December 1‚ 2009 Persuasive Essay – Game Theories Has Virtual Reality Taken Things Too Far? Distance Education versus Face-to-Face Learning In Clive Thompson’s “Game Theories”‚ the author illustrates how virtual worlds‚ such as Everquest and Second Life‚ have surprisingly become much like the real world. Everquest is an online virtual reality video game that allows individuals to create fictional characters to “generate goods as they play‚ often by killing creatures for their treasure and trading
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PM) TIPS ON SURVIVING A LONG DISTANCE RELATIONSHIP A long-distance relationship (LDR) is typically an intimate relationship that takes place when the partners are separated by a considerable distance. This doesn’t mean that LDR are for teens only‚ it can also include married couples‚ young professionals or even the relationship between parents and their children especially the overseas workers. There are many ways to sustain a good relationship‚ even though distance may be their barrier. One of
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With the help of tape measures and rules small distances in the everyday household are easy to measure. As distances grow bigger so do the devices and ways in which the distance is to be measured. In math rulers make sense as well as Pythagorean Theorem; so what about astronomy? Astronomers have a totally different format of information of which they are studying. It only makes sense that the astronomers would have a totally different way of which they measure. Two measurements astronomers use are
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Benefits and Disadvantages of Distance Learning There are many benefits and disadvantages to taking a long distance course such as this one. This method of learning can give the student a lot of time to work on the assignment‚ but
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How does Armitage create an atmosphere of detachment? Simon Armitage wrote the poem ‘Mother‚ any distance greater than a single span’‚ it suggests a strong theme of detachment throughout. Although a short poem‚ it holds a lot of meaning that can be interpreted in several different ways. Firstly‚ each stanza ends with a position of different height. Beginning ‘floors’ then ‘kite’ and lastly ‘fly’. Each suggest the narrator is moving further away from reality and is distancing themselves from
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Survival Guide for Distance Learning Education By Paul C. Torr Jr. Axia College of the University of Phoenix Gen 105 Final Project Introduction Learning can be a difficult task to anyone who wants to expand his or her knowledge. With the help of online schools‚ learning has stepped into a new environment that is growing rapidly. Secondary education is now possible for students who want to complete his or her degree online. This might not necessarily be the ideal education for some students
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Journal of Distance Education/ Revue de l’enseignement à distance Spring/Printemps 1999 Vol. 14‚ No. 1‚ 102-114 What’s the Difference: A Review of Contemporary Research on the Effectiveness of Distance Learning in Higher Education Ronald Phipps and Jamie Merisotis American Federation of Teachers‚ National Education Association‚ 1999‚ 48 pages Available online at http://www.ihep.com/difference.pdf Mark Bullen With the increasing popularity of web-based instruction‚ it seems there has been an explosion
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Online School Has More Positive Effects on Children’s Education Nowadays‚ more than 30 percent college students are now having online classes (J. Goldman‚ 2011). Online schools are now getting more and more popular. In fact‚ online schools can offer various lessons‚ flexibility in studying times and lower cost. Online schools can really help students with their development effectively. First of all‚ online schools’ biggest advantage is that they can provide a variety of curriculums for students
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The Consequences of Distance Education: the Formation of Cultural-Identity and Self-Identity 1) Today‚ Canadian teens face many hardships in relation to education. In today’s day and age‚ Aboriginal education has become a growing topic of discussion for policy makers and educators. The past wrong doings of residential schools has created a negative legacy amongst Aboriginal people and their perception of Western education‚ as well as their experience in Western schools. Numerous Indigenous
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Explaining Distance Learning 3/9/2013 Imagine you are trying to explain distance learning to a friend. Write a response of 200-300 words to explain how courses work at Univ of Phoenix. Let me explain the benefits of going online for your classes. Distance learning will definitely stimulate your brain and there is nobody to distract you while you are trying to learn. I didn’t care for the classroom setting because it felt like I was in high school again; but the students got to talk more than
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