Online Learning V/S Face To Face Learning

Question: Discuss about theOnline Learning V/S Face To Face Learning. Answer: Research Questions: The topic chosen for this assignment is the comparison between online learning and face to face learning. The research will draw attention to the inclination of the students towards online learning as compared to face to face learning, and whether online learning distracts students. Moreover the study will focus on students perspectives on face to face learning and which module they find optimal for understanding the topics. Literature Review: The students of current tech savvy generation are more inclined than ever to the wonders of internet. Every other student nowadays is more acquainted with the internet bas4ed learning than same old boring lecture system. McCann, Schneiderman Hinton (2010) in the article has explained the preferences of dental study students over e-learning and face to face learning (McCann, Schneiderman Hinton, 2010). The results indicated at the fact that the students wanted e-materials because of the ease in understanding due to interactive modules but only as a back up and they do not prefer to have online learning replace the lecture system completely. Liu (2011) in his article explained about the factors that can diminish the quality of learning when utilizing the online domain. His study very clearly accentuates at the gaps left behind in the learning experience due to computer anxiety, lack of knowledge in using technology, he also pointed out a key fact in this discussion that different students have different preferences; some are comfortable with online learning while some are not (Liu, 2011). Winter et al. (2010) in his article has also explained how the majorities of the students find online learning cumbersome and distracting (Winter et al., 2010). However consensus is in spite of the conspicuous drawbacks of e learning why students are lured more and more into the e learning modules. Xu and Jaggars in their article encompassing a huge number of respondents have explained that athere4 are different factors that attract some to the online learning while repel the rest (Xu Jaggars, 2013). This research will attempt to analyze the factors in details, what attracts the students to the e-learning and determine why some find it difficult to cope with. Methodology and Data Collection: The method chosen for data collection is quantitative, as it provides quickest and most genuine results that also are converted into numerical data for ease in analysis. Questionnaires were prepared for the research studies which were distributed among a selected group of students. Ethical Approval: As the research study will collect information from different individuals hence consent was extracted from the participants to ascertain ethical practice. Other than that the researcher will the privacy and confidentiality of the data collected at all circumstances as well. Research Schedule: The duration for this research study will be approximately five weeks, the first week will comprise of designing the questionnaires, in the second week the questionnaires will be distributed, third and fourth week will have data collection and fifth week will be allotted to review and analysis. Research Llimitations: The limitation for this research would be the time constraint and the aversion in the students to participate. References: Liu, L., 2011. Factors influencing students preference to online learning: Development of an initial propensity model. International Journal of Technology in Teaching and Learning, 7(2), pp.93-108. McCann, A. L., Schneiderman, E. D., Hinton, R. J. (2010). E-teaching and learning preferences of dental and dental hygiene students. Journal of dental education, 74(1), 65-78. Winter, J., Cotton, D., Gavin, J. Yorke, J.D. (2010). Effective e-learning? Multi-tasking, distractions and boundary management by graduate students in an online environment. ALT-J, 18(1), pp.71-83. Xu, D., Jaggars, S. S. (2013). Adaptability to Online Learning: Differences across Types of Students and Academic Subject Areas. CCRC Working Paper No. 54. Community College Research Center, Columbia University.