HOW DISTANCE LEARNING CAN CONNECT YOU TO

OTHER CULTURES

Turner__Conesha___ EDC 501

Professor Aries Cobb

WEBSITES

One way for a person to be connected to other

cultures is by going on other websites that will help

them to connect. Some examples of websites can be:

epals.com

penpalworld.com

penpalsnow.com

WHY?

Good question and I am so glad that you asked!!!

The great reason for a person to get on those websites so that

they can not only be connected to people in other cultures but

to also see how people learn in different countries.

This is what I mean: People can see what other classes are like

and they can also see the teaching styles of other teachers in

the countries and how they relate to students’ learning styles.

WHY CONTINUED

Distance learning can also be helpful to me

education wise meaning that they can learn at

their own pace and they are free to study when

ever and where ever they like other than at home.

I can get their assignments on time and they could

never miss an assignment.

I can also see the benefits of not only the teaching

styles of other teachers but also lessons being

taught.

WHY CONTINUED

Distance learning also gives me a chance to experience a

different atmosphere other than being in a classroom

environment. But the disadvantage is that I cannot get social

interaction in distance learning and I can’t ask questions online

unlike in the classroom sitting face to face with teachers and

students.

Distance learning not only help me to learn along with other

students in the other cultures but also gives me the opportunity

to see how they experience it.

EXAMPLES OF EXPERIENCE IN OTHER CULTURES

The examples of my experience vs other students’:

My experience with distant learning and me connecting with other cultures can

be a good experience so I can see how other students experience it.

The distance learning can be far better in other cultures than the classroom

environment that I’m getting meaning that I could get the teachings of other

cultures depending on their teaching styles.

Other students may have a good experience with it as well and their experience

might be better than mine meaning some students would enjoy it more by how

they were taught in other cultures and theirs might be interesting like mine.

It all depends on who is teaching the classes in distant learning in other cultures.

CONCLUSION

I may get a great deal of fun out of it meaning that I can not only see my

own experiences but also other students’ experiences. On the distant

learning websites, I can see the students’ experiences by what they write in

the blog just like on the epals website, the teacher in Spain wrote that she is

teaching a class and their first language is Spanish and they are learning

English as second language.

Also, another teacher says on the epals website that her daughter is teaching

students overseas and she had a fantastic experience. If I connected with

distant learning in other cultures it would help me a lot by knowing how

interesting it could be in a whole different environment in another setting.

It could also be fun!!!!!