the form of correspondence learning whereby you'd be receiving instructional packages from the West Coast University Panam through your mail. Learning by correspondence was problematic because of the time it took to mail material back and forth and not to mention the occasional loss of packages. In addition, feedback was very slow and there was practically no one-on-one interaction between the learner and the teacher. Fast forward to today and we now have great e-learning opportunities made possible by the internet. Nowadays you don't have to travel to a Western Coast university if you don't want to because you can take its courses online from anywhere in the world. Access to the internet is growing by the day and the speed of data delivery is also increasing at a very high rate. This level of advancement has created a virtually perfect platform for e-learning to take place. Learners from any location in the world can now receive instruction from teachers stationed at a university West Coast in real-time. Learners can also easily access plenty of learning materials through the internet at the click of a button. Many of the leading publishers have been publishing books in soft copy for quite a while now and these books are easily and affordably available to people taking online courses. Online education is very popular especially with the younger generation which is more computer-savvy. Many young upwardly mobile people are now working and studying at the same time. Compared to normal classroom learning, online learning has quite a few advantages. One advantage is that you don't have to attend classes in a lecture hall and therefore you don't even have to travel all the way to the university West Coast in which you have enrolled. Secondly, you'll have a very flexible study schedule that won't interfere with your day to day activities. You can also take advantage of the hot spots that you can find in places like airports to do a bit of reading as you wait for a flight. Even assignments are much easier to do. You don't have to go to your Western Coast university library to access books because you can do so online. About the Author For more information West Coast University Panama please visit http://www.westcoastuniversity.edu.pa/