On using Internet...
As I said before, for me internet is kind of an intruder. I do not agree that internet can replace a classroom, professor, classmates, a good lecture, etc. For learning to take place, you need that interaction, debate, feedback; not only from the professor, but from your classmates also. It helps critical thinking, tolarance, and expands your thoughts and ideas about certain things and issues.
Internet cannot give you these things. Yes, you can argue that technology has advanced and there are discussion boards, forums, and what not. It may seem that it's like the real deal, but it's not. Humans respond to physical and visual interaction. We need to see the person, their reaction, tone of his/her voice, the gestures, etc. We are affected by these things, and we need to be affected in order to know how are we going to proceed in the debate or conversation. Another thing is writing. You don't get to know the reaction right away, sometimes you have to wait; and if it's a live thing, everybody's writing at the same time and you lose focus.
Don't get me wrong, internet is a useful tool, but when it comes to research (and that point could be argued too). I just don't see it as a teaching/learning enviroment. I think that a class by internet supports individualism, do not incite critical thinking, and it's a "cold" way to learn.
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