As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, many teachers around the world have been forced to take on a new way of teaching. Although homeschooling methods have existed since the 1960s, teachers and students have just recently begun to fully understand what e-learning is all about.

Students are now able to connect online with their peers and teachers in real time, or synchronously, to learn, discuss, interact and collaborate. On the other hand, when connectivety in real time is not possible, there are many options to do so asynchronously. One example of a platform that offers synchronous and asynchronous e-learning is Nearpod.

Educational and collaboration platforms, such as Google for Education and Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC), permit didactic/mimetic, authentic/synthetic and transformative/reflexive pedagogy to take place in order to ensure significant learning. Teachers are able to differentiate their instruction privately so that students may learn at their own pace and according to their learning style.

It is important to take into account that although e-learning has many advantages and can be very dynamic, the achievement of the learning outcomes will depend on the pedagogical strategy, not on the sole integration of technology.

Reference

Clover, I (2017). Advantages and Disadvantages of eLearning. ELearning Industry. Available at: https://elearningindustry.com/advantages-and-disadvantages-of-elearning