Covid-19 pandemic forced schools around the world to indefinitely shut down their

campuses and switch from classroom-based to online learning as the only option left
(Martinez, 2020). Learning is still effective during this pandemic. It is still effective; first,
the use of online platforms to continue learning despite of pandemic. Second, with
online learning, it is easy access and flexible for the student and teachers. And, with the
use of gadgets and internet makes learning effective.
The used of different strategies helps teachers and students to ensure and continue
teaching and learning despite of pandemic (Mishra et al., 2020; Zhu & Liu, 2020).
Online platforms are available to support online education (Nash, 2020). Teachers used
online platforms/online tools to support problem solving, programming, designing
activities and deliver their lectures through Google Meet, PowerPoint Presentation and
the like. Yet, schools are quite not ready for such a change (Edsource, 2020) and were
not prepared for such a transition from classroom-based education to completely online
education. Most universities initially lacked infrastructure and strategies (Zhang et al.,
2020).
Online learning is easy access and flexible for the student and teachers. Dhawan (2020)
states that online learning is easily accessible and can even reach to rural and remote
areas. It is considered to be a relatively cheaper mode of education in terms of the
lower cost of transportation, accommodation, and the overall cost of institution-based
learning. Dhawan (2020) added that it is also flexible for a learner can schedule or plan
their time for completion of courses available online. Students can learn anytime and
anywhere, thereby developing new skills in the process leading to life-long learning. On
the other hand, many students in home due to COVID-19 may feel stressed and
anxious, and this may negatively affect their ability to concentrate on schoolwork. Many
students are suffering from stress and anxiety (Cao et al., 2020; Islam et al., 2020) and
are likely to suffer from acute stress disorder, adjustment disorder, and grief (Sprang
and Silman, 2013). Such psychological issues often hinder students from adapting to
online education.
The use of gadgets and internet makes learning effective with the increasing numbers
of students accessing the internet makes online learning the best way to continue
learning for the students. Utilization of gadgets in learning at school plays an important
role as a source of learning and support the process of learning to be comfortable, so
that the creation of learning process that is effective and efficient to improve student
learning outcomes (Ratnasari & Haryanto, 2019). Vavolua et al. (2005) suggests that
these technologies can be used in subject where students gather scientific data for
future analysis in the laboratory. For example, the mobile phone, it has virtually affected
the society’s accessibility, security, safety and coordination of business, education and
social activities and has hence become a part of a culture of the whole world. Despite of
it, not all students have equal access to, and expertise on, digital technologies.
Moreover, not all parents possess the digital skills required to help their children deal
with the technical challenges of online learning (Zhang and Livingstone, 2019). Some of
them, especially among those from less advantaged backgrounds, may not have basic
digital skills such as sending emails, writing documents using a word processor or
finding information on the internet.
All in all, learning is still effective during this pandemic. The used of different strategies
and measures should be taken to ensure that more vulnerable students will be able to
make up for the learning loss they experienced during the lockdown. Moreover, the
advantages of learning during the pandemic should be considered so that it won’t be a
burden to near future. With the three reasons presented, it shows that there are
strategies and ways to continue learning in the midst of pandemic. Thus, it makes us
students to improve in learning in the pandemic. The consideration for those reasons
could make education not just a fundamental for human right but it enables the right
with direct impact on the realization of all other human rights. When education systems
collapse, peace, prosperous and productive societies cannot be sustained. We are
studying with a purpose and that is to reach our goals. Always remember, sleep with a
dream and wake up with purpose.
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