Charles+Vicencio+on+Downloading+Issue

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For me, the availability of materials in the net does not only ENHANCE learning but it also makes the learning process more easier. It makes materials accessible to those who usually doesn’t have the time or money to spend on additional activities. Since the generation today grew up with the internet, almost everyone is capable of performing their own search on the net regarding topics they are interested in. By making these educational materials easily available on the web, the internet encourages people to get out of their ’comfort zones’ and explore other fields that they deem to tricky. At least the internet gives them a chance to learn without them having to embarrass themselves in front of other people. From my personal experience, I have used several useful tutorials that helped me create outputs needed for my studies. From these tutorials, i have generated my desired output without the hassle of going to the library and searching through numerous books or asking the help of a professor. ======

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For the issue on student’s downloading materials on the net, I think that the approach to this is that materials on the net should be treated not as a primary source but rather as a guide that helps students progress on their research. One mistake that a student often makes is that he/she relies on one source without verifying it from other sources. Today, sites such as Wikipedia can be a source of information but students should not rely on these sites alone and provide additional research with sites which is more credible and whenever possible, students should find books related to their research since books undergo certain procedures before being published therefore not allowing just anyone to be an author, specially books with actual information. In conclusion, my argument is that these materials enhance the learning process if supported with the right processes and can also restrict learning when it is the only source of information with regards to education. ======