| 1. | Answer the following questions according to the text. | |
| 1) | How did Charles Sturek feel during his first week of e-class? | |
| He felt panic. | ||
| 2) | Why was he overwhelmed when he arrived at his first online session? | |
| Because there were so many course materials, and with few set time constraints he felt it hard to understand where to be at any given time. | ||
| 3) | What did he do to get adjusted to online learning? | |
| He met with the professor face to face. | ||
| 4) | According to the text, what will be the next big step the State University of New York is going to take? | |
| Online distance learning. | ||
| 5) | What did Paul Edelson think of distance learning? Why did he say distance learning is the next big thing in education? | |
| He thought distance learning was the next big thing in education, because it has many benefits over the physical classroom (These include a better ability to engage students in must-participate discussions and media-rich resource materials over the net, and it also gives time-constrained or remotely located part-time students access to college level instruction). | ||
| 6) | Why are some established universities urging caution when they are developing distance education programmes? | |
| Because the dropout rates are significantly higher than for face-to-face classes; online courses require lots more time and discipline and online course work could rob students of critical socialization. | ||
| 7) | According to David Pomeranz, what is the biggest concern in developing Internet-based distance learning? | |
| The quality of teaching. | ||
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