Assignment task:
1- Please explain the following quotation: "Our analyses provide evidence that students in online courses perform substantially worse than students in traditional in-person courses, and these findings are robust to a number of potential threats. We also find differentially larger negative effects of online course-taking for students with lower prior GPA" (Eric P. Bettinger, Lindsay Fox, Susanna Loeb, Eric S. Taylor, 18-19) What does it portray? How does it connect to the difference between face-face communication to online communication?
2 - "My phone is my safety mechanism from having to talk to new people, or letting my mind wander. I know that this is bad, but texting to pass the time is a way of life." What does it portray? How does it connect to the difference between face-face communication to online communication?
3 - "The capacity for solitude is a cornerstone for the capacity for relationship." What does it portray? How does it connect to the difference between face-face communication to online communication?
4 - "I don't like remote courses as they make me anxious to put aside my integrity. However, I have the domain to avoid going to our helper "Google." What does it portray? How does it connect to the difference between face-face communication to online communication?
5 - "For me, as for others, the Net is becoming a universal medium, the conduit for most of the information that flows through my eyes and ears and into my mind. The advantages of having immediate access to such an incredibly rich store of information are many, and they've been widely described and duly applauded." What does it portray? How does it connect to the difference between face-face communication to online communication?
6 - Why are face-face conversations important in today's world? How does it connect to the quotations cited above?
7- What are some steps that we can take to improve our interpersonal relationships and avoid the negative effects that? Please explain them.