A Beneficial Overview on Distance Learning

2020 has been a challenging year for everyone across the globe. The entire world is in the agonizing grip of Coronavirus. It is a highly painful and quickly transmittable disease caused by an invisible micro virus. The UNO declares it as the universal disease. It started from China and has headed over to the popular developing countries. This killer virus took several innocent lives and infected millions of people in the world. It is still spreading across the globe. Almost the whole world has reached on the brink of lock-down and socio-economic shutter down. Millions have self-isolated themselves.

As the whole world, the Saudi Arabian Kingdom of the Middle East also took the immediate and unusual steps to control this deadly pandemic. It closed its most important worshipping sites reserved for Hajj and Umrah, suspended schools and colleges and closed the marketplaces.

But we are quite hopeful that the situation would get better from the proper onset of summer.

Home Based Life-An impact of Corona

This threatening virus has changed global life to a great extent. A huge number of people have chosen self-isolation for themselves. Every important task is now done online by sitting at home. The worshipping houses are closed. The people are barred from congregational prayers and gathering. The offices are being closed and the employers are instructed to work from their homes. The educational institutes are also closed.

However, the States have allowed homeschooling and online teaching to fill the gap in academic sessions.

But the viewpoint here is that we must take this effective step even more seriously in the future. A State must not be delinquent of the role of Education in the progress of a nation.

Lesson from Home-Based Activities

A hidden lesson in this home-based life that we need to learn is to ponder on our ways of learning. In this challenging Corona time, we are doing everything online from our resting places, like online shopping, online meals, and online entertaining activities.

With these things we need to learn to change the way how we learn. With the importance of education, we must know the different ways of getting that education. We must also promote the use of online learning options in the education system. The online learning or distance education is a valid alternative to traditional education in school buildings.

Why we Need Distance Learning?

A lot of people are seen supporting the traditional learning system in school construction. Because it allows a face to face interaction of student-teachers. It provides the children/students a proper learning environment

However, we must also think about the considerable population living in remote or rural areas where the easily accessible well-known branches of schools/ educational institutes are not present.

Having said this, there are still many more advantages of distant/ online learning system which are as follows

Relieves the Overcrowding in Formal/traditional Schools

School crowding is a problem that exists almost everywhere. It is also considered a nationwide issue. In many cases, it is very difficult for the schools’ management to save money to keep up with the increasing number of students.

Hence to cope with this issue, many schools offer double sessions like the morning and evening classes.

Online Education is a better solution to this problem. It will allow many students to get their education at home. The schools must also set up their own online system in their computer labs. They can design the considerable online courses to accommodate more number of students with much convenience.

Employment of Teachers

With the school crowding, it becomes really difficult for a person to get a job as a teacher. So the online education system is one of the best options to place more teachers with good salaries.

Comes up with School/teacher shortage in Rural Areas

In rural areas, the internet and online educational setup is an inevitable need to fill the gap/ lack of quality education in rural areas. The well-known schools must gear up to set an online trend to come up with the needs of rural children.

Furthermore, the online system also comes up with a shortage of teachers in rural areas.

Its Saves Time and Place

Anywhere if have your laptop with a good internet connection can become your workplace for sure. There is no need of going to the formal school building to seek education if they are unable to go. Through online learning, you can enjoy the same perks of traditional/ formal education in the building. You can hold an online meeting with your teachers, submit projects and give presentations online without being physically present in the building.

Suitable for the Special Persons

There is no doubt in the fact that many students may have some sorts of disabilities and many others who are sick or homebound. And there are also students with other psychological issues like Agoraphobia (fear of crowds). But still, they have the right and capability to get proper education but, with some special efforts.

Similarly, online teaching is a beneficial platform for disabling teachers as well. It is especially a beneficial way of earning for the teachers with walking inability.

No Proper Recognition of Online System

There are some states like Saudi Arabia and others, where the concept “Work from Home” is not yet officially much recognized.

However, in these critical days, as the whole world is moving towards the online ways, there is a great possibility that many countries including Saudi Arabia would surely begin to get a taste of remote work and Education system.

Some analysts are saying that the Saudi Arabian Govt. has started working to ameliorate the online working system under the threats of Corona.