Technology in Classrooms

Online classes are extremely different than in class settings. The primary difference in this is that you are responsible for everything from managing your time and making sure you do the reading, to submitting your assignments when and where they are supposed to be when taking an online class. I find that most of my learning has been best done online due to my hearing loss; however of all the online classes I have taken, English is by far the hardest to do this with. There is something to be said for being in a classroom setting for classes such as this, I find that understanding what the instructor wants in a course like this is much easier in person rather than through technology. The thing I found most beneficial, technologically speaking, in this class were the lecture videos from the instructor. When these were posted I found that I understood more of what she was looking for in the assignment. I also feel that using the types of technology available in these classes can be beneficial in the long run as most fields of work require the ability to use various types of technology these days, though it is unlikely that we use these particular types of technology when we leave school, the knowledge of how to use them can only benefit in the long run. I can’t really think of something that I liked more than others, but as I said, the lecture videos were most beneficial. As to the future I am afraid that I will not have much option of online classes due to my hearing loss becoming worse and will therefore be in the classroom with assistance for my hearing such as a “FM” system or a sign language interpreter.

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