Online Education

I think that online education can be very beneficial for students who are very familiar with the computer and internet. If online education gets the students to write and express their ideas then online education is beneficial. I believe some students are intemidated to have face-to-face discussion and online may be a solution for them to express their thoughts and ideas.

I never experienced Topic, but from what I've heard I didn't like it myself. I don't think it's right at all for someone else grading a specific paper that is not the professor. The professor knows their students best and if they have time to teach the course then they have time to grade the papers. I know its not up to the professor, but if the school knows this is a problem why has it not been resolved. So much for the students opinion about topic. And when they do change something about Topic its useless, like knowing the names of who grades your paper. Its not like you can go talk to that person and ask why you got the grade you got. Thank god I never had to go through TOPIC.

I've used the Moo before and did not like it because everyone got off subject. I think its great for someone to chat on, but not for learning purposes. If the system was organized then it would be a better system.

The Use of the Internet

I believe the internet is a great way to help students in a compostion class. Even if some students don't like to use the internet you can have them do their assignment or writing by hand. Teachers should give their students options rather than just giving them one option to do a certain assignment. The internet can also, be useful for students who don't know how to use it and the teachers can introduce this technology. By introducing the internet for those students who never had access to it, they can show them the benefits of using the internet and the right ways to use it, rather them knowing the cons.

Thats a good question, is the internet all a pipe dream? Well for right now I would have to say yes and no. The internet has it's pros and cons, but if we take someone elses work from a source and don't cite it is called "plagerism", which helps everyone to think on their own. The benifits of the internet is finding information about a certain topic and learning different facts ect... I think in the near future as technology grows it will all "be that PiPe DReAM".

I don't think the internet could supplement the pedogogy, but it can be another source for the students to use if they feel more comftorable using the internet.


The internet could be a danger to students because they can come across images that are not very pleasing, but this is why some parents teach their kids to stay out of things that they are un aware of. Their is a lot of bad things out their that technolgy brings to society, but at the same time the most intelligent students learn through technology.

I would say im a big fan of technolgy because sometimes thats what keeps me busy, most of my classes consist of me being on the internet. Also, I love my ipod it keeps me jammin lol.....who dosent love their ipod!!