Impacts of e learning
- 1. Effects of e-learning Presented by: Jenny Rose M. Quimpan
- 2. CONTENTS xt Introduction What is technology? What is e-Learning? Impact Advantages Disadvantages
- 3. INTRODUCTION The era of 21st century is often regarded as an era of technology. Technology, today, plays a very important role in our life. It is seen as a basis of growth of an economy. An economy which is poor in technology can never grow in today’s scenario.This is because technology makes our work much easier and less time consuming. The impact of technology can be felt in every possible field one such field is Education.
- 4. WHAT is technology? Technology is a term that refers to a body of knowledge that is employed to generate tools, create skills, and choose materials for human use. Technology includes the use of materials, tools, techniques, and sources of power to make life easier or more pleasant and work more productive.
- 5. what is e- learning? We define e Learning as courses that are specifically delivered via the internet to somewhere other than the classroom where the professor is teaching. It is not a course delivered via a DVD or CD-ROM, video tape or over a television channel. It is interactive in that you can also communicate with your teachers, professors or other students in your class. Sometimes it is delivered live, where you can “electronically” raise your hand and interact in real time and sometimes it is a lecture that has been prerecorded. There is always a teacher or professor interacting /communicating with you and grading your participation, your assignments and your tests
- 6. impact Technological developments like digital cameras, projectors, mind training software, computers, PowerPoint presentations, 3D visualization tools; all these have become great sources for teachers to help students grasp a concept easily. It has to be understood that visual explanation of concepts makes learning fun and enjoyable for students. They're able to participate more in the classroom and even teachers get a chance to make their classes more interactive and interesting.
- 7. ADVANTAGES It makes students more excited to learn help students with busy schedules, freedom to work at home on their own time train students to learn new technology skills they can use later in the work place Decrease paper and photocopying costs, promoting concept of "green revolution"
- 8. DISADVANTAGES Many experts and experienced people say that, due to such technology in education, students imagination is affected, their thinking ability is reduced. Also its sometime time-consuming from teacher’s point of view. It is costly to install such technology. There can be health issues too when used over limit some students can't afford modern computer technologies.