Week 13-Distance Education and Virtual Schooling

With the popularity of the internet increasing, students are looking to it as a source of education. Students can use virtual schooling and distance education to receive classroom instruction right on their computer screen. There are programs that range in level from kindergarten to Masters level that are available online. Many colleges offer degrees entirely online. This has allowed students to study more subjects than just in the classroom and work at their own pace while feeling like they are getting one on one attention.

This is very important in my field, as I would like to one day become an educator. I can use virtual schooling and distance education to teach students, even if I choose to teach even the youngest children. The resources are endless. I can also use virtual schooling to give opportunities to students who may have to stay home from school for a day, which is common in young children. I could also teach while myself utilizing distance education to obtain another degree.



This video is a commercial for a school OTEN that offers a ton of online classes to Australian students. The commercial is a funny look at online education. It is engaging and lighthearted and shows a benefit of taking online classes over attending an actual classroom.