ONLINE LEARNING Chapter 5 By: Stephanie Szylejko Leo Ellison HOMESCHOOL VS. ONLINE LEARNING https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8gslOhv_oM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8gslOhv_oM A personal experience from a student who was homeschooled and took online learning classes ONLINE LEARNING Encourages outside learning springboard away from the machines Online learning is not supposed to be their online course work In 2019 more than half of high school courses will be online Looks at the increase in college students interest in online educationnumber-of-college-students-choose-online-courses/stories/ GOOD ONLINE STUDENT Motivation to succeed Self-discipline Independent worker Support from parents MOTIVATION TO SUCCEED Willingness to learn Making the effort to participate in class Not just looking for the A SELF-DISCIPLINE AND RESPONSIBILITY They chose when they are prepared to do the work Not limited to a specific time period Take as much time as they need on tasks INDEPENDENT WORKER Less physical interaction with students Self reliant Less social SUPPORT FROM PARENTS Open communication with teacher and parent Helping students stay focus Get involved in students learning BENEFITS OF TAKING ONLINE CLASSES As a summer makeup class Classes not available in certain schools For extra credits to graduate GED Challenging courses Home Schooling GOOD ONLINE TEACHERS Devotes time and energy Always available Creative Breaks down lessons and Integrates curricula Focus on concepts DEVOTES TIME AND ENERGY Put in time to make up the lessons More work than traditional classroom More effort in preparing helps students stay interested ALWAYS AVAILABLE Answerings at anytime Students can take class at anytime of day Teachers available for questions and ideas 24/7 Set office hours as 8 a.m -5 p.m CREATIVE Keeps students engaged Making it interesting Giving options of how to learn and present projects Move away from traditional teaching BREAKS DOWN LESSONS AND INTEGRATES CURRICULA Makes large units into smaller parts Students decide how fast they want to move thru the units Easily digested Not overwhelming Link lessons to web based activities Not just text based assignments FOCUS ON CONCEPTS Focus on concepts not class time Get there points across without time frame Students know how they are doing faster TED TALK https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRl9kmpNc6A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRl9kmpNc6A This video talks about how online learning should be free and available to everyone Feel free to watch!