Comparing the Best Method of Learning part 3

Lastly, but perhaps of most importance, the two types of learning have different features that makes each convenient in its own way. In traditional learning students can easily approach lecturer if they have some question and can get straight away explanation from the lecturer. By having this, students can have better personal interaction with the lecturer as well. In contrast, if in online learning, students can get information easily, no boundaries of information, and up-to-date news.

In conclusion there are various factors to consider when deciding the best type of learning for particular students. One of these types of deciding was their effectiveness level. In online type of learning it suitable for student who cannot focus in a long time period of learning. Student can rewind the playback to listen again of what the lecturer told them. But there is also negative part in online learning which is easier for student to miss classes because it is through online and not using attendance as what they have in traditional learning system. In contrast, traditional type of learning will make student to become more discipline. This discipline not just for student’s attendance, but also for student to be handed their work on time. But for those who are still confuse of choosing whether to choose online learning or traditional learning there are still mix between traditional learning which also have online learning that the university are adapting.

Comparing the Best Method of Learning part 2

Despite the similarities above, there are significant differences between the two types of learning that must be considered before making a decision as to which method to choose. The most significant differences can be categorized into three: method, setting and convenience. These three categories will be mention below.

With regard to methodology, on online learning student and teacher can get video conference. There will be stated in the syllabus from the University for determining how many times in a week that they meet through online. However, in traditional learning students are literally going to campus for their schedule. Students will be given group work task that need the students to be gathered around and doing their group work together which makes students to become socialize and know better of their friend’s personality. “It usually differs on information delivery and student learning assessment” (Anderson, 2012). By looking at the above statement it means that traditional learning has advantages on information delivery toward student and their learning assessment.

Another difference between the two types of learning that is related to methodology is the setting. In setting for traditional learning will be that students will be seat in a classroom to learn and listen to the lecturer. In contrast, in online learning students can sit in home to learn of what the lecturer said through online or video conference. “Binus online learning offers various benefits such as flexibility, quality, and global learning” (Prof. Dr. Ir. Prabowo, H. (2011). By looking at the above statement it means that online learning has several benefits for students.

Comparing the Best Method of Learning

               Education is now being more importance for our future life. For gaining knowledge, there are two types: online and traditional. Before online learning comes out, we only have traditional learning as a tool to guide our self in this world. Online learning is the new method in developing countries. First time online learning shows up is in the developed countries. Now more and more international universities in developing countries are following this method. “The delivery of a learning, training or education program by electronic means. E-learning involves the use of a computer or electronic device (e.g. a mobile phone) in some way to provide training, educational or learning material”. (Stockley, 2003). From the definition, online learning can be categorized as gaining knowledge but through using other media as the tools to deliver the information.  Children and students who write by hand learn better than those who type, a study shows. (Alleyne, 2011). From the definition, traditional learning can make student to become more remember of what they learn by writing it with their hand. With online learning, it is easier to gain up-to-date information, mobilize information that can be downloaded from virtually anywhere, and there are no boundaries of information that can be accessed anywhere. Meanwhile, traditional learning involves learning from textbooks, seating in a classroom, and direct instruction by lecturer. International universities in developing countries are now having mix between online and traditional learning. Goal was to increase knowledge (both online and traditional); student will be more in special field. Instructive kind of education from someone who expert in the subject to instruct of guide the student which is probably given better in classroom that been direct by lecturer in traditional learning. Material because of tend to be the same, for example if learning math, basic concepts are still the same and textbook are also the same.

Recent news regard Lady Gaga concert

          In the recent time of Lady Gaga concert that has many controversy since the beginning of the planning that there will be concert on 3 May 2012 at Jakarta. The plan of this concert was it will be held on Gelora Bung Karno at Senayan Jakarta. Today, Big Daddy as the event organizer has made their mind to cancel Lady Gaga concert on 3 May 2012.

            It can be because of many activists that will take reaction if they still held Lady Gaga concert in Jakarta, Indonesia. Police and other government institution also did not agree if Lady Gaga held their concert in Jakarta. FPI also plan to mess if the concert is still running or in the other word they will make cancelation in forces if the concert is still held on the chosen date. Tickets probably will be return to the buyer looking to what happen in the previous cancelation such as Manchester United in the previous time.

Lady Gaga concert

          There are some controversies regarding of concert that are plan to be held on 3 May 2012. Concert that was having controversy was Lady Gaga as the singer. Some people have been said that Lady Gaga has made bad comment about religious effect. Lady Gaga has made bad impression toward youth community. Not just in Indonesia, the concert of Born This Way tour world had also faced the same problem in Myanmar.

            In Myanmar, there is also demonstration that took place regarding of activist that did not want of Lady Gaga concert to be held in their country. They believe that if Lady Gaga concert is held in there, there will be bad influence toward youth society. They believe that Lady Gaga was having Satan influence. Because there was cancelation of concert in Myanmar, then concert move to Thailand. In Indonesia, the event organizer is still selling tickets although many activist including police intervene to this situation.

Today is the day where hand over victim of Sukhoi from investigator to family

             Today there will be forty five victim of Sukhoi crash that been hand over from investigator to family. As of the complete DVI (Disaster Victim Identification) of matching DNA from the victim with their family has been match up. So they will hand over the victim dead body to their family. Although it takes thirteen days since the crash of Sukhoi Super jet which is Wednesday 9 May 2012 until today, but it is an effort of DVI team to identify the victim.

            Families of the victim had been gathered around the Police Hospital (RS Polri) to bring home their family. From all forty five passengers, ten of them are foreign passengers (eight of them are Russian citizen, one of them is United States citizen, and one of them is France citizen), meanwhile the rest are Indonesian citizen. Victim that had been already identified were ready to hand over to their family. Hopefully this tragedy will not happen again in the future.

Island struggle between Philippine and China

          In the recent time there was island struggle between Philippine and China. Scarborough Shoal was the name of the small island that was in struggle between Philippine and China. China names the island as Huangyan Island. This island has natural fossil in massive amount. This small island was located in the South China Sea.

            Philippine government asks for United States for help of military forces to against with China military forces. This island that located in South China Sea was also the major road for sailing purposes for exchange purpose also. Hopefully there will be no war.

Mid exam result

          As mid exam result coming out it make us as student feels curious to know about the result. Since accessbi not up to date with the result that takes long time to publish, it creates us to feel more curious regard the result. So by our lecturer that we can know what is our grade that we achieve of mid exam. Although mid exam result come out as not what we expect before.

            But as student, we need to motivate ourselves to be more diligent in learning and preparing ourselves toward final exam. By giving ourselves a self motivation, hopefully will bring us positive result in our final exam. By having positive thinking, hopefully will also increase our total result in our grades for all of our classes. By achieving high result will also bring us to be able to show to our parents that we can repay their hard work by giving the best in our study performance.

Today is the last day for Indonesia military force search for Sukhoi

             Today, Friday (18 May 2012) is the last day for Indonesia military force to search for Sukhoi aircraft that are missing since Wednesday (9 May 2012). Sukhoi joy flight that has lost contact on Mount Salak missing and crash on Mount Salak. Until today there were thirty bags of victim people that found and sent to Police hospital for DVI team to match their DNA with their family DNA that has been collected by DVI team before.

            As of today, the head of searching for Sukhoi investigation said that is the last day. Military forces (Kopassus) team has found black box of Sukhoi and will be given to the investigation team to investigate of the pilot record. Russia government will help to investigate of the victim by using special chemical called Reagen to identify DNA and other purpose.        

Searching of Sukhoi Aircraft

             Since Wednesday (9 May 2012) which Sukhoi Super Jet 100 demo flight that is lost contact on Mount Salak. Once the news was heard,    Indonesian Search and Rescue team with cooperation of army, police, and volunteer of citizen try to find if there are any living victims of the aircraft crash. According to the plan between Indonesia and Russia government, today there will be team from Russia that bring technology to help of searching the victim including the black box.

            Indonesia and Russia team try to find clue of the Sukhoi crash. Until now the investigation of aircraft crash still on progress. Some of the victims had been brought to Police hospital on Jakarta from Mount Salak in West Bogor. Victims that been found and brought to Police hospital will be needed for identification purposes and for gathering all the pieces of human body to be in full form of body. For identification purposes will takes place more than a week. They will match DNA between family and victim of Sukhoi Super Jet 100 demo flight crash. May all the families that were left from the victim will have strong to face this situation.

Sukhoi Aircraft that are missing

             In this week there is a tragedy of Sukhoi Super Jet 100 demo flight that is missing after takeoff at Halim Perdana Kusumah Airport. The missing point was on Mount Salak in Bogor area. This tragedy happens on Wednesday afternoon. First demo flight of Sukhoi Super Jet 100 was succeeding. But the second demo flight of Sukhoi Super Jet 100 that is not succeeding.

            There are mention of about 45 passengers that are been the victim of Sukhoi Aircraft crash. Lost contact of Sukhoi Aircraft can be happen because of thick clouds that are covering those areas. Until now Indonesian Search and Rescue team are still on their process to find the victim body in that area. Sukhoi was Russian aircraft that have high technology in their airplanes. In the previous time, Indonesia has been purchased Sukhoi aircraft for military bases. During the demo flight, Indonesia Aircraft Company initially wants to purchase Sukhoi aircraft that are for commercially use.

Young generation

There are some linkage between young generation and demonstration that currently happening because of rising fuel cost issue. Young generation feel that they have freedom to express their thought. Since reformation era in the year of 1998, university student are able to express their voice freely toward government action. In the year of 1998, there are blood tragedies that are happening in that time. Many people are becoming the victim of riots that are happening in our beloved country, Indonesia. Demonstration was one of the ways of university student to express their thought in the roads.

Young generation feel that their thought can help government to take into the right track of action. If government takes wrong action, then university student may take action to revenge that and express their thought to the road. Young generation feel that they can have freedom toward anything that they want to. But off course, there shall be limitation of what things can be done and what things cannot be done by following rules and regulations that this country have.

Some Solutions for Traffic Jam in Jakarta

Jakarta which is the capital city of Indonesia cannot solve problem of traffic jam by only developing mass transportation like bus rapid transit (BRT) through Transjakarta buses and mass rapid transit (MRT) which is still on the process. Several efforts that should be take in synergy with the recent road infrastructure and to tackle private motor vehicles. In present time, road infrastructure can only accommodated as many as 1.05 million vehicles. Road length in Jakarta is only 7,650 km and road wide is 40.1 km or around 6.2% of the total width of Jakarta. Meanwhile, the road length growth is only 0.01% per year.

There were more than 7.5 million units of motorcycles; which increased from 6.7 million units from previous year. The number of public transportation was around 859 thousand units; which increased from 847 thousand units from previous year. Meanwhile the private motor vehicles were more than 2.11 million units or increased from 2 million units from previous year. The growth of vehicle in Jakarta is around 1,117 units per day that comprise of 220 cars and 897 motorcycles. Jakarta total trip is around 20.7 million per day, the total motor vehicles passing the roads in Jakarta is 5.8 million units that comprise of 5.7 million units (98.5%) private vehicles and 88,477 units (1.5%) public transportation.

Therefore Jakarta has to find solution to handle traffic jam that happens. Jakarta cannot just depend only on improving public transportation service, such as: BRT-based on bus way development, and MRT development. Another solution is to make new road infrastructure that should be made to accommodate the growth of private motor vehicles. At present time, the comparison was between 1 percent road infrastructure growth and compare with 9 percent private motor vehicle growth. Therefore by tackle private motor vehicles that can be put into data about address and owner of the vehicles.

Hopefully by using some solutions that are mention above it will help to solve traffic jam in Jakarta.

Some Solutions for Traffic Jam in Jakarta

Jakarta as the capital city of Indonesia cannot solve problem of traffic jam by only developing mass transportation like bus rapid transit (BRT) through Transjakarta buses and mass rapid transit (MRT) which is still on the process. Several efforts that should be take in synergy with the recent road infrastructure and to tackle private motor vehicles. In present time, road infrastructure can only accommodated as many as 1.05 million vehicles. Road length in Jakarta is only 7,650 km and road wide is 40.1 km or around 6.2% of the total width of Jakarta. Meanwhile, the road length growth is only 0.01% per year.

There were more than 7.5 million units of motorcycles; which increased from 6.7 million units from previous year. The number of public transportation was around 859 thousand units; which increased from 847 thousand units from previous year. Meanwhile the private motor vehicles were more than 2.11 million units or increased from 2 million units from previous year. The growth of vehicle in Jakarta is around 1,117 units per day that comprise of 220 cars and 897 motorcycles. Jakarta total trip is around 20.7 million per day, the total motor vehicles passing the roads in Jakarta is 5.8 million units that comprise of 5.7 million units (98.5%) private vehicles and 88,477 units (1.5%) public transportation.

Therefore Jakarta has to find solution to handle traffic jam that happens. Jakarta cannot just depend only on improving public transportation service, such as: BRT-based on busway development, and MRT development. Another solution is to make new road infrastructure that should be made to accommodate the growth of private motor vehicles. At present time, the comparison was between 1 percent road infrastructure growth and compare with 9 percent private motor vehicle growth. Therefore by tackle private motor vehicles that can be put into data about address and owner of the vehicles.

Hopefully by using some solutions that are mention above it will help to solve traffic jam in Jakarta.

Poverty in Indonesia

Poverty level has stopped falling is no surprise. There was a 126% increase in fuel prices last October catapulted inflation to 18%, meanwhile wages increased only marginally. Poor Indonesians number would have soared even more, up to 51m according to the statistics office, if the government had not given cash handouts to some 76m people to cushion the effects of the fuel-price increase (which eliminated a costly subsidy). Meanwhile activists are questioning the data. They are argue that the figures fail to give the full alarming picture.

For example, the Urban Poor Consortium believes that the number of people falling into poverty in Jakarta has risen by almost twice as much as the statisticians state. It can be happen partly because the government's definition of poverty—less money than is needed to afford a diet of 2,100 calories a day—is 152,847 rupiah ($16.80) a month. This type of measure is well below the more widely used benchmark of $1 a day. Using the $1-a-day measure, it is estimated that more than 80m Indonesians are in poverty.