Virtual programs can offer a more
efficient and cost effective means of providing education but sometimes the
potential is not achieved when trying to fit funding into a traditional mold. Online
learning can provide alternative ways to accomplish academic tasks. Electronic
learning environments comprising of materials to be read, videos to watch, activities
to do, assignments to complete, discussions to join, tests to take and more can
really help students improve especially websites and resources that can be
viewed on the mobile phone.
For an online course to be accessible,
all of the online learning activities must be accessible. Teachers and students should locate material specific to each student's needs. In addition to making the content and
technical components of a website or online course accessible, we must also
consider students' access to the technology requirements. While many students
have access to technology, some that have technology available do not have high
speed processors or high speed internet.
Differentiated instruction has become a
popular approach to teaching and learning, that takes in to consideration the
diversity of students in, in school today.
Rather than the more typical pattern of
teaching the class as though all individuals in it are basically alike. The
goal of a differentiated classroom is maximum student growth and individual
success. This is accomplished by instructional and management strategies that
allow for students to work at different levels and achieve varying levels of
mastery. Examples include teaching to multiple intelligences. Individualized questioning strategies,
alternative grouping methods, and supplemental materials based on student needs
and interests.
All of this is helped via adding an
online component to the curriculum.
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