Reflection

     My experience in this course has been a very rewarding one. I never thought that I would be able to create a course online with the direction of an instructor, but I was able to. This course has taught me to take into consideration my audience and my learning resources.

      Everyday many students are considering online education. This way of schooling is becoming very popular to the society that we live in. Ten to twenty years from now I see online education getting more complex. I think that people will need to have prior experience in order to be successful in a distance education course. I say this because as an educator I am noticing how schools are beginning to incorporate technology into the classroom. A program called Bring your own device (BYOD) is being used to encourage students to become familiar with using technology to find resources online.

      As a future instructional designer, it is important that I am familiar with the kinds of technology that I will help my students to use for educational purposes. Making meaningful learning experiences for students makes it possible for them to enjoy their learning and to become an expert in the area of their specialty. In other words, if I don’t care for my students education as an instructor I will fail them as an expert in my area.

      Distance education is progressing every year. It is needed in order to give others easy access to receiving an education online. The use of the internet helps students to become better learners and instructors to become better deliverers. Distance education will continue to be the mode of deliverance for the majority of students in today’s world. It will help alleviate the pressure of the face-to-face classroom.