Fountain pens, colorful erasers, sharp blade sharpeners, unbeatable solid steel scale and a nice pointed black pencil is what made my pencil box perfect in good old days of my high school. The girl sitting next to me in class always caught my attention with her cute pink Barbie pencil box. It was always a tease to her if anything went missing from the box of Barbie. Those were the days when mathematical tables were learnt by heart, every single word a teacher uttered had to be copied and the classrooms were the best place of learning for each and every kid.
Time changed, education evolved and systems improved. Fountain pens became stylus, Barbie pencil box became Power puff tool kits and classrooms became a place where children were least interested to be in. The evolution just did not stop; Internet became the breakthrough technology. Assignments were no more handwritten, homework was no more related to the course books and school bags replaced laptop bags.
Change is inevitable, so was the change in education systems. The dynamically changing educational industry had to keep pace with the global change through technology. Soon laptops were out and PDA’s were in, digital projectors replaced white boards. Google help replaced the search for assignment references in a library. Despite such a rapid change in the educational industry dynamically there was still some room for improvement and that even came very soon. The whole traditional education system was soon replaced by online education. Thousands of virtual and online universities have eliminated the experience of preparing your school bags on Sundays, keeping the most colorful pencil boxes and noting down every single word the teacher said is outdated.
Change for good or bad- is left for the readers to decide. The traditional methods to education might sound boring compared to interactive online universities which have made education and learning much faster, easier and accessible. Online education comes out as a revolutionary replacement to the traditional education methodology.
Education has certainly evolved manifolds since the advent of technology in the 21st century. I still remember not having a computer at home when I was in high school while my dad didn’t even have a calculator at home when he went to high school. This influx of technology has certainly made life a lot easier for students.
Online education is a wonderful thing and has certainly helped me a lot! I recently completed my online bachelors program from a cyber university and was very pleased with the whole idea. It allows you to maneuver your time table accordingly if you’re working or have other commitments and gives you a lot of flexibility in taking courses according to your convenience. The new e-learning techniques are also great and give you a complete personalized experience. Gone are the days of books and pencils!
Call me primitive or elementary but I still support the conventional ways of education. I still remember the walk to the local library, choosing my subject research books, and reading them in the serenity of my study room. I did my bachelors in Economics from the local campus of the state university around 30 years back and remember being engulfed in books through the day. I think the conventional teaching methods are still very effective and give the students a more in-depth understanding of the subject being taught.
Nice way of putting up conventional education vs online education methods. I had been reading older posts on this blog too, the ones written on the ongoing lawsuit on Belford High School. In my opinion, PLA i.e. Prior Learning Assessment offered by the School is very much acceptable these days because it is only awarded after evaluating the work experience in a particular field. Anyways, nice post!
Working and studying at the same is one of the many nightmares that one has to face to make ends meet. Fortunately, we live in the 21st century where the internet is our savior. I applied to an online Master’s program since I wanted to grow in my field and needed further studies for the same. With the online program, I found it really convenient to reschedule my classes or shuffle around with my courses when I may be stuck at work. I was in my bachelors program at the local university around 7 years back and was notable to do much due to the heavy study load. It’s a completely different picture with the online program though. I would definitely be pro-online education!