Online education used to be geared toward working-class adults who wanted to grow in their chosen fields or develop their professions. They can work and learn while they are pursuing this type of study. Since the pandemic era, online learning has advanced to serve young people seeking excellent chances and a variety of job options. While some universities and institutions still only provide on-campus or in-person classes, others have created both types of courses to better serve their various types of students and reach a wider audience.
The facilitators and the interested students must both put in effort for the virtual classes to be successful. In order for the learners to effortlessly navigate the platforms made for that purpose, the facilitators must make sure that the online platforms are user-friendly, flexible, and operating at their maximum potential. They must also make sure that the sites are secure and upgraded as needed.
On the other hand, learners need a few online learning skills, such as the ones listed below:
– The capacity to acquire, retain, and regularly apply new knowledge and abilities to one’s current way of life.
– The capacity to consider newly acquired knowledge with an eye toward applying it in various contexts. The ability to learn, reflect, practice, and apply what has been learned should be present in the learner. This is how to ensure that the information and abilities are kept.
– The learners should be able to summarize what they have learned because virtual learning can occasionally be done by video, zoom, webinars, etc., and these are usually recorded. This means that in order to fully comprehend and be able to sum up what has been learned, the student may need to watch the video clip several times.
– The student should be able to actively participate by posing questions and adding to the discussion when the trainer and participants are communicating via zoom or another similar communication platform.
– Students should be able to participate in group conversations on a variety of subjects in order to gain insight into other participants’ perspectives and thereby increase their knowledge.
– Online students should be able to recognize the ideal pattern for virtual learning and request it.
– Online students should make an effort to balance their studies and personal lives because it is very easy to get caught up in their schedules and forget about other facets of life. For example, they should know when to take breaks, eat well, get some exercise, and get enough sleep to keep their bodies and minds healthy. To assimilate what has been learned, a healthy body and brain are required.
– Online students should make a schedule for when they will learn, what learning style is best at what time, which courses will take more time, and which day of the week they will attend each course. The student must be able to create a plan for their studies and follow it religiously.
– Television should be turned off, other websites that can be distracting should also be closed, and learning should be done in a quiet area. Online students should be able to avoid distractions during learning periods.
– Online learners should be able to utilize the variety of global resources at their disposal as well as the human resources, such as classmates, lecturers, etc. by seeking for help when needed, staying in constant contact with the instructor/lecturers, forming and being a part of study groups, etc.
– Online students should be able to download necessary data, store videos, and links that will make studying simpler.
– Online students should understand how to arrange their files on their devices so that they are simpler to find.
“At the end of the day, I think the more online educators there are, I think the better off the whole world is.” —Anant Agarwal
Sources
https://blog.edx.org/tips-for-successful-online-learning
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Author : Amiakhor Beatrice Ejaeta |
