Online Learning is Ineffective

Students perceive online learning as less effective, if not ineffective by any means, than
face to face learning particularly in this season of pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic shocked
the world, it had a serious effect on numerous parts of our regular daily existence and one
significant perspective that has been enormously influenced by this pandemic is Education. Be
that as it may, students proceed with their schooling through online learning by means of video
calls with their educators. Distance learning has become the solitary fitting method of learning
for the students in this pandemic, and the present circumstance is seen contrarily by most
students. A ton of students are frantically requesting academic breaks and signing online
petitions since they saw numerous difficulties during online learning like absence of self-
motivation, lack of time management, insufficient method of mastering for skill-based courses,
and technology related issues. These issues have been raised since the time the current school
year began, however it has consistently been disregarded and neglected to address.

Online learning requires more self-motivation and time management abilities than of
vis-à-vis classes which is exceptionally difficult to accomplish now in the midst of scarcely
enduring this crisis. Then again, traditional classrooms had the option to persistently lead
students toward their learning objectives. Absence of self-motivation among students in online
learning is one of the essential reasons that it neglects to be efficient and effective during the
online course. In view of the information from the Department of Education detailed last
August 2020, very nearly 4 million students couldn't enlist for the current school year, 2020-
2021. Students are sincerely and intellectually enduring because of the deteriorating financial
crisis. College students, already a weak group as to emotional well-being, particularly have been
significantly destabilized by the pandemic and it is extremely difficult for them to be motivated.
Students reported the home-learning project to be considerably more distressing than standard
study halls. A portion of the basic purposes behind this came the lines of: "Ordinary classes may
have been troublesome, however having companions makes it a great deal more reasonable
and less upsetting. Online classes take out the advantages of having companions to associate
with that can motivate you and being stuck alone with only activities". Studies show a
monstrous flood in pressure and uneasiness among students. For some, pandemic concerns
rotate less around becoming ill and more around the loss of grade points, school credits, and
income. This pandemic has incredibly influenced the area of schooling and the essential right to
education has been undermined for some students across the country. Online courses give
more accentuation on the hypothetical piece of learning and there is less teacher-student
connection. It comes up short on the practical parts of learning and encourages passive
learning. Therefore, students discover it as a less effective learning technique than that of in the
classrooms.

A computer or a laptop and a reliable internet connection are needed for online
learning, however not all students have access to these sorts of resources. Only one out of
every odd student is privileged enough to have their optimal learning environment with their
own devices and gadgets bound to a steady internet connection. While internet penetration
has filled a wide margin in the recent years, in more modest urban communities and towns, a
reliable connection with respectable speed is an issue. Without a reliable internet connection
for students or educators, there can be an absence of congruity in learning for the student. This
is negative to the education process. In many households, there are more than one gadget that
is connected to the internet. Having an online synchronous class requires a truly steady internet
connection since it exceptionally devours internet. How would you think it goes when every one
of the students in a household have online synchronous classes simultaneously? In most cases,
households apply for numerous internet providers to have the option to have a decent internet
connection that will suffice their internet demands. However, in this season of crisis wherein
many individuals lost their jobs, a lot of businesses are going down, and earning money is
increasingly onerous, how can they even afford at least a single internet provider? Students are
persistently enduring because of the exclusivity of this online set-up and being able to pass
their online activities and requirements have become their top priority rather than learning. In
this case, it should just be called online classes instead of online learning.

Skill-based courses such as medical courses require face to face learning. In these
courses, it is not just the information that is being taught in class, how you apply those
information on real life situations is what is most important. Being able to conduct the
procedures and processes that are learned from discussions is what needs to be prioritized.
How would you feel on the off chance that you are a patient and you realize that the medical
care laborer that will help and deal with you wasn’t able perform on different patients before
with a professional’s supervision and guidance? Would you wish to proceed on allowing that
individual to help you? Would you be sure to leave that individual alone accountable for your
wellbeing? Then again, imagine a scenario where you are that medical care work force and your
patient discloses to you that the person in question wouldn't like for you to be their physician.
How would you feel that your capabilities are being questioned constantly on the grounds that
you are one of the students who learned online?

Nelson Mandela once said, " Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use
to face the world". We ought not put brakes on educational innovations, however these
innovations should be developmental and effective. For our situation, online learning hasn't
been developmental, it is seen as less effective by a lot of students. The significant drawbacks
on online learning just demonstrated that it isn't effective, these were frequently shoved aside
in online discussions but this needs to stop. We have effectively squandered an entire school
year on online learning, let us not waste any more school years because however you look at it,
online learning is not effective.

Sources:

Shetty S., Shilpa C., Dey D., and Kavya S. 2020 October. Academic Crisis During COVID 19:
Online Classes, a Panacea for Imminent Doctors. Springer Link. Retrieved from
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Dennon A. 2021 February. Coronavirus Impacts on Students and Online Learning. Best
Colleges. Retrieved from https://www.bestcolleges.com/blog/coronavirus-impacts-on-students/

CNN Philippines. 2020 August. DepEd official: Close to 4 million learners did not enroll for
next school year due to COVID-19 crisis. Retrieved from
https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2020/8/12/4-million-out-of-school-youth-covid-
crisis.html