E-learning or traditional classroom?

I think I prefer the traditional classroom but with some technology mixed in. I haven't had just an internet class, but i'd like to try one. I think I would like it too, but I am a very social person and would also like the interaction with the teacher and other students. But since I like technology, I do like some sort of mix with it. Perhaps meeting once a week and then doing the rest on line or something would be my overall preference.

It might work for some courses but not for all. Some courses are very technical and in reality, when you go out there in the working world, you will work with other people in teams and not just by yourself. So the interaction you get working with other students on a group assignment or a lengthy experiment is all to get you ready to work in groups. Now interactions and people skills cannot be learned, as far as I know but it has to be put into practiced. Getting the knowledge in class is another thing but actually utilizing it with other people, debating your ideas, defending it is another. All that cannot be obtained from a computer screen but from real life interactions. I am not saying that online learning is utterly useless. I am just saying that there are pro's and cons to it and I am just laying out the pro's of learning in an actual classroom.

I still prefer a traditional classroom with a teacher in front of me. I think there's still a place for teachers to exist in today's classroom, which is why most lessons are still traditional in nature, and not through e-learning style. I think it takes a lot of discipline and maturity to do 100% of e-learning for a course. I don't think I have that big amount of discipline to go online and do my work I guess. Anyway it's more fun when you can meet your classmates and talk all day long about other things.

I am studying online at the moment. I started half a year ago and I like it a lot. I live in a village in the countryside and if I had to pay for gas or bus fares every day that would get pretty expensive. That is one of the things that I really like about it, the other thing is the freedom that I have. I am able to plan everything on my own and as long as I have access to the internet I can study anytime during the day (or during the night). I have a laptop and a wireless internet connection, so when I am going away for a few days I can simply bring my laptop and study somewhere else for a while.

well in my case, it should be traditional classroom work. Because, not all the courses can be thought online. For instance many laboratory experiments cannot be carried online, It rather needs a well established lab. I am not talking about the computer practicals or the dry lab. I am talking about the wet lab. We need to have good equipments to carry out the practicals. In case of computer languages, you can make use of online web courses

it is nice to have only self courses so that it wud rather save time and money but there some people as they need to be realized about selfstudy through internet not only rather saving money but help people to have good eduction for those who may not be able to reach such and such places far away but sum poor people cant even afford this education due to their poverty so they should be aware of loans provided fore studies this study will be helpful in every field so that no need suffer any one

I suppose E learning is the way to go although I'm sure that there are a number of people that favour the traditional classroom method of learning. It's good to have a teacher present so that you can throw questions at him or her in order to further your understanding of the subject at hand! It is much more convenient if you can study and do all your learning at home via the Internet and this certainly saves on travel costs as well. The other good thing about going to a classroom is the fact that you can share ideas and relate to your class colleagues and this also helps with grasping information I think. I guess the best idea is to have a balance and get the best of both worlds! There can be a time whereby you attend a class on a course and another time whereby you can study solely via the Internet at home. There's certainly a lot of good study material online although a fair amount of research needs to be carried out first in order to establish quality! I used to study and I attended a course at college. I really enjoyed my time there and I have no regrets, I got my qualification in the end and that part of my life is over. I still enjoy learning and I do a lot of my learning and research online now. Andrew

My feeling about this is that the difference between E learning at home and conventional classroom with students is of course the human element,not so much the acquiring of knowledge but the interaction between students which is where relationships built up during that period leads to other things.Permanent bonds of friendship or even in certain cases love relationships that leads to marriage etc can only happen in a environment like that.Whereas its unlikely one can forged any strong bonds of friendship if you study at home minus the interaction with other people.

I'm to the point where I prefer online classrooms to the more traditional ones without question at this point. Sure there are benefits, but there are just certain things in a traditional classroom that just annoy me to no end. There was a lot of the time where I thought I could accomplish this task in half the time and still get the same grade, but it was dragged out, in a traditional classroom. In online classrooms, I can and I do. Online classrooms do require a lot of good time management skills. You are working at your own schedule and sometimes it can be a hurdle that many students struggle to overcome. Asking them to manage time could be too much for hope for. Still, once you get it down, being in an online classroom environment is pretty much easier at least to me than being in a more traditional classroom. I feel like I have a lot less stress personally online that in the physical classroom. However, some students do work better in a traditional classroom environment. Which is all well and good. We all learn differently. Whatever works for you. However, I think online is best for me. There is just too much wasted time in a physical classroom and on the Internet, I can work around whatever schedule I have. If I wanted to go to class at midnight, you better believe I will.

I believe there are those who like the learning in the traditional way just like me but that doesnt mean i dont think learning through the net is ineffective. I just feel like learning more when i have a teacher infront of me, and i have nothing against learning through the net. I also have a couple of friends using the learn from the net method and they are not having a hard time dealing with it. But i think if its going to be me then its going to be one heck of a hard time for me. But it wont be the same story if i will be inside the classroom listening to the teacher himself. In the end its more like a case to case basis of whats good for who.

I am an advocate of study online. Although, I finished my course in physical college. Mine, was a sort of home study; I was meeting my teacher once a week only. I prefer to persuade people who are still interested in going to school but due to some circumstances like lack of time, lack of funds and other things cannot make it; Go online study. It is better to take this kind of system to save money and time. You don't have to spend for your transporation everyday, no uniforms to wear, no extra curricular expenses. All you have to do is log in and answer all your modules. You can study at you own pace. If you want to finish ahead or you want to delay your graduation you can do it. If you are into this system, the only tool you can built in yourself is to be honest. To be honest to study your lessons well. Don't let any body do your work.

i think both have some advantages and disadvantages...the best method is one by which children can understand be it traditional or classroom....the aim of both the methods is to make students understand and whatever be the method if a child understands then it is good...

E-learning is good but undoubtedly, I still go for traditional classroom learning. Nothing compares to face-to-face interaction where a perfect two-way flow of ideas can transpire. Added to that is the discipline that will be instilled to the student when he/she has to follow schedules, accomplish things with others, etc.