再思網路學習之洪流

Rethinking about the Trend of Innovation of the Internet Learning

網路時代的來臨是個不可逆的趨勢，因此網路資訊科技在學習上所扮演的角色也愈來愈有分量。網路學習的便利性、開放性、個別化與互動性等優勢，讓人們得以獲得更多學習的機會與資訊，也更新了人們學習的方法。由於網路的普及、便利與近用，讓知識、資訊的取得有可能更為所有人親近，有助於打破傳統之知識壟斷，同時也能透過網路容易傳播、互動、串連的特性，反轉傳統壓迫教育與囤積式教學，使學習者得以批判意識覺醒，共同參與教育與社會的革新。
然而，在享受網路學習的紅利時，也必須具有危機意識，要能剖析網路學習所帶來的風險，才能避險趨利，讓網路資訊科技對學習的貢獻極大化。研究發現，網路學習至少有五個值得關切的風險，包含淺碟化導致深度與統整能力不足、過度高估網路資訊科技之可能性而忽略其他學習的重要因素、缺乏真實人際互動導致疏離、造成網路成癮影響學習與生活，以及數位落差導致學習的不公不義，教育工作者與相關人員都應該看見這些問題，並提高資訊識讀能力，培養學生深入思考的能力，方能讓網路學習發揮最大效益。

The Internet era is an irreversible trend, and the cyberspace information technology plays a more important role in learning. The Internet learning has some advantages, such as convenience, openness, individualization, and interactivity. It not only enable people to learn with getting more information and opportunities but also reform the way people gain knowledge. Because the Internet is popular, convenient, and approachable, the access to knowledge and information is likely to be more close to everyone, which favors the break of traditionally monopolized knowledge. Meanwhile, we can reverse the conventional education with oppression and the hoarded teaching through the Internet’s features like easy dissemination, interactivity, and contact, so that learners may acquire the critique consciousness and participate in reformations of education and society.
However, when people benefit from the Internet learning, they must also have crisis awareness and analyze the risks coming behind; then, we can prevent risks and seek profits, and the cyberspace information technology can maximize its contribution for learning. The Internet learning has at least fi ve risks worth noting, including a lack of depth and the capacity of integration due to narrowed learning, overvaluation of the cyberspace information technology and neglect of other essential learning factors, alienation caused by the lack of genuine interaction with people, the Internet addiction affecting learning and life, and injustice and unrighteousness of learning from the digital gap.
Educators and relevant persons should find these problems, improve the information literacy, and cultivate students’ capability for thinking profoundly in order to make best use of the Internet learning.