Online Learning Fun

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Online learning has become a HUGE part of how students earn their degrees. As mostly being used in colleges, it has now become a more mainstream concept in schools as well. Online learning gives people the opportunity to learn in a non-traditional environment to all different kinds of students. It works for students who work full time, students who have small children to take care of, students with social anxiety, and students with other learning needs that work better in their own homes. With different types of online learning students, there are also different types of online courses.
One of the first methods is virtual reality.
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Virtual reality falls under the full immersion category of online learning. These are not as commonly used in education. The concept requires wearing a type of head gear, formally known as "head-mounted display system". This fully immerses the student directly into the type of environment you are trying to convey. It gives "real world" views, creating an illusion of the environment you are trying to display. While they have never really been implemented in the K-12 education system, there is high hope that they one day will be.
Your online course can also include interaction with peers, or no interaction with peers in either a synchronous or asynchronous environment (completing assignments at the same time or not completing assignments at the same time). It is up to the instructor to set up the environment of the course and establish how students will communicate, how they will convey their concerns, and how they will be completing their assignments and how they will be completing the course.

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  1. Casey ZunichJuly 26, 2018 at 5:08 PM

    Sam, I agree with you that online learning has become more mainstream in schools. I would LOVE to see it become more readily used in my district, which is why I am staying current and excited about technology in the classroom to be able to share with my colleagues and administration how amazingly beneficial it can be for our students. Do you have a preference on whether synchronous or asynchronous are best suited for our students? I would LOVE to try this out with my students as a trial, such as a synchronous homework assignment, but it makes me nervous since I have never done it.

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