{"id":66381,"date":"2021-04-29T15:51:21","date_gmt":"2021-04-29T14:51:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?p=66381"},"modified":"2021-12-16T18:32:20","modified_gmt":"2021-12-16T18:32:20","slug":"new-normal-entering-the-post-pandemic-era-is-online-learning-beneficial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/business-culture\/new-normal-entering-the-post-pandemic-era-is-online-learning-beneficial","title":{"rendered":"New normal: Entering the post-pandemic era, is online learning beneficial?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">As applications for the new academic year begins, blended learning is on the rise to accommodate students in the UK. <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/FFB40D46-59EC-4B0C-A624-ADF557ADEDED-min-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-66395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/FFB40D46-59EC-4B0C-A624-ADF557ADEDED-min-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/FFB40D46-59EC-4B0C-A624-ADF557ADEDED-min-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/FFB40D46-59EC-4B0C-A624-ADF557ADEDED-min-770x433.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/FFB40D46-59EC-4B0C-A624-ADF557ADEDED-min-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/FFB40D46-59EC-4B0C-A624-ADF557ADEDED-min-293x165.png 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/FFB40D46-59EC-4B0C-A624-ADF557ADEDED-min-1400x788.png 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/FFB40D46-59EC-4B0C-A624-ADF557ADEDED-min.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/FFB40D46-59EC-4B0C-A624-ADF557ADEDED-min-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-66395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/FFB40D46-59EC-4B0C-A624-ADF557ADEDED-min-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/FFB40D46-59EC-4B0C-A624-ADF557ADEDED-min-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/FFB40D46-59EC-4B0C-A624-ADF557ADEDED-min-770x433.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/FFB40D46-59EC-4B0C-A624-ADF557ADEDED-min-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/FFB40D46-59EC-4B0C-A624-ADF557ADEDED-min-293x165.png 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/FFB40D46-59EC-4B0C-A624-ADF557ADEDED-min-1400x788.png 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/FFB40D46-59EC-4B0C-A624-ADF557ADEDED-min.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Listening to the lecture and taking notes, while sitting in the room leisurely having a cup of tea. This is the current norm for students.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Students have now accepted the online education mode as the new normal. Back in March last year, universities in the UK moved most of the classes online except for a few small ones in response to the Covid-19. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As  universities in the UK prepare for applications for the 2021-2022 Autumn intake, a better educational experience should be considered.&nbsp;<br><br>Pre-recorded lectures, lack of interaction, and poor internet connection, all make online learning the subject of complaints across the world. However, is it totally nothing?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A dermatology student from Cardiff University, Yeshna Ramanna said: \u201cAlthough online classes haven\u2019t been favourable for the practical part of my course, I actually found it quite flexible for my theory classes. I didn\u2019t think it would be, but I actually like it more for a few classes\u201d.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yeshna found a few positives that could help students get used to the idea in the future. \u201cI\u2019ve realised that a lot of students that struggle with social anxiety find it easier to communicate on Zoom than in a class full of people. Online classes have made a few students confident to put forth their ideas. It definitely is more convenient for some of them,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/D9507C56-B048-4A09-8796-D7111297107C-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-66441\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/D9507C56-B048-4A09-8796-D7111297107C-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/D9507C56-B048-4A09-8796-D7111297107C-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/D9507C56-B048-4A09-8796-D7111297107C-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/D9507C56-B048-4A09-8796-D7111297107C-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/D9507C56-B048-4A09-8796-D7111297107C-293x165.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/D9507C56-B048-4A09-8796-D7111297107C-1400x787.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/D9507C56-B048-4A09-8796-D7111297107C.jpg 2036w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/D9507C56-B048-4A09-8796-D7111297107C-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-66441\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/D9507C56-B048-4A09-8796-D7111297107C-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/D9507C56-B048-4A09-8796-D7111297107C-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/D9507C56-B048-4A09-8796-D7111297107C-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/D9507C56-B048-4A09-8796-D7111297107C-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/D9507C56-B048-4A09-8796-D7111297107C-293x165.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/D9507C56-B048-4A09-8796-D7111297107C-1400x787.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/D9507C56-B048-4A09-8796-D7111297107C.jpg 2036w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Electronic classes do save on teaching costs<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Advances in technology have offered more possibilities for students to engage in learning. And when the pandemic is raging, safety is always above all. In addition, the convenience of life for students is also visible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt has definitely been more cost effective and a lot less effort. I don\u2019t have to wake up every day, get ready, eat quickly and pay a certain amount to travel to university. Now I can just get up, log in and have breakfast while attending class or have a cup of tea. It\u2019s almost like I\u2019m in an interactive movie,\u201d said Yeshna.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is what many students look to live by until the pandemic dies down. Also, some universities are also aiming to continue the idea of online class even after.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prof Quintin McKellar, vice-chancellor of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/education\/2021\/mar\/27\/uk-universities-new-students-upbeat-promises-totally-open-campus-covid\">University of Hertfordshire<\/a>, said that \u201ceven if we didn\u2019t still have Covid, we could be changing our teaching and offering that in the future\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/C3CEE86C-9873-4296-B428-73C698E0BC4F-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-66447\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/C3CEE86C-9873-4296-B428-73C698E0BC4F-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/C3CEE86C-9873-4296-B428-73C698E0BC4F-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/C3CEE86C-9873-4296-B428-73C698E0BC4F-770x433.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/C3CEE86C-9873-4296-B428-73C698E0BC4F-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/C3CEE86C-9873-4296-B428-73C698E0BC4F-293x165.png 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/C3CEE86C-9873-4296-B428-73C698E0BC4F-1400x788.png 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/C3CEE86C-9873-4296-B428-73C698E0BC4F.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/C3CEE86C-9873-4296-B428-73C698E0BC4F-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-66447\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/C3CEE86C-9873-4296-B428-73C698E0BC4F-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/C3CEE86C-9873-4296-B428-73C698E0BC4F-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/C3CEE86C-9873-4296-B428-73C698E0BC4F-770x433.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/C3CEE86C-9873-4296-B428-73C698E0BC4F-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/C3CEE86C-9873-4296-B428-73C698E0BC4F-293x165.png 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/C3CEE86C-9873-4296-B428-73C698E0BC4F-1400x788.png 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/C3CEE86C-9873-4296-B428-73C698E0BC4F.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>An <a href=\"https:\/\/thepienews.com\/news\/forget-campus-vs-online-future-blended-say-universities\/\">article <\/a>revealed the predictions of blended learning for the academic year 2021\/2022. 35% of classes conducted will be 50\/50 online and in-person, 33% will be 25\/75, 10% will be 75\/25 and 23% of them are yet to be decided.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>For students with learning disabilities, online classes have proven to be more effective for their learning experience. In a classroom, it can be quite daunting for them to pay attention to the lecturer with the noise and distractions.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Matthew Fisher, an archaeology student from Cardiff University said, \u201cI have ADHD and a slight hearing disability. In-person classes were kind of tricky for me. But with online classes, there is a certain flexibility which allows me to learn things at my own pace\u201d.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With learning materials and lectures online and accessible 24\/7, students find online education is far more convenient to plan out their course work. Lecturers actively update the student learning portals for students to refer at any point of the day in case they miss something out.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe recorded sessions I can go back to and one-on-one interaction with my professors via breakout rooms and emails kept me motivated. I do love in-person classes, don\u2019t get me wrong. But I think online classes should definitely be part of the curriculum going forward too,\u201d said Matthew.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/IMG_5578.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-66457\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/IMG_5578.jpg 750w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/IMG_5578-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/IMG_5578-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/IMG_5578.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-66457\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/IMG_5578.jpg 750w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/IMG_5578-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/04\/IMG_5578-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Teachers conduct Kahoot! quizzes and engaging tasks to motivate students during online classes.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Online classes can be as fun and engaging if the right tools are used. Lecturers organize Kahoot quizzes, online games and videos to help students interact and to explore different mediums. As Yeshna said, \u201cI think online classes have made students more tech savvy. You can pitch presentations online; it makes you get creative with videos and movies. In a classroom, you probably can\u2019t hear as well but on Zoom, you can hear everything perfectly clear and it\u2019s all right in front of you on the screen\u201d.&nbsp;<br><br>Not only Zoom, but also other softwares like Microsoft Team and Google Hangouts are also used across several universities. These softwares have made the online learning experience easier for students as an alternative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Students applying for this year\u2019s Autumn intake in the UK have a lot more to look forward to when compared to last year. Methods of blended learning would perhaps remain in place until the situation improves worldwide. \u201cThe new students will have a lot more to see. They will probably have a 50\/50 ratio to begin with until things get better,\u201d said Matthew.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s the flexibility that the students love about online classes which tops it all, as Yeshna said, \u201cthe universities are being cautious to the situation and being as lenient as possible with our deadlines. They even provide student packages and mental health support whenever you need it. 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