Due to the Covid-19 pandemic,\nschool has resorted to online learning. E-learning, or online learning,\ncertainly provided a substitute platform for education, and it obviously has\nits own advantages and disadvantages when compared with traditional learning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Firstly, e-learning is more\nconvenient than traditional learning. No matter how the online learning takes\nform, from live lessons to prerecorded video clips, the convenience is\nundeniably better than traditional learning. We can tape the lesson and review\nit afterwards when we encounter problems while doing homework, or we can set up\nour own unique learning schedule as we can view the clips whenever we wish. Besides, e-learning also is more convenient to teachers.\nTeachers can detect plagiarism faster in e-learning as they can simply copy and\npaste the sentence in search engines rather than copying the exact sentence by\nhand. Also, teachers can view the students\u2019 performance in a more clear and\nquick way as the student\u2019 work are displayed clearly in the online platform,\nenabling the teachers to directly have access to the work firsthand, instead of\nrelying subject leaders to collect homework, which can provide a time lapse for\nstudents to rush their homework in the last second.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
E-learning can let students of\ndifferent levels adjust their learning pace\naccording to their ability. Students can schedule their time better than\nmashing up all the lessons in the eight-hour tradition learning on\ncampus, which can give students a better pace and\nefficiency as they can enjoy a higher degree of autonomy. Students can focus\nmore on their weaker subjects as e-learning does not limit the learning time.\nMoreover, students can directly search more additional information online\nsimply by opening a new tab rather than writing the question down and wait\nuntil school has ended, which some students will undoubtedly forget their\nwhimsical, sudden ideas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, e-learning has its\nown disadvantages. Some are derived\nfrom their advantages, while some are simply harmful to health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
First of all, e-learning is so convenient that assigned homework no longer serves as a basis to test students\u2019 knowledge. Without e-learning, students have to do the good old traditional proofreading, which can be quite gruesome as sometimes they do not have an inkling of their mistakes, and so can provide a more truthful display of their ability to the teachers. However, with e-learning, students no longer need to proofread their essays or homework by themselves due to the advanced technology. They can simply use online proofreading sites or apps (such as Grammarly) to proofread their homework, and the teacher no longer knows the true ability of his\/her students. Yes, e-learning does give students a higher score on their homework when they use additional apps, but learning is about making mistakes and correcting them. How can a student learn from his\/her mistakes when apps have filtered those mistakes out? Most students would blindly correct the passage without wondering or making note of the mistake, and that is why they cannot learn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Moreover, e-learning poses harm to students\u2019 and\nteachers\u2019 health. Primarily, the harmful blue light radiating from computers\nand gadgets harms the human eye. Textbook teaching has a way lower rate of\ncomputer exposure, and this method of education provides a recess schedule\nwhich can let students relax and move around, which not only helps the human\neye relax, but also lower the mortality rate associated with excessive sitting\nwhile e-learning is completely freestyle and students may study intensively for\nlonger hours without letting the body relax and regenerate. Mentally, social\nisolation may result in anxiety and depression. E-learning isolates students as\nthey no longer study together in a classroom, and the isolation from peers and\nfriends results in social anxiety as they are used to being alone. In addition,\nhumans need tangible interaction to remain normal and healthy. According to the\nPhilosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B (Vol. 370), social isolation\nleads to adverse health consequences including depression and impaired\nimmunity. Therefore, e-learning poses health risks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To conclude, e-learning has its own advantages and\ndisadvantages. What I believe is e-learning cannot ultimately replace the\ntraditional, tangible classroom education as I prefer socializing, but the most\nimportant factor is fundamentally, the Covid-19 virus. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Due to the Covid-19 pandemicschool has resorted to online learning. E-learning, or online learningcertainly provided a substitute platform for education, and it obviously haits own advantages and disadvantages when compared with traditional learning.<\/p>