E-Learning

E-learning in today's context is no longer as novel a concept as it used to be back in the past. I remember the first time I used e-learning was in secondary 2 back in 2001. We were asked to do and submit assignments on an e-portal, and our subject teacher would be online to take any questions that was posted on the class forum for a certain period of time. The whole hype of e-learning was infectious and soon many schools in Singapore were jumping onto the e-learning bandwagon.

Presently, e-learning is almost mandatory at institutions teaching tertiary level and above. Technology has become so essential to aid our learning that traditional book learning is no longer as effective now. Let's take COM125 as an example. Part of the requirements of the module is to create this blog and find out more things about topics relevant to the course. After every class, we are encouraged to go online and find out more from the weekly discussions. By making blog postings and commenting on our classmates ideas, we are able to develop our thinking and add value to the overall learning experience.

I believe that e-learning will continue to change in the future. We might even have computer avatars that function as a teacher and are able to communicate actively with the user. The brick and mortar institution known as 'school' might need to be changed as learning might be more independent. With the power of the Internet, knowledge is at our fingertips, and we can learn from the comfort of our home. Now that would be really cool right?:)