Distance Learning IS

In this class we used a number of different information systems including moodle, our blogs and the Internet. Moodle was the main tool used in obtaining assignments, posting completed work, communicating with other students and the professor, and viewing the grades on our assignments. One of the most important things I learned from the class is that we use information systems everyday of our lives. Although I did not know many of the terms and concepts in the book it was fairly easy to catch on because we use a number of different technologies in our day-to-day lives.

Our blogs helped us to publish our research in a public forum to be shared with others. Today most of our learning is done through the Internet. Books are becoming used less and less; you can even buy your books through the Internet now and use an electronic version as opposed to print.

This class was a great example of a real life information system for me being that I have never taken an online class or used moodle before. At my school we use Blackboard, which is similar but different at the same time. The Internet has allowed us to be able to take classes in the comfort of our own home and on our own time. This was extremely convenient for me because I go to Rowan University and I am graduating in the spring and needed a few extra credits; it is great that I was able to take this course without having to get acquainted with a new campus.

I think this class will be very helpful to all of us in the future as the Internet continues to grow. Almost every profession can benefit from the growing information the Internet provides us. With Web 2.0 we can share information and exchange data with others in our field. With the mass amount of knowledge and information available to us 24/7 we can do almost anything.