Online Education

[nancyerlinda]

Would there be a possibility our country would adopt it?

[USTalum]

I think large portions of UP's and PWU's distance ed programs are already online. It's disappointing that our country is slow in adopting it (probably either due to costs or unenlightened attitudes of educators and students), but I think many programs will follow suit.

[treesyuh]

I studied in DLSU for 2 years then continued my bachelor studies by distance learning in Australia. Ang nakikita ko na prob is sa curriculum natin sa pinas, may mga subjects tayo na di pwede ituro by distance. Like CHED requires our unis to have PE na imposible naman ituro online. Otherwise, feasible naman siya since most of the subjects that i took in la salle were related naman with what Ive been studying now pero sa tingin ko medyo traditional pa sa pinas. Like when I went home, sabi ko nagdidistance learning ako kasi nagwowork ako fulltime. Sabi nila, ay para kang artista. Hehe!

[migoyanimo]

Si Sharon Cuneta ganun. UP student. Kahit online, ang taas ng grade.

[nancyerlinda]

Hope our education officials will see its benefits....

[Viva La Tigresa]

Hindi lahat ng ginagawa sa ibang bansa dapat gayahin sa Pinas. Mayroon nang gumagawa niyan dito pero case to case basis naman katulad halimbawa sa mga language schools meron niyan.

Pero pagdating sa tertiary education, lalo na sa Pilipinas, iba pa rin ang may interaction ang estudyante at guro. Iba pa rin ang nasa silid-aralan. Iba pa rin ang pakikinig sa guro. Iba pa rin ang magbigay ng kuro-kuro sa mga bagay bagay sa loob ng klase.

Sa Pilipinas, ang mga kumukuha ng distance education ay yung mga artista, busy-busyhan sa trabaho, mga may kapansanan, mga nag-migrate, tamad pumasok sa eskuwelahan, adik sa Internet.

Masarap pa rin pumasok sa eskwelahan at hindi ko ipagpapalit iyan.

*okay*

[philippines123]

Hindi lahat ng ginagawa sa ibang bansa dapat gayahin sa Pinas. Mayroon nang gumagawa niyan dito pero case to case basis naman katulad halimbawa sa mga language schools meron niyan.

Pero pagdating sa tertiary education, lalo na sa Pilipinas, iba pa rin ang may interaction ang estudyante at guro. Iba pa rin ang nasa silid-aralan. Iba pa rin ang pakikinig sa guro. Iba pa rin ang magbigay ng kuro-kuro sa mga bagay bagay sa loob ng klase.

Sa Pilipinas, ang mga kumukuha ng distance education ay yung mga artista, busy-busyhan sa trabaho, mga may kapansanan, mga nag-migrate, tamad pumasok sa eskuwelahan, adik sa Internet.

Masarap pa rin pumasok sa eskwelahan at hindi ko ipagpapalit iyan.

*okay*


ay true, lalo na't puro crushable and huggable ang classmates mo.
at isa pa, pano ka naman matututo sa mga actual experiences ng mga classmates mo (eg MBA class) kung kanya-kanya kayo... iba pa rin ang makatotohanang debate, sagutan at share-an ng experiences na nakuha ko mula experience...

[aeon_lure02]

Kasama dito ang mga online course diba?

[nancyerlinda]

I studied in DLSU for 2 years then continued my bachelor studies by distance learning in Australia. Ang nakikita ko na prob is sa curriculum natin sa pinas, may mga subjects tayo na di pwede ituro by distance. Like CHED requires our unis to have PE na imposible naman ituro online. Otherwise, feasible naman siya since most of the subjects that i took in la salle were related naman with what Ive been studying now pero sa tingin ko medyo traditional pa sa pinas. Like when I went home, sabi ko nagdidistance learning ako kasi nagwowork ako fulltime. Sabi nila, ay para kang artista. Hehe!

Well yung mga practicum or clinical requirements yun ang dapat na maging present ang student. But considering the pamasahe, baon, effort....you can even work.

[arch23]

That's exactly one fo the problems why the country is so backward in using technology in education. There are a lot of misconceptions about online education, the prime one of which is that there's no interaction between teachers and students. On the contrary, there's MORE interaction because online classes demand MORE discussion time. Unlike a typical on-campus classroom, for example, where the teacher conducts a lecture and every one listens and where only 5 out of 40 or 50 students recite actively and the rest either just doze off, brush their hair, chat, or simply not pay attention and get away with it, such as situation is NOT tolerated at all in an online classroom because the only way the professor is going to know that you're around is if you "talk." And you can't just "talk" for the sake of attendance, as all your thoughts -grammatical errors and all - are documented in black-and-white, so you're subject to ridicule if you don't make sense or if you can't write well. And there are manadatory deductions for not meeting the standards of "academic" writing in the online threads. And this refers only to the discussion postion - if you were to add the online exams and conferencing requirements, the studies get more tedious. Which is why studies (such as the Sloan Consortium evaluation of online education) consistently reveal that online education (I think this was already mentioned in the Pinoy Nursing Forum) as SUPERIOR to traditional education.

Online education is NOT for everyone. It was created primarily to give access to those people who couldn't otherwise commute to class (living in a remote location, working full-time, deployed abroad, etc.) It is also not for lazy bums or those who go to school simply to meet "cute" people. It is for those who are very serious about education (it requires so much discipline) and can manage to earn a degree without the frills of a basketball team, school clubs, etc.

Personally, I wouldn't advise it for college students in the Philippines who can afford a traditional education, or who are enamored by the "trappings" of a traditional college atmosphere. But it is a great way to get an education at the GRADUATE level, where students can say that they've already tasted traditional education and are now ready to challenge themselves with a more focused and rigorous education.

[treesyuh]

yes, indeed it is not as easy as i used to think. it requires a lot of discipline but i was able to jumpstart my career because i'm not required to attend lectures (they offer lectures through a local college partner). di pwede peteks kasi walang magpapaalala sayo to do this and that. although, i would be very happy as well kung natapos ko sana yung degree ko from dlsu. mas ok pa rin talaga yung traditional kasi may interaction. di naman poor ang social life ko since i work fulltime. it's even more expensive on my part coz the tuition fee is thrice more expensive than my tuition fee in pinas. no choice lang talaga ako.