Effectiveness of cyber-learning

Abstract

Classroom instructions have been an old method of teaching-learning process. In a typical lecture referring back to some established entity, idea or theory often leaves the student in a dificulty, yearning for the refresher of the basics.Essential time constraint, confinement of basic ideas and lack of interactive training aids make it cumbersome for students to cope up with new ideas being taught. Cyber Learning is relatively a new concept, involving on-line teacher-student interaction, information from related web-sites, and student-student chatting. Where the participants of diverse background can share different points of views on complex issues, coherent analysis and generates well-articulated and well-reasoned thoughts on core issues. Cyberspace interaction can surely help achieve the reformation, improvement and extension of quality education This paper presents the technologies, infrastructure and implementation of interactive campus as well as distance teaching techniques. Special emphasis will be on third world countries where economic constraint is the major hindrance in adopting technology. The on-line distance learning techniques, now in use worldwide, are presented together with a summary of their evaluation. The concept of ubiquitous computing on-campus and off-campus in the future, is the motif of this paper. This concept will be established by collecting real time statistical data of students, studying in different grades. The said concept involves more of the faculty contribution and setting up online and interactive lectures with the presence of Mentors, providing infrastructure to support the idea with emphasis on the supremacy of off-line Mentors and updated FAQs. The paper gives an over view of basic parameters and limitation of typical higher-education distance learning and teaching schemes. The benefits and limits of distance learning approach for the basic services, lessons, seminars and tutoring will be discussed. Finally, new concept of learning will be discussed as to how a student can learn interactively by being a student and a teacher

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