ACCESS

ACCESS is a program that provides classroom courses and teachers by using technology to do so. It is a program which uses videoconferencing for teaching purposes. There are definitely benefits and challenges to using access. I am not sure how I truly feel about this program. I honestly think that there are more benefits and resources with ACCESS for teachers rather than students. However, ultimately I think it may cause more problems than be helpful.
Two benefits that I think could be helpful are: 1. Students are able to take courses that are not offered at their own high school. This would be incredibly helpful. I know that there are certain courses that were not offered at my school but were at another high school that I would have loved to take. Secondly, it discusses that it would increase students responsibility for learning. While this could be true, I think students will be as responsible as they want to be. Some may take an online class more seriously than others. Perhaps using ACCESS for one course might be reasonable, but I do not think it is comparable or better than traditional teaching methods. If a student is taking a class online only to see this same teacher in person later, what is the point in the online activities?
I would say that in support of this program it is new and unique. Students may enjoy this as oppose to the traditional classroom experience. I also think it would be interesting to see how test scores might improve by using this. As far as faculty benefits I do agree that it would extend their resources. It would also help teachers own personal growth and development. In closing, I do not know that I would enjoy using ACCESS but I do think there are both problems and benefits that might come with this program.