the future medium of learning
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The pattern in the internet use extends to other digital devicesexcept Desktop computers and e-Book reader
According to statistics from “Babson Survey Research Group” Higher Education Reports
Some key report findings include: Over 6.7 million students were taking at least one online course during the
fall 2011 term, an increase of 570,000 students over the previous year. Thirty-two percent of higher education students now take at least one
course online. Seventy-seven percent of academic leaders rate the learning outcomes in
online education as the same or superior to those in face-to-face. Only 30.2 percent of chief academic officers believe that their faculty
accept the value and legitimacy of online education - a rate that is lower than recorded in 2004.
Online Education is critical to the long-term strategy of my institution – fall 2002 to fall 2011
Resource: “Going the Distance” Online Education in the United States, 2011By I. Elaine Allen, Ph.D; Jeff Seaman, Ph.D.
I used the data from the graph below and tried to extrapolate the % of students participating in online classes on 2025.
Resource: “Going the Distance” Online Education in the United States, 2011By I. Elaine Allen, Ph.D; Jeff Seaman, Ph.D.
I calculated the equation of the (best fit) straight line from the graph on the previous slide and generated the following bar graph on excel to help me predict the % of students participating in online classes on 2025. As you see if pattern continue, then by 2025 about 71% of the students will be enrolled in online classes (12 years from today!
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Some might think that the pattern in % of students enrolled in online classes is limited to certain disciplines
Resource: “Going the Distance” Online Education in the United States, 2011By I. Elaine Allen, Ph.D; Jeff Seaman, Ph.D.
Conclusion
Based on the above presented data, youngsters are more interested, savvy, and responsive to learn from online classes, classes that incorporate technology.Institutions are becoming more acceptable to include online classes in their long term strategies.A major change in the medium of learning from lecture, face-to- face instructions, to online classes, and computer based learning.