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What do you prefer — eLearning or traditional learning in the classroom?
I've recently read this article by my colleague: https://steelkiwi.com/blog/custo...
And I was left wondering about what I prefer🤔 On one hand, there are so many great benefits of eLearning, and on the other hand, when I'm in the classroom, learning face-to-face with other students, I just feel like I'm retaining more knowledge. It's the same with books, I prefer physical ones to ebooks🙈
However, after the start of the pandemic, I dove into some online learning materials, and started loving eLearning a bit more 🥰
Are you the same way? Did quarantine change that?
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Katerina
Do you feel like you are learning more in the classroom or are you actually learning more? I could imagine that the presence of others makes you pay attention more and therefore you learn more. At home, you have to rely on yourself to pay attention.
I have been teaching online since 2010 and I'm biased towards elearning.
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I actually enjoy eLearning for large lecture classes because I am able to have a recorded lecture and look back if I miss something. I also like the flexibility of being at home and having more time to cook and study. For lab-like courses, it's best to have a traditional style.
I think a mix is best, it's one of the reasons 'cohort based courses' are gaining traction and interest. You need to leverage what's best of both worlds: asynchronous learning of highly curated lessons that we get from eLearning and the community, support and fun of learning with peers.
@anna_mandziuk It's part of the instructional design philosophy we're implementing in our mixed course - 14 Day PM (https://14daypm.alpeaudio.com) :-)
Traditional learning for understanding cues and rawness of knowledge and e-learning for discovering the limitlessness of education.
But for now, I'll go with e-learning merged with self-learning!
I prefer a mix - classroom or live learning gives you an opportunity to bounce ideas which is invaluable.
I think that face to face contact is important. I truly believe that a hybrid of both is best. Some kind of flip classroom style would be optimal. Reading/watching content can be done at home whereas problem solving/building or any other practical thing is best done with others in groups and with guidance