Week 7 Distance learning- China

China was one of the first countries to use radio and television for higher eductional purposes. in the early 1960's the first television universities were founded in the capital Beijing and other sities to meet the demand for adult education as there wasn't available funds to be able to hire teachers to fullfill the usual teaching methods like being taught face to face in a class room along with many other students.

I Think the posative aspects to learning though radio and television in china is the fact that they can train more people in less time as China has such a large population and is such a big place. The distance between the universities is very far unlike england where there are many universities and collefes everywhere for people to attend. People in China would have to travel long distances to be educated which many people would be unable or unwilling to do. The classes would have to many people in them and it would be harder to eductate people. Students are more likely to get distracted if they are amongst a lot of people and it can be hard to concentrate and focuss on listening to one lectures in a big room as hearing them may be a problem. So i think this is why over the past eight years the enrolment into these universities has totalled 1,291,833 as more people had easier access to learning. Many people like the fact that they are learning in the comfort of their own hoem and don't have to go out or travel to be educated.

I think this method of learning can be negative as you arn't really interacting with people who arnt your friends. As from my experience when you are in a class room learning you often have the chance to voice your opinion and discuss certain topics with people and listen to what they have to say which helps a lot as often everybody doesnt always look at things in the same light so you can learn from others. Also you are often put into groups to work so you have the chance to work and intertact with people face to face that your wouldn't normally giving you experience for later on in life when you go into a job. Learning from home doesnt give you any of these experinces. However with this learning through television and radio there is the option of some face to face tution if it is needed.

I Wouldnt really like to learn all the time sing this method its not really for me as i like learning amongst other people and i find it hard to work at hoem sometimes.