Session 6: Solution to an Education issue

Research topic:
How e-learning platform can facilitate teaching and learning.

Issue to be discussed in the research:
-Pros and Cons of using e-learning platform on teaching and learning.

Background
Pros:
-e-learning platform, providing online exercises and instant feedback, thus a good self-learning platform
-It reduces teachers' workload and enhance the learning of students.
-Another platform for self-learning especailly during long holidays or swine flu school suspension etc.
-Teacher can upload the information and resources to the students

Cons:
-Motivation of self-learning is low.
-How to prevent the problem of copying?
-Does drill and practice exercises a good means of learning?
-The effectiveness of e-learning platform is uncertain
-Most of the exersices only provide multiple choices or fill in the blank

Research on:
- how e-learning platform faciliate learning and teaching
- case study
- compare the learning result of different groups of students

Example:
www.econschool.com/econsch

Teachers and service provider can update the resources on the webpage in often.
Exercises in e-learning system has record keeping, it helps teacher for assessing the students' works more easily.
Also the assessment can be compared intra and inter schools.