Virtual Education v/s Real Education

Here, we are trying to find out which kind of education is best for students as well as teachers. Today, many schools and colleges have started operating virtual or online due to coronavirus. This type of learning experience has brought a huge change in the education field. Still everyone is thinking whether it is correct or not?

So let’s find-out the difference and benefits of both Virtual and Real Education.

Advantages of online Learning:

·  Distant student can easily avail education

·  Online Learning doesn’t have geographical barriers

·  Saves time of the learner and teacher

·  Cost effective

·  Use of creative online tools by student and teacher

·  No infrastructure required to teach students.

·  Students and teachers became more techno-savvy due to which so internet users increased

Disadvantages of online Learning

·  Lack of self discipline

·  Weaker Teacher-student relationship

·  Education limited to syllabus only

·  Lack of steady internet connection especially in non-urban areas. Also may face connectivity issues in remote areas

·  Difficulty in downloading huge study materials.

·  Will have train the rural areas students on using internet and whatsapp facility.

 Real or Offline Education classroom is the real, tangible, touchable place to teach and to learn. It is the place where teachers engage students, encourage participation from the entire class and expand on the thoughts and ideas raised by students. These interactions cannot be duplicated in a virtual classroom.

Teacher-to-student interactions, along with student-to-teacher and student-to-student interactions, are all part of the learning experience. Spontaneous and random interactions via questions or stated opinions are necessary in presenting a full scope of the subject being taught. In the virtual classroom, the teacher is usually able to interact with only one student at a time and it is from behind a computer screen. Raising questions and listening to other students' opinions typically takes place through group message boards, as opposed to real-time, face-to-face communication.

For international students who are already studying abroad please see the related video.

Also, students who are planning for study abroad please go through the video to make few preparations:

Start a trend of blended learning Model: A teaching practice that combines, or blends, classroom and online learning. The instruction of the lesson occurs with both teacher interaction and computing devices. Also known as “Hybrid Learning”. Please see the below video on Blended Learning:

Add COVID COURSES:

-      Use of Ventilator

-      New course on pandemics with special module on COVID-19

Virtual teaching will never fully replace Real classroom teaching.