Why Educator should rather use Learning instead of Education

Back when I started teaching in 2008 as a French and Spanish language tutor I would never imagine that in my early 30 I would be still in the field. But I’m teaching till now on.

Most people don’t understand the difference between Education and Learning. For me education is passing the knowledge from the top to bottom whereas learning teacher and learner can learn from each other. Education is the process of giving knowledge, values, skills and attitudes, which can be beneficial to an individual. On the other hand, learning is the process of gaining knowledge, values and skills.

From the start of the universe, Education has played a big role, but education in Ancient Rome progressed from an informal, familial system of education in the early republic to a based on tuition system during the late Republic and the Empire.

Today everyone is a learner. There are lots of ways to learn even without going to an institution, even without spending money from pockets. MOOC, Khan Academy and Coursera are mention-able.

MOOC stands for Massive Open Online Courses. MOOC gives a course of study which is available over the Internet free of cost to a large number of people. MOOC provides affordable and flexible way to learn new skills, pursue interests and deliver quality educational experiences at scale. Whether you're interested in learning for yourself, advancing your career or leveraging online courses to educate your workforce, edX can help.

Khan Academy is a non-profit educational organization established in 2006 by educator Mr. Salman Khan with a goal what is to create an accessible place to educate people. Khan Academy offers exercises for practicing, instructional videos, and a personalized learning dashboard what empower learners to study at their own pace in and outside of the classroom. They tackle math, science, computer programming, history, art history, economics, and more. Their math missions guide learners from kindergarten to calculus using state-of-the-art, they adapt technology that identifies strengths and learning gaps. They've also partnered with institutions like NASA, The Museum of Modern Art, The California Academy of Sciences, and MIT to offer specialized content. To visit them, go to https://www.khanacademy.org/

Coursera is considered as an institution for-profit; educational technology company that offers massive open online courses. Every course on Coursera is taught by top instructors from the world’s best universities and educational institutions. Courses include recorded video lectures, auto-graded and peer-reviewed assignments, and community discussion forums. When you complete a course, you’ll receive a sharable electronic Course Certificate. Anyone who wants to receive education from Coursera, they can just go to https://www.coursera.org/

Distance learning is a method of studying in which lectures are broadcast or classes are conducted by correspondence or over the Internet, without the student's needing to attend a school or college. Also called distance education. When I started teaching in 2008, I physically to go my student place or school. In 2017 is no longer the case, most of my students live outside of Canada and I’m using distance learning to teach them.