The Effects of Technology
This student gave college a try many years after high school graduation… and loved it.
20 years ago, students were preparing to graduate from high school. The public had no idea what the future had in store for the class of 1989. Therefore, their itch was finally scratched 14 years after high school graduation, when many students enrolled at College, after learning of online classes that would increase their chance of success, finally. Online classes offered working adults the ability to work at regular job during the day, acclimate for coming classes, and work toward a higher degree that would not have been possible without the internet.
The effects of the technology, afford one to working during the day, have family and other obligations, and attend class with the internet. Though daunting, online classes help adults work on a college degree in a forum that is expected to rise. According to the Journal of Instructional Psychology (June, 2008), “[A survey over the past decade] indicated that online education would continue to grow at a rate of nearly 20%.” This statistic is astounding, but one that students can laud, since they won’t be alone when class starts.
Of course, acclimating new surroundings takes time for anyone. The online student is no different, though learning is at a computer instead of a traditional classroom. Learning to discuss with their professors, fellow students, and access the library online, are services that take time, but something students are willing to sacrifice instead of struggling to travel to campus and spending hours in traditional libraries.
These sacrifices would not have been possible without the internet. As working adults attain their goals of higher education, they are proud of themselves and feel an accomplishment that would not have been realized without technology. The copious amounts of assignments college students consume lead them to adapt, by constantly making time to plan ahead of time. In this way, students feel in control and match his or her learning strategies (El Mansour, Bassour, and Davison, 2007). The internet was taking off in the 1990s, but online classes are available any time one can access the internet.
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