Saturday, October 25, 2014

Online Learning: A Media of Education in Modern Era



Nowadays there are various media on the internet which is growing rapidly. Especially Online Media as a means of education for the children.


Looking from the positive side the online media is the source of information. This media provides the opportunity for all to have information or devices to afford knowledge, develop skills even to pursue degree. If the media is used broadly human, what a advantages for them because they are able to acquire the knowledge, skills or attitudes. This proves that the role of the media can provide access of communication and information as much as possible for everyone.

However, this open media can also affect any users. The rapid development of the Internet has given new chance to new many online media. There is rapid growing of blogs or websites that which do not give advantages to enhance our quality of life. It means that we should be able to disseminate news and information especially for children.

Children and adolescents are the most user online media in this globalization era and their daily activity of children and is largely done through online media such as communication, play, learn, shop, and tell others. Their attention to the engagement in the online world can be implicated in their education. In many ways what the children and adolescents are doing to the internet just to use them as a means of searching for information. That is why this internet has many effects for their development. For the sake of their education, the role of parents and families to their children is needed. They should monitor what the children are doing in their browsing.
 
We understand that now students are boring with learning at school because there is no creative method of the teacher. There is another method that multiplies children curiosity and interest in study. Comparing to traditional method of teaching, this multi media would give more helpful for students to understand the lesson. All teacher actually should upgrade their skill in this multimedia.

Another alternative for students who are bored with the kind of teaching that would switch to using online media to find their own information that they do not get in school. In contrast to the majority of people who use online media to access the application as supporting learning, such as that of a teacher gives a new method for learning. Teacher can take advantage of online media to help students learning through online classes that he has made his own.

In the online classes students can look back on a task that has been given. Pupils can also play an active role in discussing schoolwork online material. So it is not always only a teacher can convey an idea. The online study group will be more effective because no matter where each member can open the site. Various tools on the educational means much now.

LEARNING PROCESS TO BE MORE INTERESTING
Everyone has right to gain access to news and information on online media it. Online social media be the desire of many children and adolescents. Online Social Media like Facebook, Twitter, blogs, YouTube and LinkedIn can be used as a learning tool and a material medium for education purpose.

The learning process for the children can be very interesting using online media. This media can display information through sound, image, movement and color, both natural and manipulation thus helping teachers to make learning come alive. The students are boring anymore and learning process are more interactive. Instructional media can be stimulated in a way that children can do activities at any time without depending on the teacher. We need to realize learning in school time is limited and it is the largest outside of the school environment. The learning process more interesting and make the child becomes critical to discover new things. A positive attitude is to encourage children to love science and like to look for their own sources of knowledge.

ONLINE MEDIA USE AS DISTANCE EDUCATION
 
The other issue such as far distance, scarcity of qualified teachers and educational institutions can be solved in many ways. Some factors to meet the success of distance education is the ability for teachers to establish remote communication and interaction with the child. Internet can be used a distance learning method through online. However the teacher should be skillful in using technology, so that online learning can be effective. The involvement of parents or significant others holding certain important role in the process of distance education. Children will be much easier to find a link data or information sought. The independence of the child in learning the material and doing answering questions causes children to be creative. The success of online learning is determined by the interaction and effective communication between teachers and children.

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