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Friday, 11 March 2016

Importance of difference of opinion in online studies

Difference of opinion is prevalent everywhere. It is applicable in each and every field. We can see people arguing and debating on different topics every now and then. It can often be confused to be a row but the kind of disparity in thinking we are talking about is meant for something constructive.

Firstly, it is not possible that each person is grown up in the same way in similar economic and social backgrounds. Furthermore, every person has his own moral, cultural and religious values. So, every person has his own perception towards the world. That is why, people generalize same things from manifold view points. This gives rise to different kind of ideas relevant to same thing, and those can be combined and concluded to deduce a more complete picture. Consider a spider web. It can only stay in balance if it is connected well in every side. If the thread from one side is broken, it gets imbalanced. In the same way, different points about a subject are interconnected. We can have better understanding only when we can see things from a broader sense. Moreover, even the negative points can be regarded to draw out positives.  

I have found my personal experiences at UoPeople justify the significance of discovering the divergence of ideas in an online environment. This fact is much more supported by our discussion forum posts. The Discussion Forum shows us that it is very difficult for a student to brainstorm and write about every possible point about the topic. However, it also allows him/her to read through different responses and grasp any ideas beyond his/her thoughts. Similarly, we get different ratings for our assignments which help us in knowing our weakness and strengths from many perspectives and ultimately aid us in improvement.

Therefore, it must be realized that we need to identify the differences in order to promote better understanding and synergy. 

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