ONLINE TEACHING AND LEARNING – A NEW REALITY
ONLINE TEACHING AND LEARNING – A NEW REALITY
Author(s): Diana MarcuSubject(s): School education, State/Government and Education, Sociology of Education, Distance learning / e-learning
Published by: Universitatea Tehnică a Moldovei
Keywords: challenges; expectations; needs; online environment; traditional education;
Summary/Abstract: The present paper aims at briefly summarizing the impact the 2019 - 2020 pandemic outbreak had on the educational field, when, with no prior preparation, all classes in the academic environment moved in the cyberspace, unveiling challenges for both teachers and students. The paper discusses the concepts of both online teaching and learning, their use to meet the needs of a specific category of students in different parts of the world as well as similarities and differences between the traditional and the online means of educating. The shift to mass online education has proved to be challenging, even impossible in certain areas, unveiling difficulties for all stakeholders involved. Though technology is widely used nowadays in all aspects of our lives, special focus is laid on teachers’ and students’ challenges, their expectations as well as their feelings regarding the new reality – that of attending all classes online in order to reach the goal: the acquisition of information and knowledge necessary in their future professional lives.
Journal: Journal of Social Sciences
- Issue Year: IV/2021
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 43-50
- Page Count: 8
- Language: English
