Ch 1-3/Times reflections

Times article -- implications to eduction
Unfortunately, since the web is such a huge entity, there is no way to accurately evaluate and insure that all the information that is presented is correct and used for educational purposes. Also, some people us the web just for fun. Sometimes the information presented is from personal experience. We all know that personal experience can taint what truly happens. Does that make that person wrong? Personally I think it is too great a task to regulate all postings that are in virtual communities. Whose responsibility would it be? What about freedom of speech? (within the confines of the rules of the web to profanity, etc)

Question 2 All experts???
Definitely not. Have you heard the saying a little bit of knowledge is dangerous? Unfortunately there is a lot of information out there that people can access. Not all of it is accurate. Also, sometimes people only look at the general information and not look any deeper. For example, if you were to google an autoimmune disorder, at one time or another, everyone would say they have that. If you look just look at the general description, you are not getting to the heart of the matter. You really have to do your research to find out all the differences. Most people are not willing to do that. They want the quick information. Usually that is not the information they really need. If we (the health care providers) listen to what the patient/family wants for their treatment, that is not always the right information. That is why we go to school and study and take a national test. Another thinkg is that eevn if you had the knowledge, can you also perform the duties required for that profession in a safe and accurate manner. Book smart is one thing. Being able to also perform those duties is the real factor.

Question 3 - Education and structure change
As we have all seen in the last few years, education is going away from classrooms and more to internet or online learning. Like we do for this class, we all sign on to a digital classroom instead of meeting in a lecture hall. We all post on blogs or discussion boards in order to communicate with each other. This benefits a lot of people. We have first hand evidence of this since one of the class is in the middle east. This brings alot of those unable to attend structured classes educational opportunities and allows them to better themselves. It is bringing education closer to the masses.
As we see in the reading about the math forum, having this as an educational tool would help alleviate the shortage of teachers if we could utilize this in a little different capacity. Having web sites like this one for every subject for every class level would lead to all students having the same education nation wide. This would hopefully lead to better test scores and a higher rate of graduates. Yes this would be a huge undertaking but it is possible.

Question 4 - future of nursing education
I believe all classes that do not require skills labs or clinicals will eventually end up going digital. That how it is now with the graduate courses. I believe that it will trickle down and start being used in the bachelor programs for those classes as well. This allows for more students to be enrolled since there is no restriction on how many students can fit into an actual classroom. One thing that I find funny is that OU has a nursing program in San Diego. This allows students the opportunity to go to any university no matter where they live. They can just get online and attend the university. This leads to more competition between the schools and that is better for students.