COVID-19 induced lockdown forced school owners to continue education through virtual classrooms. The crisis made it evident that digitalisation of the education sector is essential, and hence delaying the process is only going to cause damage to the education system. The online classes entered students' lives abruptly, but what started as a temporary alternative soon gained popularity among the stakeholders due to its enormous benefits.
What is a virtual classroom?
The Virtual classrooms are conducted online through video conferencing tools, where teachers and students participate in online learning and teaching. It enables teachers to run classes with similar effects to physical classrooms and provides various other facilities that a regular classroom lacks. In addition, these classrooms offer online study materials and empower teachers to provide world-class education.
Advantages:
- Better classroom experience: The online classes enable teachers to focus on each student on a one-on-one basis. Teachers and students are more connected through easy connectivity on their gadgets as teachers can be contacted anytime for any guidance.
- High Productivity: These classes are managed online with various modern technology solutions that enable teachers and parents to track each student’s growth and shortcomings. Moreover, multiple apps and software identify students’ weak points and strong areas that help teachers modify their teaching.
- Improved pedagogy: With the help of various online management systems, teachers can focus on their teaching entirely. They can also save time by saving their lectures and notes online and resume when needed.
- Enhanced learning experience: Online classes provide an audio-visual learning medium for students, enabling them to experience a holistic education rather than just mugging up lessons.
- Flexible and customised classrooms: These classrooms are more user friendly for both teachers and students. Together they can discuss and customise their schedules for their day-to-day classes. In addition, this way of conducting classes enhances student’s participation and helps them stay engaged more.
- Parent’s involvement: These classrooms allow parents to participate in their children’s education more efficiently. They don’t have to schedule separate visits to schools to keep track of their wards. Instead, they can be present in their online classrooms and stay updated.
- 24x7 learning: Students can save their assignments and lessons online, which they can access anytime. It keeps them from carrying out heavy books all the time. Teachers can also refer to their old notes for conducting classes. They can also create a platform for students to indulge in group discussions with friends, which helps them sharpen their social skills.
With each passing day, the world is becoming more and more uncertain. Therefore it is safe to say that online learning might become a permanent approach from here on. It has already gained massive popularity in the post-pandemic world because it’s an advanced and straightforward approach to education. These classes have been able to impart international standards of education with user-friendly facilities.
We all know, a successful classroom is not just about learning and teaching, but it also comprises an intelligent classroom management system. Without that, there will be a massive disconnect between the students, teachers, and parents, directly affecting children's education and reputation. Furthermore, if schools aim to achieve a sustainable education, they need to equip the teachers with modern technologies. This way, the teachers will improve their pedagogy and create a holistic experience for students.
