Virtual Classroom: What Are its Main Benefits?
Posted on December 9th, 2020
For a while now, the world around us has experienced some intense changes and upheavals thanks to technology's continued evolution. This holds for the education sector as well, where technology-driven tools and solutions have been gradually making their way into our schools and classrooms. And yet, it has been slow to embrace one of the most impactful changes to ever emerge in the context of education: Virtual classrooms. Well, that resistance lasted only till the coronavirus came along; with leaving homes being rendered a no-go all of a sudden, the only respite was found in virtual classrooms. Now, it has been for everyone to see that the pace at which such solutions have been adopted this year has accelerated immensely. But does that mean we understand the real potential this novel solution has to offer? Unlikely.
You see, while we did dive into the world of virtual classrooms in times of desperate need, we are yet to fully realize the potential and opportunities it brings to the table. For starters, the primary beneficiaries, i.e., students, gain immensely, including the ability to learn at a well-suited pace to their learning abilities and requirements. But it is not only students that stand to benefit from such solutions — teachers, for example, gain access to a whole new world of media, formats, and processes that they can leverage to better explain concepts. This helps ensure high rates of efficiency as well as effectiveness.
You see, while we did dive into the world of virtual classrooms in times of desperate need, we are yet to fully realize the potential and opportunities it brings to the table. For starters, the primary beneficiaries, i.e., students, gain immensely, including the ability to learn at a well-suited pace to their learning abilities and requirements. But it is not only students that stand to benefit from such solutions — teachers, for example, gain access to a whole new world of media, formats, and processes that they can leverage to better explain concepts. This helps ensure high rates of efficiency as well as effectiveness.
Let’s take a look at some of the other benefits of virtual classrooms:
1. High-quality time management: Virtual classrooms are an excellent means for everyone, especially working professionals, to continue their education. This tool allows them to dedicate time to learning while also balancing work and other homely responsibilities that they may have. Plus, even if you are not a working professional but a full-time student, imagine the amount of time you end up saving when you don’t have to commute to the institution.
2. Expedited evaluation and feedback process: In a traditional classroom and educational set up, exams, tests, and other such means of assessments are a prolonged process. It holds for feedback and results as well. With the online learning ecosystem, such delay and lag in feedback are eliminated, allowing students to correct course and focus on requisite areas much more quickly than before.
3. Affordable: First, students don’t have to travel to an educational institution anymore, so there’s one cost saved. Whereas for the institutions, they no longer have to maintain a full-fledged premises, equip it with the requisite infrastructure, personnel, etc., or spend on regular maintenance either. Suffice it to say that the money thus saved is quite a bit.
To sum it all up, an online classroom solution is decidedly one of the best gifts that technology's evolution has bestowed upon the world. From enhancing the learning process's effectiveness in enabling time and cost savings — there’s a lot to be gained from such solutions.
1. High-quality time management: Virtual classrooms are an excellent means for everyone, especially working professionals, to continue their education. This tool allows them to dedicate time to learning while also balancing work and other homely responsibilities that they may have. Plus, even if you are not a working professional but a full-time student, imagine the amount of time you end up saving when you don’t have to commute to the institution.
2. Expedited evaluation and feedback process: In a traditional classroom and educational set up, exams, tests, and other such means of assessments are a prolonged process. It holds for feedback and results as well. With the online learning ecosystem, such delay and lag in feedback are eliminated, allowing students to correct course and focus on requisite areas much more quickly than before.
3. Affordable: First, students don’t have to travel to an educational institution anymore, so there’s one cost saved. Whereas for the institutions, they no longer have to maintain a full-fledged premises, equip it with the requisite infrastructure, personnel, etc., or spend on regular maintenance either. Suffice it to say that the money thus saved is quite a bit.
To sum it all up, an online classroom solution is decidedly one of the best gifts that technology's evolution has bestowed upon the world. From enhancing the learning process's effectiveness in enabling time and cost savings — there’s a lot to be gained from such solutions.
