Learning process: Online vs traditional

The debate between online and traditional education with the center seat every passing day. The past two years made it more relevant with online teaching as the only option to impart education amid the pandemic.

Interestingly, the reopening of schools in recent months has been dominated by the controversial online learning of edge traditional classrooms. Traditional learning? Let’s find out.

ALL ABOUT TRADITIONAL LEARNING

Traditional classrooms revolve around a brick-and-mortar setting. It is a teacher who is instructed by students with a physical infrastructure.

Such a learning process is time-bound. That is, a period of time beyond the function of the day and cease of a stipulated time during the operation of the classroom.

UNDERSTANDING ONLINE LEARNING

Any learning process that takes over the internet is simply referred to as online learning. It could also be understood as a form of distance learning. The entire process of learning is conducted using a learning management system.

Online learning makes it easy for students to access shared resources and physical interaction with no dependencies.

COMPARING ONLINE AND TRADITIONAL LEARNING PROCESSES

Features	Online Learning	Traditional Learning
Dependency on infrastructure	Minimum	Maximum
Flexibility	Absolute	Minimum
Learning Style	Group learning virtually	Group learning through direct interaction
Costs	Cost-effective	Comparatively expensive
Key source of knowledge	E-content resources	Teachers

PICKING BETWEEN ONLINE AND TRADITIONAL LEARNING

While the debate is online and traditional learning may never end, the former does have an edge over the latter.

Online learning offers much needed flexibility for students to learn at their own pace. This may not be the case in a traditional classroom.

Besides, the online learning process has the potential to distract the education system of infrastructure shortfall.

Students can access any infrastructural hindrances without knowledge. Moreover, they can easily reach out to teachers at any time of the day at any queries.

ENSURING BETTER LEARNING OUTCOMES

It is a fact that students encounter multiple doubts while studying. A physical setup stops in the classroom of The Size of Many Students Getting Their Doubts Resolved.

Moreover, it is almost impossible for teachers to answer the questions of every student in the class.

Here’s when online learning becomes impactful. For instance, online doubt resolution platforms like Toppr Answerr help them get doubts from unstuck.

It enables students to connect with an expert within a minute and get all their doubts resolved instantly.

Moreover, students can enhance their learning outcomes by accessing a rich repository of question papers.

Previous years’ question papers and mock tests help them understand the exam pattern and question formats.

WAY FORWARD

With the integration of technology, the online learning process has made education seamless and accessible. Though physical classrooms have been reopened, educators and students simply ignore the benefits of online education.

Going forward, a more integrated approach requires online and traditional learning processes.

A mix of both online and offline processes, ie hybrid learning is already being adopted by many organizations. Hybrid learning indeed looks like a promising prospect and holds the key to education in the near future.

– Article by Neetin Agrawal, Senior Vice President, Toppr