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- Theresa Snyder PhD
- www.learningnaturalhealthonline.com I want to create a blog that insures my experience, enthusiasm, and desire to positively influence others will be best utilized Education Clayton College of Natural Health Master of Science in Natural Health Major: Natural Health and Healing Edinboro University of Pa Bachelor of Science in Education Edinboro, Pa 16444 Major:Education Honors-US Army Veteran TEACHING EXPERIENCE Online Educator www.learnnaturalhealthonline.com Ongoing * Created and currently teaching three online courses: 1.Caring for Children 2. Introduction to Natural Health and Healing 3. A Parents Guide to Drug Abuse Prevention * Courses are offered to schools and universities world-wide via the Internet at www.learnnaturalhealthonline.com.
10 Advantages of Online Learning
ReplyDelete1. Students share perspectives
Online courses can provide students with discussion boards and chat functions that allow them to share their own perspectives. Students can view responses from others, and learn through exposure to different ideas. This benefits students because they can evaluate new opinions alongside their own, and develop a solid foundation for learning.
2. Students experience a sense of equality
Web-based learning tools give all students a reinforced sense of equality. Each student has the same opportunity to "speak up" without fear or embarrassment. Shy and anxious students feel more comfortable expressing their ideas via online posts; studies prove that online discussions provoke more direct communication between students.
3. Instructors are more accessible
Online learning also benefits students by providing an additional avenue for instructor contact. This is particularly helpful when a student's schedule conflicts with a teacher's or tutor's hours, or when a question arises at the spur of the moment. Additional online tools can provide one-on-one instruction that follows the student's schedule for just a fraction of the cost of an in-home tutor!
4. Accommodations for different learning styles
Every student has a unique learning style. Some students are visual learners and some learn better with a "hands-on" approach. Web-based learning environments often incorporate a variety of resources into a single course, allowing students to utilize materials according to their learning style.
5. Provides opportunities for exploration
Online learning provides an increased opportunity for student exploration and activities by incorporating related Web sites into daily lessons. When courses reference these types of Web sites, content reinforcement is provided as students can see how course material is utilized in "real world" situations.
6. Encourages additional information rehearsal
Additional benefits for students who learn better with a hands-on approach occur when students participate in online discussions since they are exposed to an extra period of information rehearsal. Typically, students rehearse information when they study for exams or complete assignments. However, they also rehearse information when forming thoughts into sentences and typing those thoughts into the computer. This results in reflection and articulation of content, as the very process of reporting and writing about what they have learned engages students in an active learning experience.
7. Provides 24/7 accessibility to course materials
Some students work best in the morning, some in the evening, and some throughout the day. Scheduling time for homework and projects can be difficult depending on each student's classes, outside activities, and personal responsibilities. Online learning eliminates the need to conduct lessons at a specific time and allows your child to work when it is convenient for her/him. Online tutoring is available 24/7 over the Internet, with unlimited online access from both PC and Mac computers. This provides a flexible, mobile educational solution for students.
8. Continual access to materials
When course content and activities are provided online, students no longer need to worry about accessing course materials in a traditional manner. Continual access to course documents ensures that students can obtain materials at any time, removing the opportunity for frustration, such as "The library was closed."
9. Provides just-in-time methods to assess and evaluate student progress.
Assessments are essential in education; results inform the parent whether teaching methods and course structures are successful. Assessments also determine if student progress is satisfactory. Online tutoring provides personalized assessments to determine exactly what your child knows, doesn't know, and is ready to learn next. The assessment results are displayed in a color-keyed pie chart, creating an individualized learning path for your child that introduces new concepts gradually, and at the precise moment that he or she is ready to successfully learn the topic.
10. Added educational benefits
Web-based testing features also have many other educational benefits. Practice exams and end-of-chapter reviews can be quickly analyzed to provide you with immediate results. Students can access these tests at any time, and since grading is computerized, students receive immediate feedback. This may also help students who suffer from test anxiety to relax and help to minimize embarrassment for those that do poorly.
Heroin Rapid Detox
ReplyDeleteAs an Opioid heroin use escalates as the body’s tolerance for the drug increases. The increased tolerance is the cause of many overdose deaths given that the heroin user may be injecting 3 to 5 times the lethal dose in order to maintain their high. Rapid detoxification from high tolerance heroin use is extremely dangerous and can be fatal. Relapse for a heroin user after some period of absence can also be fatal as their tolerance level is no longer present and the same amount used during their last episode prior to a period abstinence will often kill the user.
Binge Drinking:
According to a rent study conducted by Kathryn Graham, et al of the University of Western Ontario psychology department "Depression is most strongly related to a pattern of binge drinking," Binge Drinking is defined in the study as consuming at least 5 alcoholic beverages at one sitting. Whether Binge Drinking resulted in the development depression or whether depression contributed to a persons binge drinking was unclear in this study.