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WEEK 4.

E-Learning and Virtual Education

The Gist.

hey there! today's COM125 class attendence was full. Mr Abel Choy must be overjoyed. haahaa, i'm jus kidding. how he wish it was so, just even for once. but it will certainly be possible with E-learning and virtual education. attendence would finally be fulfilled!

So What Else.

is this really possible? yes, in fact many developed countries are adopting this strategy because it serves many purposes. one, it saves money. there is no need for teachers and classrooms, no textbooks or pens. everything a student needs is a computer in his/her home, with internet access. on the school's side, just an administrator armed with the study program will suffice. two, there is efficiency. there's no need to wake 1 -2 hours earlier to prepare for class. in places like korea students take up to 3hours of travelling time, leaving little for rest because we know they work and study for 20 hours per day. just joking.

Why Should We Care?

E-learning is becoming more of a reality these days. for example, UB's nutrition courses are all done online. students are encourage to do up blogs as these would result in less marking. typing is obviously faster than hand-written ones. clicking is a billion times faster than flipping a page. however, that is not accounting lag or any potential hanging from the computer. computers are also subjected to failures so an online exam could be detrimental if the system decides to have a bad day.