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Online learning. Good or bad?

 Online learning 

    I'm sure you are all aware of what online learning is. Simply put, online learning is delivering educational content and assignments through the internet. Teachers around the world have been using this a lot more recently, especially since COVID. Even after COVID we still are still using it more than we ever have before. I don't think I've gotten more than a handful of papers from teachers in the past few years because they put it all online now.  

    Now, is online learning beneficial? yes and no, there are always pros and cons to a lot of things and online learning is one of them. Online learning makes teaching and giving kids the tools they need a lot more accessible and easy. It is also easier to keep track of everything, instead of having 100 papers they are all on your account which can be accessed from any device. Not to mention there are hundreds of applications to also make teaching and learning easier. Grammarly is one of them. I can't even count how much Grammarly has helped with spelling and punctuation for papers. I have already used it several times while writing this blog. 

    There are also some things you have to be careful and watchful for though. You have to make sure that the online assignments you give them are clear and simple. I have gotten a few bad grades because I simply didn't know how to navigate a website for an assignment. It is also 100 times easier to cheat with online assignments. Online quizzes and tests give you the ability to look up the answers rather than study. Not to mention newer technology such as chat gpt gives you the ability to sit back and watch it write your paper for you. 

    Yes, online learning can be super beneficial and have many advantages, and make the teacher and learning process better. But, it can also lead to a decrease in learning as well. We just have to make sure that we are using online learning properly and trying our best to make sure the students are too.  


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