Week 7 - Task 1

http://www.deakin.edu.au/future-students/online-offcampus-studies/

I think the idea of online learning is really good, especially for people who maybe live in very sparse parts of Australia and find commuting difficult. Or even for mature students who perhaps have children and would find it hard 2 leave the house during the day, this would be beneficial as they can just log on whenever they want and catch up. The online streaming idea would also be good for this as once the children were occupied the parent could catch up on some work at their own pace.

I find it strange however that courses such as Teaching (Primary and Secondary) and the Postgraduate choices of Midwifery and Nursing practice acan be completed off campus. As personally I would want a teacher/nurse with social skills and studying online pretty much denies you of any social interaction with your peers.

For me, personally, I prefer face to face learning and benefit from interaction with my peers.