Mahrukh Farouq
Professor Young
ENF 111
2/9/15
Ways of Learning Online classes and traditional classes are both great ways to receive an education during college. They both strive for the same purpose, which is to help the students reach their goals during their college careers. Even though both class settings are great, they do differ in some ways. Although you have a peaceful environment while working on online classes, a face to face environment is best because you get satisfactory grades, time is managed well, and it is a effective way of communication.
In terms of atmosphere, online classes are more effective because you can work in a quiet location, unlike face to face classes. In a face to face environment, you can not get much work done since the teacher is lecturing. It can be hard to ignore your teacher while they are teaching because they contionously ask questions to see if your paying attention. You also can not concentrate wholly because there is always something going on in the background. Taking notes can get confusing too sometimes because while listening to your instructor, inportant information can be missed. On the other hand, in online classes much more work gets done since you have a tranquil area you could complete your work on. You can concentrate as well as there is no teacher present continuosly talking. Learning activities can be done better, or more extensively, in an online course. Students feel a significant amount of anonymity, which makes them less inhibited about participating in discussion, and in other activities. A student also may be shy about interrupting, or interjecting, in an active in-class discussion. Moreover, if the student is sensitive about his ability to speak publicly, his appearance, ethnicity, accent, anything of this nature, this is not an inhibition, or is typically significantly less of an inhibition, when the student will never be seen, as in an internet course. Online classes are nobler in terms of atmosphere because you can operate in a quiet location, not like face-to-face classes.
When it comes to grades and overall learning, a face to face learning is highly quality unlike online classes. In a face to face learning setting , you have a teacher present at the time of when you need assistance. You can understand a problem step by step with the help of your professor. Correspondingly, at the end of the course, you will be successful with good results. Alternatively, in online classes, there is no professor present to help you understand something you are having trouble because that you are working all on your own. You also may get lower grades than expected. Learners with low motivation or bad study habits may fall behind. Self-disciplined pupils are capable of benefitting from the elasticity and accessibility of online classes, but the deficiency of official arrangement can be a downside for disobedient or unmotivated learners. I took an online class when I was in the eleventh grade; I absoulutely loathed it. Whenever I needed help or whenever I was stuck on a question I regretted taking a online class. I ended up getting a C at the end of the course; it is experience that I never want to go through again.
Managing time is easier in a face to face environment due to the time in class you get to complete assignments unlike online classes. In a face to face environment there is a chance to work on assignments during class time. The material is covered at a slower pace and in more depth. You also get the chance to take notes and ask more questions. In online classes you have a certain time frame to finish assignments and sometimes it is hard to complete because there are other classes to focus on as well. Material is covered at a fast pace since there is a deadline for all work. You can take notes as well too but you