By Dave Murray, The Grand Rapids Press
First, no one I spoke to thought online education would be a job-killer. There are certainly NovaNet programs used by some area schools where a student sits down in front of a computer and works his way through, with a teacher answering questions if needed. But most of the experts told me the most effective online programs are the “blended” efforts, where students perform some of the work online but still meet regularly with teacher, both face-to-face and over the Internet. And experts said online learning does not work well with all learners and even all teachers. They recommended that, at least for now, online should be one option. But I don’t think anyone can dispute that the Internet has change virtually everything we do and in ways we could not have imagined. Why would education be any different?
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