Computer in Use. Маркушевская Л.П - 75 стр.

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2. Why can universities exchange experiences with distant educational institutions
be useful?
3. What means can nowadays help teachers and students explore the world?
4. What is the difference between the vision of the traditional lifelong learning and
the online learning?
Exercise 2. Read the passage below.
Computer scientists, cognitive psychologists, education experts and professors are
working on projects that can change the way teachers teach and students learn.
According to these scientists, successful education is to develop along seven topic
principles:
− Simulating real-life environments (e.g., a stock market, a hospital, a shop)
− Enabling self-paced learning
− Lowering intimidation factor (e.g., fear of looking stupid)
− Reducing behavioural problems in the classroom
− Increasing one-to-one interaction
− Providing access to more information
− Implementing "situated learning''
Notes
behavioural problem - проблема поведения
cognitive psychology - психология познания
intimidation – стесненность, закомплексованность
self-paced learning - индивидуальный темп обучения
situated learning - ситуативное обучение
stock market - оптовая биржа
Do the teaching methods of the Virtual College correspond to the above-mentioned
principles? Prove your statement.
Exercise 3.
Retell the passage paying special attention to the new learning merits.
Continue it beginning your talk with the word "However…" Expose your ideas
about demerits of such instruction.
New Ways to Learn
In the information economy knowledge is power. However, traditional teaching is
expensive and slow. New technologies make learning more productive.
In companies centralized training is now giving way to distributed, "just-in-time''
learning. The result is increased flexibility, better retention and lower costs.
In schools and colleges students surf the Internet, use Lotus Notes, exchange e-mail,
use multimedia CD-ROMs and perform simulations. These techniques break down
barriers, customize instruction and make education more cost-effective.

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