Thursday 10 January 2013

GROUP 3

DISCUSS THE CHALLENGES FACED USING THE edutech402.blogspot.com  LEARNING PLATFORM

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  1. Name:Akinmoladun Bukola A.
    Matric No:EGL/08/3051
    Dept:English
    The challenges faced when using edutech402.blogspot.com are discussed below
    (1)Lack of knowledge to operate the site:This is one of the major challenges encountered by learners because the notion they had was,they have to open the site and answer the questions but they never knew they had to open a gmail account before they can post their comments online,moreover,another aspect of this is posting comments in the wrong place or comment box.This is a big challenge for the learners.

    (2)Instability in the provision of network:This is another challenge encountered by the learners.Without the network,learners cannot access the site.The network at times is not stable and this makes learners to be frustrated because for each assignment,there is a deadline for submission which must be met by them but due to poor network or instability,it becomes a major challenge for instance,one might have typed the answer to a question,which is a lengthy one but due to instability in network,everything typed will clear off.

    (3)Inadequate fund:Thid is another challenge faced by the users of edutech402.blogspot.com.One has to subscribe before using the site or use voucher.Moreover,when assignment is given,it may be the time the learner does not have enough cash to visit the cyber cafe or subscribe.

    (4)Inadequate time:this is another challenge faced by the learners.As a learner who is not only studying Det402 but other courses with it will not have adequate or enough time to access the site as expected,no time to check and scrutinize every information posted because during the day,learners have to attend classes and cannot browse in the class because if caught,they will be sanctioned or sent out of the class.For this reason,the site cannot be visited frequently except occasionally like twice in a week due to inadequate time and other courses to be studied

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  2. ADEDIRAN OLUWATOSIN G. EGL/08/3005.
    Dept:English
    The following are the challenges faced by users of edutech402.blogspot.com learning platform.
    LACK OF TECHNICAL KNOW HOW
    it is a major problem the students of DET402 faced in the using of the blogspot.The students never knew that before one could post a comment in the blog,one should have a gmail account.They spend days trying to post their comments which were not posted which led to some students not doing the assignment.This challenge is also seen in the posting of these comments as many didnt know where to post their comment and thereby posting them wrongly.One can conclude that this is a result of lack of technical know how.
    NETWORK FAILURE:this is another challenge faced by students of DET 402.the problem is from the service provider.Service may not be available when students try to post any piece of information on this blog.this is experienced when i tried posting my assignment on the blogspot,it dissapeared and i had to start over.
    FINANCIAL CONSTRAIN:This is seen in a situation where students do not have enough money to get phones that can enhance browsing system which led to visiting cybercafe which required more money.
    To sum up,lack of technical know how on the part of the students,network failure on the part of the service provider and financial constrain are challenges i faced as a students of this course in the using of edutech402 blogspot.com learning platform.

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  4. NAME: AKANJI GBEMISOLA ABIMBOLA
    MTRIC NO: EGGL/08/3044
    DEPARTMENT: ENGLISH
    Using edutech402.blogspot.com there are some challenges faced by the students which will be discussed further;
    Students are not familiar with the use of blog sites. It is a new idea on the part of the learners, bringing it to education as a means of teaching and learning is a challenge. This medium of learning is an uncommon one. Students of DET402 have to go against it when it was introduced at the initial stage of the course. Some find it difficult because not many of us are familiar with operating computer.
    Network problem is also one of the challenges we face as a student in this course, We have and use various network services. If Mr A is able to log in to the site, Mr B may not be able to because the network varies and it develops faults at one time or the other and this affects browsing system.
    There is inadequate fund to visit the site, not all students could afford the money to browse and because of the phone they use, not being a browsing phone, not able to load on their phones, the cost of the browsing centers if stayed long and not having personal system. The tariff differs when it comes to browsing on phone and some are costly.
    Using challenges edutech402.blogspot.com consumes time because by the time we enter the site hoping that we will spend short time on it but due to delay some other things will be affected.
    The above discussed problems are the major challenges we face in the course

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  5. NAME: AKANJI GBEMISOLA ABIBOLA
    MTRIC NO: EGL/08/3044
    DEPARTMENT: ENGLISH
    Using edutech402.blogspot.com there are some challenges faced by the students which will be discussed further;
    Students are not familiar with the use of blog sites. It is a new idea on the part of the learners, bringing it to education as a means of teaching and learning is a challenge. This medium of learning is an uncommon one. Students of DET402 have to go against it when it was introduced at the initial stage of the course. Some find it difficult because not many of us are familiar with operating computer.
    Network problem is also one of the challenges we face as a student in this course, We have and use various network services. If Mr A is able to log in to the site, Mr B may not be able to because the network varies and it develops faults at one time or the other and this affects browsing system.
    There is inadequate fund to visit the site, not all students could afford the money to browse and because of the phone they use, not being a browsing phone, not able to load on their phones, the cost of the browsing centers if stayed long and not having personal system. The tariff differs when it comes to browsing on phone and some are costly.
    Using challenges edutech402.blogspot.com consumes time because by the time we enter the site hoping that we will spend short time on it but due to delay some other things will be affected.
    The above discussed problems are the major challenges we face in the course

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  6. AMBODE MOFAYOBI FERANMI EGL/08/3081,400L
    Challenges in this case refers to the problem faced while making use of the learning platform.These includes:
    Network Problem: The learning platform is that which requires a network to function properly.In a situation where there is a network problem, either it gets congested or out rightly bad,it poses a great challenge to the user as it slows down the rate of learning or amount to no learning at all.
    Security Problem: Another challenge facing the users of the learning platform is Security Problem.The learning platform is designed in such a way that it gives room for little or no confidentiality and as such anything posted on it can be seen by everybody.so it's advised not to post private information on it.
    Accuracy: This refers to making no mistake I.e being exactly right.For those who are not conversant with the computer,accuracy becomes a problem for them through the process of posting articles on the learning platform.This may result into passing out wrong information.

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  7. Gbadamosi June Temitope EGL/08/3126 400L
    Challenges are the difficulties we are being encountered with,therefore the following are the factors we are faced with while using the edutech402.blogspot learning platform:
    Inefficiency:Edutech402.blogspot.com as a learning platform is not reliable,that is using it comes with a challenge of Efficiency. It deals with network services to function thereby making posting either slow or fast.When network services is bad due to poor or slow service provider or server,information will not be properly disseminated and this will result to not getting sufficient results...I.e inefficiency on the part of the user. Then, answers posted by students are not a good stratum for solving problems because some of the answers posted are not out rightly correct since most were not from reliable sources.
    Non-exposure of students to e-learning programmes: Due to the high cost of the computer and mobile phones,most students are not familiar with its use and functions thereby making them unexposed to e-learning programmes which makes the use of the learning platform a great challenge. Then,those in rural or under developed environment finds it very difficult to type on phones,computers,tablets etc.
    Time Management: This is another challenge facing the users of this learning platform. Due to lots of users accessing the website at the same time,the network gets jam packed ,thereby stalling the needed time for getting a particular work posted.One may have to waste time on it and leave some other important things which ought to be done same time.

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  8. Gbadamosi June Temitope EGL/08/3126
    Typing errors:Typographical errors occur while typing. This is because not all can type.people loves it better to take notes rather than to type on systems or on phones that is why some has to type and retype their passwords all over again. When error occurs data or information to be communicated can either be difficult to understand or out rightly meaningless.

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  9. Inability to use the computer:Due to some students background,there is the inability to operate the computer for assignments,test or researches.
    Restrain on social accounts:The blog only accepts comments from those who have gmail accounts and not yahoo and other accounts.
    Money gulping:The users of the blog's airtime is not friendly deducted as well as megabytes as both are deducted speedily even before ones aim is achieved.
    Time consuming:No matter how fast the user is in typing his/her comment the network always have cause for the user to retype a zillion times
    Network instability:Due to congestion on the network during the day,one had to wake up in the wee hours of the day to use the blog

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  10. Ayodele Mary O. EGL/08/There are challenges faced when using the edutech402.blogspot.com learning platform. The challenges are listed below: 1) Network failure: this is one of the challenges faced when using the blog. As we no that network is unstable, it affect anytin we do on internent. If d information is publish and there is no network, it will delete and u will have to republish again. This is a big challenge. 2)inadequate information about d procedure to follow: initially, we were nt told that we will have to open an email account b4 we can publish d information, this caused a very big problem we then later discovered that we have to open a gmail acct. Opening the gmail acct was another problem on his own. 3)insufficient money to subscribe: anybody that didnt subscribe will have access, This is a challenge on the side of the learner because he or she will not be able to publish the information. I also faced the challenge, then there was no money to subscribe on my phone, i had to use a friend's phone to publish it, That is 4 someone using phone, but to someone who will have to go to the cafe, he or she will have to buy time to operate the computer, but due to insufficient money, he will not be able to do so.

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  11. Adeniyi Folasade Elizabeth.EGL/08/3015

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  12. ONI OLUWATOSIN OYEBIMPE EGL/08/3203. There are various challenges faced in accessing edutech402.blogspot.com and these challenges are discussed below:
    one of the major challenges faced by students is lack of knowledge.A lot of people didn't know how to access a blogsite and many students didn't have a gmail account.infact they don't even know they are to open one before they can publish a comment.this posed as a big challenge in accessing edutech402.blogspot.com
    Another challenge encountered by students in accessing the site is Lack of finance.in order to access the site one must have money either to browse on phone or to go to a cyber cafe to browse.Because not all students could afford the money to browse on their phones due to the different networks and the cost of their browsing tariffs and not all students has a browsing phone.the cost of going to the cybercafe to browse is also a challenge.
    Network failure is another challenge faced by users of edutech402.blogspot.com. It is d availability of the network that will enable students to be able to access the blogsite.the network at times especially the MTN's network is so bad that one gets frustrated especially as there is time limit to every assignment given to us and one may not be able to meet up with the time given due to network failure.
    Time factor could be another challenge faced by users of edutech402.blogspot.com. The network gets jampacked due to a lot of students accessing the network at the same time thereby causing the posting of comments to be delayed and one does not have the choice than to leave it for another time after which one would have wasted time and the time may not be there for posting another day.
    All these are some of the challenges faced by users of Edutech402.blogspot.com

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  13. GBADEBO TOPE
    EGL/08/3127
    The challenges faced in using the edutech402 blog site are as follows:
    INCOMPETENCY: Many students are not competent in the use of computer and therefore ,they are disturbed, discouraged ...because they find itdifficult when it wa introduced to carryout the assignment.
    the GMAIL problem: this is also another challenge faced when posting on the learning platform,whereby the students had to create a gmail account,before they could carry out the assignment..not knowing to them. They also faced difficulty in opening the gmail account,before the assignment could be done.
    NETWORK PROBLEM:the issue of network services also lead to delay in performing the work online. Many students were faced with the problem of bad network and were unable to carry out the assignment on time,leading top waste of time and money

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  14. NAME;KAMARU MARIAM ADEBUKOLA
    MATRIC NO;EGL/08/3143
    DEPT;ENGLISH
    A blog is a website that in which an individual or group records opinion and information on regular basis.there are many challenges faced using this blogspot in this course.
    1.LACK OF SKILLS AND EXPERTISE;This is an important challenge faced by students in the course.due to the fact that no formal training was given before hand,many students find it difficult to open the gmail account.this has caused a big problem in the answering of the assignment given during lecture.
    2.FINANCIAL BACKUP;The money needed to manage this blogspot is not readily available for students.90 percent of students are faced with this challenge.The airtime needed to get this internet working is not available and the airtime is the only way to access the internet.This is a big challenge.
    3.POOR SERVICE FROM THE SERVICE PROVIDER;The service provider are not helping matters in this regard.We experience network problem almost all the time we try to access the blogspot.An example is this test as many were unable to post their comment or experience blank field.This is also a challenge for the students.
    4.INSTANT INFORMATION;no information can be posted by the course lecturer and instantly gotten except one is online which s not possible.The application is not such that can enable this function.
    5.TIME FACTOR;This is another challenge worthy of consideration.the time needed to fully operate this blogspot is not at students' disposal.Many students find it difficult to read the course note on this blogspot.This has led to loss of interest.The above are the challenges faced in using blogspot for this course.

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  15. ABIODUN ABIMBOLA EGL/09/3006
    Although using the edutech402.blogspot.com learning platform makes learning easier, less stressful and easily accessible (i.e you can access the site anytime anywhere), learning through this platform is faced with various challenges and they include:
    1. Lack of access facilities: Access facilities such as PCs smart phones etc are not available for everyone. For example, majority of the learners do not have either a smart phone or a PC and this makes access to the site uneasy.
    2. Lack of fund: Even those students that possess PC or in tech phones do not always have megabyte or airtime to access the site while those who do not have either most often lacks money to buy access tickets in cyber cafes
    3. Network problems: At times, even when there is availability of access facilities, the network is either slow, totally unavailable or jam-packed and at times the problem comes from the internet service providers this makes it difficult to access the site.
    4. Lack of technical knowhow: Majority of learners learning through this platform needs an expert to help them in accessing the site and experts are not always available and because majority are not computer literates, networking becomes a challenge

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  16. ORIMOLOYE TAIWO OJO EGL/08/3205.some of the challenges faced by users of edutech402.blogspot.com learning platform are:
    Lack of knowledge on how to publish our first assignment:this was a major problem faced by users of this site being that we were not informed by the lecturer that we must have a gmail account before u can publish your work.
    Lack of technical know how: this is another problem that brought about some student dropping the course for another course because they lack the knowledge of how to go about the assignment on net being that they are not used to it.
    Lack of browsing phone: some student were not able to access the site whenever the lecturer directs us to the site while teaching, due to the facts that they don't have browsing phone.
    Network problem: this is a major problem faced by users of this site and i don't think we will stop facing this problem. I for instance have been trying to post my work since yesterday all to no avail.
    These are some of the challenges the users of this site are facing

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  17. IBUKUN OLUWABUSAYO SUSAN.ENGLISH DEPARTMENT.EGL/08/3133.400LEVEL.A blog website can be defined as a medium in which am individual or member of a group pass across information at a particular time.Challenges can as well be defined as d problems or difficulties which a person or group faced in doing a particular thing just as we are faced with some in using blog website for edutech 402 assignment.There are challenges faced when using the edutech402.blogspot.com learning platform and some of it include the following.1.Network Problem is one of d major problem which we faced in d process of using blog site for the assignment.students will want to submit and network will hang it and wen it will be released it will come blank and one will have to type again.so network was just too bad to use for such assignment.2.Infamiliarity with the blog site is another problem.pupils were not so familiar with the blog site unlike the other social network dat are common around us.before we can answer the assignment question,we have to open a gmail account.3.Time unconciousness.the process of using blogsite does not give room for conciousness of time.what we are suppose to do in 15minutes if we use our hand to write it we use 2hours to 3hours when it is not an exam.4.There is no security because everything one comment on as his/her answer can be view by another person and the person can easily copy it out reframing it in his/her own English $produce it as an answer.So insecurity is another problem faced in using blog site.5.The last thing I will talk upon is d insufficient financial problem.some student do not have money and they must do d assignment.some do not use phone that browse and some don't have money to go to the public browsing centre.Money is one of d problem o that student faced.There are so many problems but this are the little for now which has been written above.

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  18. Fagbohunlu Olasunmbo V. EGL/09/3110.
    Though it is very good and helpful using the edutech402.blogspot.com learning platform because with this, we are able to get our notes on or before the next lecture and we are able to read ahead but the challenges faced by this platform are as follows:
    1. Lack of internet facilities: Internet facilities such as phones, laptops, iPads etc are not available for most students and this makes them unable to access the Internet.
    2. Lack of funds: it is not everybody that it is easy for to get money for browsing. As a student, there are times we run out of cash and even when we try to use our phones, we may not have airtime or megabytes to browse.
    3. Network failure: most times, when one wants to access the Internet, the network may be jampacked, unavailable or too slow.this discourages one from using the learning platform.
    4.computer illiteracy: not all students taking this course have the technical knowledge when it comes to the use information communication technology tools i.e. not all students are computer literate and students like this find it difficult to use the site.
    5. Time inconvenience: in this case, if we have assignments like now, the Internet is jampacked and students have to do the assignment at night when they are supposed to be sleeping.

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  19. Akingbuwa Odunayo J. EGL/09/3045
    The Edutech402.blogspot.com learning platform has made learning easier for all students under this platform because of the free accessibility of the students towards using the site. Despite the fact that the site has been there for students to make use of, there are challenges that learners face on daily basis. These challenges include:
    1. Lack of mobile phones: there has been great production in different phone accessories. Most phones that are produced are well equipped and durable for users enjoyment . Majority of students do not have free accessibility to these phones such as smartphones, apple, ad etc to make learning easy.
    2. Computer illiteracy: majority of learners are not computer literates so this makes the using of this platform not encouraging.
    3. Bad network: the network failure discourages learners in making consistent use of the site to enhance learning through this platform .
    4. Insufficient funds : majority of student do not have adequate form to access the site.
    5. Time constraint: This problem is faced by the learners in the sense that some learners do not find it easy to access the site because of the time constraint facing them in their different areas of learning.

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