Sunday, September 5, 2010

Comment to Monkia Land

When thinking of history, today’s learner could take for granted many features available online to make virtual learning one of the simplest and comfortable experiences in education. The history of distance learning goes back to 1728 (Bower & Hardy, 2001). Education was not always possible to people who didn’t live in large cities and as a convenience, learning was brought to them in a form of set of lessons that could be delivered weekly. Hundred years later, education was “delivered” via Great Britain’s Penny Post, which was followed by the launching of the International Correspondence School that became the first largest study-at-home school. Over the decades more and more tools allowed more effective teaching methods and more precise testing options to make sure distant learning was an effective tool in education.

I have always admired computers since the first time I was introduce in 1986. New to the computer, I was interested to see what this machine can do. After 24 years the computer has developed into the only way in which our lives are influenced. It is because of technology we can online platforms and blogs such as the one we're communicating right now. Virtual learning environments todays is only the beginning of where we're going...

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