@herbbrown I don't believe that online learning will ever completely replace the in-class experience. Both methods have their advantages and disadvantages. I believe that there will always be people and fields which require a degree of one on one interaction in the classroom.
@herbbrown I don't totally agree, I think it will be a hybrid. Not all students are adapt to online learning. As being an online student in one point in life, I still like the classroom. Online is more convenient. Online teaching is the now here and more and more people are returning to school, online and the classroom.
@herbbrown
That may have been the case in 2012, but research in 2015 indicates the opposite, actually.
I hope as culinary instructor it oes not come down to that, however, with new video technology it could happen soon.@herbbrown
Hi-
I think that online education will continue to grow and provide new tools to enhance the educational experience. That said, I believe that a segment of learners will still need/desire the in-person/traditional learning experience.
Online education has already entered the mainstream high school education system and will only grow in the foreseeable future.
Jocelyn Williamson
I disagree. There are still some important benefits for traditional classroom delivery. I do see a shift towards incorporating different andragogy in the classroom to stimulate learning and make the learning more student centered. However, there is still much value in the traditional classroom delivery. There are concepts that can be learned much faster in a traditional setting with instruction from the professor. Once learned, this could provide additional time for other active learning techniques.
@herbbrown
I once saw a cartoon depicting a dog typing on a computer keyboard. The caption said in an online class they don't know that you are a dog!
But seriously, someone who wants to cheat wil do so in any format of class. Papers can be plagiarized as easily in a traditional class as in an online class. Unauthorized collaboration can also happen on or off line.
mayuresh
Dear Colleagues:
Right now we are debating whether online learning will replace traditional learning. Imagine, if a third modality of learning is invented using holograms, virtual reality or brain to brain transfer of knowledge through some presently unimaginable technology. In that case online learning will be described as "traditional" learning. Learning as means of delivering value to the student will take whatever form that is available and popular. In the Indian tradition of scriptures, art and music knowledge is still transferred orally from a guru to a disciple. There are books and CDs available that teach Indian classical music but it is nearly impossible to learn from just those. However, many Indian music masters are teaching one on one in an online setting throughout the world. Now, this is still one on and oral. So will this be called traditional or online?
To address the main question, many forms of learning will exist simultaneously as long as any of them become practically difficult to implement.
mayuresh
