E-learning

In my opinion, E-learning and Virtual Education is educating students using advanced technologies such as the internet, through video conferencing and multimedia tools like Window Media Player or Real Player and so on. I have been exposed to E-learning back then in 2005, when I was studying in Ngee Ann Polytechnic, whereby I had what we are having now in UB; the ublearns webpage where we can access lectures notes and readings on the E-learning site.


But, I’ve also been hearing about Virtual Universities whereby everything is communicated and taught via the internet from the teachers to the students, but honestly I don’t know if they really do exist.

However, if they do exist, I don’t really think they will work out well! As a communication student, I’ve learnt that communication is not just plain talking, communication is everything; verbal, non-verbal, written, signals, signs, and so on! I would suggest that Virtual Education exist to complement the traditional classroom education to make education more interesting and helpful.