My Experience Of Online Learning

This should be the first time I use Discord to participate in a course, the topic of online and open learning is actually quite strange to me. In this class, all classmates and my group members can discuss the content of the course and the problems encountered online. The problem of people in different time zone and whether the course communication is effective is that our group talks most. We also use many social softwares like email or zoom to communicate with each other. I was quite nervous and at a loss for this course, but with the communication and help of our team members, I feel a bit more confident.

Aware of digital security issues and online privacy

In today’s world, almost everyone can connect, whether it’s checking emails, updating on social networks, or buying online. The fact is that we are connected to the Internet most of our lives. With the development of technology and the emergence of big data, it does bring a lot of convenience to our lives, but it also exposes our privacy to the Internet. I found some interesting quote during my reading.

  • “Not only is there more information collected from more sources but much of the data collection takes place without the individual’s aware-ness.”(Regan et al. P 170)
  • Educational data are often stored in large, longitudinal data sets from which personally identifiable variables have been removed. These data sets are used for reporting pur-poses from the school to district to state departments of education and finally to the federal government.(Regan et al. p 171)
  • Although edtech personalized learning systems may eliminate human bias from educators in the school, it does introduce possible bias of those who design the systems and machine bias as the systems learn and evolve.(Regan et al. p 176)

Therefore, how to protect out privacy and security in open online learning, and how to choose a good online learning and communication tool is very important. When we learn through the learning platform, we must be careful to use personalized learning services, search services, and location services.

Reference

Regan, Priscilla M., and Jolene Jesse. “Ethical Challenges of Edtech, Big Data and Personalized Learning: Twenty-First Century Student Sorting and Tracking.” Ethics and Information Technology, vol. 21, no. 3, 2018, pp. 167–179.

Smith, Megan, et al. “Going the Distance: Online Learning Ideas.” Creative Language Class, 13 Mar. 2020, www.creativelanguageclass.com/online-learning-ideas/.