JOURNAL OF CRITICAL REVIEWS

ISSN- 2394-5125 VOL 7, ISSUE 11, 2020

IMPACT OF STUDENTS ON E- LEARNING DURING

COVID ‘19

K. RUTH EVANGELIN1
1
Saveetha School of Engineering, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences6, Raman st, Periyar
nagar, Nesapakkam, Chennai – 78Phone number: 9790723356
Email id : ruthkavati@gmail.com

Received: 22 March 2020 Revised and Accepted: l6 May 2020

ABSTRACT:The impact of covid’19 has resulted in the closure of educational institutions all over the world.
Throughout the globe, there are 1.2 billion children who are out from their schools. As an outcome, education
has changed drastically with the marked increase in e – learning and thereby teaching has taken a new turn through
digital platform. Research also suggest that the e learning has shown to increased retaining information which this
corona virus has caused might her to stay. In this article, I would like to bring to light that through e – learning,
children level of grasping everything into their mind is only 50%. So the only platform for teaching is classroom
teaching. I have discussed on the strengths and weaknesses of e – learning
KEYWORDS: E – learning, pandemic, COVID – 19

I. INTRODUCTION
When countries are at various levels in their COVID -19 infection rates, right now more than 1.2 billion children
in 186 countries are affected due to closure of institutions .In one country called Denmark children under the age
of 11 are coming back to schools but in South Korea, children are responding through roll calls from their teacher’s
online. When countries are at various levels of their COVID – 19 infection rates throughout the world which are
currently more than 1.2 billion children in 186 countries who are detained from going to school due to this
pandemic. Almost in all countries, students are responding to their roll calls from their teachers online.
With the immediate drift from the classroom to the online around the globe, some are confused whether this will
persist even in the post pandemic. This would definitely affect the worldwide market. Even though before this
COVID -19, there was a gradual growth in education technology based on the virtual classrooms, video
classrooms and software applications.
Even the online learning platforms are ready to give the apps free of cost because of this pandemic. Students get
familiar with these apps which are coming out of free of cost and they are carried away. May be in the post
pandemic, there will be students who will be willing to pay money and join these platforms like BIJU’s who are
advertising themselves free of cost right now. Because of this, the IT departments are working night and day like
the doctors and nurses so that they can establish their market at a remarkable level.
But this level of teaching with less preparedness, with no training will lead to poor user experience that is not
good for the growing student level. But others think that this model of education if it emerges will have significant
benefits. The country believes that the information technology will be further elevated and the online education
will become the integral part of the school or college education, ,“ says Wang Tao, Vice President of Tencent
Cloud and Vice President of Tencent Education.

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II. THE CHALLENGES OF ONLINE LEARNING

We have to come across many challenges which we need to overcome. In remote villages in India, there is no
adequate internet for the students to utilize these platforms. These creates a gap between the students living in the
rural and the urban areas. This gap has to be bridged, which is a challenge to online learning. For those who have
good internet access, there are privileged to work more effectively than that of the students which are less
privileged. When the children are prone to this online learning classes, what are the challenges that we parents
come across are .they may involve in many unwanted links which would ruin their studies, lose their
concentration, getting distracted to various media such as games, etc. This becomes a big challenge to the student
level and their parents.

III. A CHANGING EDUCATION IMPERATIVE

It is clear that this pandemic has completely disrupted the education system that has lost its relevance to teaching
and education. Wang Tao has outlined that schools continue to focus on traditional academic skills and rote
learning, rather than critical thinking and adaptability which would lead to success in future. Would this online
learning be a catalyst to develop a new and effective method of teaching in future. It’s a big question mark. The
slow trend of change that takes place in the academic institutions all over the world is lamentable because this
COVID -19 plays a catalyst for educational institution.
Could the move to online learning be the catalyst to create a new, more effective method of educating students?
While some worry that the hasty nature of the transition online may have hindered this goal. Others plan to make
e-learning part of their “new normal” after experiencing the benefits first hand

IV. CORONAVIRUS POSES A THREAT TO COLLEGE STUDENTS

Most colleges were closed in and around India on March 15th 2020 even there were no positive COVID -19
cases, since students have to main social distancing which is not possible in the college campus as thousands of
students are moving together. Even though the students were least vulnerable to these diseases as only 02% of
the students are affected than the older adults and staff.

V. THE SHIFT TO ONLINE EDUCATION HAS BEEN ACCELERATED

The corona virus pandemic has increased the level of distance learning at all education levels. So far 124,000
thousand institutions have closed .This is what the education report says . Primary and secondary schools and
colleges will have to plan for the future needs of the students who will adapt to online or hybrid learning.

VI. STUDENT ANXIOUS ABOUT INTERNET ACCESS AND HOUSING

The forced migration from in-person learning to online learning is not only straining schools’ strategies and
technologically capabilities; it’s also deepening the digital divide between students who have access to internet
and devices at home and those who rely on school resources.
The digital divide describes the gap between those who have access to the internet and those who do not, but
internet access isn’t the whole issue. While over 88% of Americans are internet users, the share of Americans
with computers hovers around 74%, according to Statistic. Smartphones get you online, but aren’t machine enough
to join video conferences, take online quizzes, and write essays.
There are extra repercussions for students who depended on campus operations for their livelihood and resources.
Students who work on campus struggle with loss of income, and those whose on-campus housing represents their
permanent address were forced to patch together new plans, or face homelessness.
Without the time and money to solve logistical problems, like where to store belongings, campus closure can feel
like an eviction notice, as a Harvard student told The New York Times. Out-of-state students without a local
support network may be forced to reckon with these challenges all by themselves.
International students were left particularly vulnerable. Travel bans compounded the difficulties of campus
closures and have left some students with unclear housing options. And even if students were able to go home,
many are operating out of different time zones and face other obstacles. For example, students and

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administrators are worried that the continuation of online classes will not satisfy visa requirements for full-time
status

VII. CONCLUSION
A new survey has revealed that most faculty are inexperienced with online teaching. Instructors should prepare
for a probable increase in remote classes going forward. Many resources are available to help instructors adapt to
the shift toward online learning. Student feedback remains a valuable factor in improving the quality of remote
courses. So the teachers must equip themselves with the quality of teaching in this world of e-learning.

VIII. ACKNOWLEDGMENT
This paper and the research behind it would not have been possible without the exceptional support of my director
, Dr.Ramya Deepak. Her enthusiasm, knowledge and exacting attention to detail have been an inspiration and
kept my work on track from my first encounter with the impact of students on E – learning during this COVID
’19. I am also grateful for the insightful comments offered by the anonymous peer reviewers at Books & Texts.
The generosity and expertise of one and all have improved this study in innumerable ways and saved me from
many errors; those that inevitably remain are entirely my own

IX. REFERENCES
[1] Cathy li, Head of Media, Entertainment and Information Industries, World Economic Forum
[2] Anne Dennon, Coronavirus Impacts on Students and Online Learning, on March 22, 2020
[3] Melissa Venable, Preparing colleges instructors to teach online in best colleges .com blog on May 04, 2020

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