Research Question:

What are the effects of virtual education compared to learning in a traditional classroom?

Working Title:

Learning Processes

A summary of the project. Identify your topic and describe what you will be looking at in terms of the topic. Include some key terms and additional questions that will guide your research.

Many people believe that online interactions as far as learning and teaching are not beneficial at all. Their argument is that to makes the student lazy and we know human interaction on a regular basis, especially when it comes to learning. On the other side of the argument, some people find online classes are flexible with their busy schedule and helps rid the high-pressure environment the classroom can provide.

Key terms:

-teaching

-interaction

-technology

-learning

Some questions that will my lead my research are the following: Is technology helpful when it comes to education? Does online learning increase or decrease learning retention? Does traditional classroom provide too much pressure to perform successfully? Is one way of learning better than the other or is it subjective?

A description of your purpose of working on this project. Why did you choose this topic? What do you hope to learn from this project?

My initial interest for this topic simply came from being am student following some research my reasoning became deeper. I am truly interested in how each way of learning has its pros and cons because I have heard my peers describe their personal experience with each of these and I am eager to explore that. I want to learn if one way is more effective than the other and why.

What concerns do you have regarding the research/project?

I hope that I find relevant information and be able incorporate that correctly into my paper. Also, finding a good variety of information that equally represents each side equally without coming off as persuasive. Overall, I am excited to pursue this topic and even more excited by what I might find.