ADVANTAGES OF ONLINE LEARNING
- Elimination of travel time for both parties. Rush hour commutes can be truly horrible! You also save on transport costs. Finally, it is also more environmentally friendly and sustainable, especially if you are relying on cars.
- Elimination of geographical constraints – tutors and pupils can find each other from anywhere in the world. This means pupils can get the best possible tutor (PAL911), without being limited by the area in which they live in.
- Lessons can be done from any global location and at more flexible/awkward times (e.g. later at night). All you need is a device such as a computer or tablet and an internet connection – something almost everyone in the world has nowadays.
- Efficient resource sharing through WhatsApp, Zoom, etc. like syllabus notes, case study material, past papers, practice questions, sample questions, etc.). This also helps keep everything organized and in one place.
- Easy use of online resources such as YouTube, statistical websites or images and videos to help learning (again, especially useful with Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry). More interactivity is possible in an online lesson.
- Use of online whiteboards and screen sharing can be an amazingly effective teaching and learning tool to, for example, help explain concepts – classic examples of how online technology can aid the learning environment.
- A private learning environment, without the potential awkwardness of a face to face meeting (especially the first meeting can be a little awkward). Going into someone else’s private home can be a little exposing and awkward.
- No social pressure as there is no one sitting physically watching everything pupils do in real time.
- Pupils are more in the driving seat with online lessons and so feel more empowered in a relaxed environment.
- Covid-19 protocols are maintained without much fuss and bother.
“Education is the great engine of personal development. It is through education that the daughter of a peasant can become a doctor, that the son of a mine worker can become the head of the mine, that a child of farm workers can become the president of a great nation. It is what we make out of what we have, not what we are given, that separates one person from another.”
- Nelson Mandela
"With your child every step of the way."