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Effects of the Internet on
Education and Training
EC02.01b

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Educational Institutions
 Virtual Classrooms
 Virtual High Schools
 Homework Hotlines--many of these are now
online instead of telephone generated.
 Some schools provide daily assignment and
homework assignments online.
 There are many sites available for assisting
students with all subject area assignments and
project types: Homework Hotline Online

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Educational Institutions
 Virtual Syllabi--teachers post their entire
courses online now for immediate access
 Grades--students are able to submit work
and obtain their grades much more
quickly online rather than waiting for snail
mail. This allows for more versatility in
student management: Check out NCSU's
online WebAssign!

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Distance Learning
 Online Coursing--LearnNC
 The "virtual classroom" is a rapidly growing educational
phenomena. Its growth in popularity is a response to
the specialized training needs of a 21st century
workforce. Characteristics of online coursing:
 Student flexibility in both learning site and scheduling
 Special software that provides online:
 student-teacher asynchronous interaction
 assignment application and submission
 grade return and instructor feedback
 Increased course offering/access due to freedom from:
 geographical limitations (instructors and students)
 traditional scheduling conflicts

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Secondary Distance Learning
 Online High Schools provide students with
access to courses from high schools all
over the world! Benefits include:
 Increased student-teacher interaction
 Prompt grading and personalized feedback
 Highly trained staff and instructors
 Diverse Curriculum which provides access to :
 special topics courses rather than general surveys
 instructors who are "specialists" in their subject matter

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Secondary Distance Learning
 Access to courses are free from the
conflicts of traditional high school
scheduling
 Personal and Group Interaction with
"classmates" from all over the globe.
 Visit one such school that is being used
by students in NC!
 A little NC virtual high school history.
 Iredell-Statesville Virtual High School

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Post-Secondary Distance Learning
 Trade Schools, Community Colleges, and
Universities are leading the "pack" in
Online Coursing. The use of distance
learning is changing the way that these
institutions do business:
 Increases in Income due to increase in
enrollment capacity
 On-campus housing is no longer an issue
 Classroom/facility availability is no longer an
issue
 Check Out Liberty University’s Distance Learning Program

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Post-Secondary Distance Learning
 Shifts in student demographics:
 Increase in number of non-traditional
student programs
 Increase in number of adult-learning
programs
 Increase in number of adult
professionals seeking advanced
degrees

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Post-Secondary Distance Learning
 Growth in number and type of Student
Services:
 Online Academic Counseling Services
 Online Course Selection and Enrollment (no
more waiting in line!)
 Online Tutoring Programs
 Online Career Planning/Placement
 Online Access to Grades and Transcripts

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Training
 Course delivery--entire courses are offered
online. Online testing--the access to
standardized tests are obtained by completing
an online test at a testing facility such as
Sylvan learning center. Some popular tests:
 SAT formally known as Scholastic Aptitude or
Assessment Test
 GMAT Graduate Management Admission Test
 CNA Certified Novell Administrator
 CIW Certified Internet Webmaster
The list goes on and on and on!

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Training
 Online Test Registration--No more rushing to the
post office to meet the SAT registration
deadlines!
 Registration can now be processed online, saving
time, money and worry!

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Training
 Online Test Prep Services--Want to
make sure that you "Ace the Test!"
You can find many professional sites
that will help you prepare with tips,
"tricks" and downloadable or online
practice tests. Check out a few:
Kaplan Online
TEST PREP.COM
SAT Caliber

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Training
Online help--Got a problem? A site on the
Internet can probably help you solve it.
Certifications--Want to be a CIW...Certified
Internet Webmaster?
Certified Network Administrator?
Train online.

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Sources
 Virtual Classrooms
 Kaplan Online
 TEST PREP.COM
 SAT Caliber
 Sylvan
 SAT formally known
as Scholastic Aptitude
or Assessment Test
 GMAT Graduate
Management
Admission Test
 CNA Certified Novell
Administrator
 CIW Certified Internet
Webmaster