COVID-19 Pandemic: Advantages and Disadvantages of Online Learning

This report examines the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on education, focusing on the shift to online learning. It details the advantages, such as increased efficiency, accessibility, affordability, improved attendance, and suitability for diverse learning styles. Simultaneously, it addresses the disadvantages, including increased screen time, technological issues, and challenges in teacher training and student-teacher interaction. The report also incorporates a reflective analysis using Gibbs' reflective model, discussing the pandemic's broader effects on the nation, particularly within the education sector, and concluding with insights into the overall experience of transitioning to online learning during the crisis. Desklib offers a platform to explore similar solved assignments and past papers.

Skills Topic 3: Covid 19- advantages
and disadvantages of online
learning

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION................................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY.......................................................................................................................................3
Task 1 ..............................................................................................................................................3
CONCLUSION....................................................................................................................................7
Task 2...............................................................................................................................................8
REFERENCES.....................................................................................................................................9

INTRODUCTION
The global Pandemic has Effected the Globe in a painful way, as It has put down different
serious impacts on the lives of group as it had obligated definite limitation on the lives of people.
The global pandemic has denatured The various aspects to look at things. This pandemic has
opened the existing par by income, colour, age cast etc. Including this Covid 19 has also wedged the
learning background up to a definite extent , this pandemic has also transformed the view point of
the students from different sections of the social group. The Educational establishment were also
being circumscribed as per the rules and modulate imposed by the system of rules. The spread of
COVID 19 has Effected the various section of population. This report will highlight the assorted
Impacts of the Global pandemic on with its Effect on the educational activity system and new entry
of the Online mode of study(Asarta and Schmidt 2020).
MAIN BODY
Task 1
The Global pandemic named COVID 19 has Stage-struck the lives of all segments of social
group, The government has obligated the certain limitation and regulations which were preceded by
the people all around the globe. The Authorities had imposed the Lockdown which has moved
various impacts on the lives of group as they were seated trapped in their houses which has Effected
their intellectual wellness which also leads to the Mental problems including Disappointment,
tension and psychological state(Dhanalakshmi Mary and Vijayaraghavan 2021).
Due to Lockdown, Contrary sections of social group were impacted such as, The Enterprise sector,
Small scale business and other small scale highly-developed sectors were Effected in a astronomic
way as there were rule and regularizations which had Created a bad consequence on as they were
not Effective in continuing their merchandising procedure due to the limitation imposed. The small
scale business and other enterprise areas were not able to hold over the proper functioning of their
business and their day to day act as it required a lot of dealing of various part such as various items,
Cash influx and outflow, Personal meets to communicate the agreement etc. The large level
administration were also Effected in a negative way as they were not free to trade their business and
they were not allowed to purchase and sell various goods and employment as per the Programme
stated in the pandemic as any inter administrative district and world-wide trade was prohibited due
to the collapse of the virus in the increased rate. There were various Schools and institutions that
have initiated the online mode of study for the students so that they can start their learning process
and their education should not be disturbed due to the pandemic. During the online classes many
students and children has faced various challenges by which it was being a bit difficult for them to

stay focused and engaged towards their studies. Given below are some of the Effects which were
faced by the students at the time of Covid 19 (Kadam and Atre 2020).
 Impact on students mental health and their working capacity
The pandemic has Affected the lives of the students in various ways, as they were being restricted at
one place and their schools and colleges was also not opening due to the restrictions imposed by the
government. The screen time of the students was increased as they were taking their online classes
and using their smart phones and laptops etc. There working capacity also decreased as they were
not paying full attention towards their studies and taking it for granted.
 Not gaining proper knowledge and clear understanding
The students were not being properly able to understand about the topic and other learnings which
were being taught in the online studies as there were various problems which occurs during the
smooth functioning of classes. The network was the main cause which was creating difficulties as
the poor connection was not making the class lesson clear to the students. The students was also not
able to ask the queries to their teachers as the personal interaction was not there which was making
it a bit difficult for them to ask(Kyewsk and Krämer 2018 ).
 Effecting the Physical health
The physical health of the students were also effected in a bad way as they were not doping the
physical activities and they were laying all day scrolling their phones and taking online classes. The
lack of physical activity had created a bad impact on their health and they were facing various
health issues such as, increase in weight, laziness etc.
 Cutting of the social life
The COVID 19 has also created various impacts including the cutting down of social life as the
people were not allowed to move out of their houses and to meet other people which has Effected
their social life. The people were limited to their homes. The social gatherings, meet ups and parties
were being avoided due to the pandemic.
 Lesser communication
The pandemic has created a negative impact on the lives of people as they were not meeting their
friends, colleagues and other people which has Effected the communication skills of the people and
their Interaction with other people was also effected. The people were comfortable in their shells
and they were finding it a bit difficult to interact and to communicate with other people from the
social group.
These were the negative impacts of the Pandemic on the students which they were facing.
The online learning has changed the lives of the individuals most teaching methods, online learning
also has its own set of positives and negatives. Decryption and understanding these pros and cons

which will help institutes in creating strategies for more efficiently delivering the instruction,
ensuring an non-stop learning journey for students. The online learning has made it both easier and
complex for the students to opt their learning process. Given below are the advantages of online
learning(Liu Chen and Li 2021).
 Efficiency
The online learning is introduced to the students at the time of The pandemic. This has been
promoted for the students so that they can learn and understand in a better way and their learning
process can not be hampered. The online mode of learning provides various opportunities and study
material to the students such as, PDF's, assessments, assignments, learning audio, videos and
materials.
 Accessibility of time and place
The online education and learning is easy and Accessible to the students as they ca take their classes
from any where with the help of their phones and laptops. The online learning is also convenient for
the students as they can take their lessons and classes from any location. The good quality of
network is also required to take the online classes as it is the basic requirement of the online
learning.
 Affordability
One of the most important advantage of the online learning is that it is affordable in price as
compared to the offline studies. The Online learning eliminates the various costs of going to the
institution, tuition fee and other cost which are paid to the institutions. The online study also
provides various materials and guides which are helpful for the students. The offline mode of
studies is considered as costly as compared to the online mode as it charges a huge amount of cost
for providing the educational material, guidance and taking admission.
 Improved student attendance
The online studies has also made it easier for the students to take. As the online classes are
convenient and accessible this can be taken by the individuals from various modes and locations.
Online learning has made the lives of the students much easier as there are different students from
background of the country who are working together and studying at the same time. This type of
learning helps the students to sty more connected to their learnings and assessments so that they can
gain knowledge and can perform with the best of their performance.
 Suits a variety of learning styles
There are various students who has a different type of learning style and capabilities to adapt the
lessons and the assessments. The students have different types of learning abilities such as, visual
learners, audio learners and the one who are distracted by the groups of people.
As the above mentioned advantages, there are also some disadvantages of online learning

which were faced by the students.
 Increase in screen time
The online studies has lead to the increase n the screen time of the individuals as the students were
being more and more habitual to use their phones. The online studies were adapted by the students
to gain the knowledge an learning so that they can increase their learning capacity. This learning is
taken with the help of the phones and laptops which has increased the screen time of the
individuals(Malik and Rana 2020) . The increase in screen time was also a creating various issues
for the students as it is difficult for the students to focus on the screen for so
long.
 Technology issue
The term technology is the basic requirement of online classes. The good network is required to
take the online classes. There are various students which are not able to take online classes due to
the inability of the network. The improper network has created many problems for the individuals
as they were not being able to learn from online mode.
 Teacher training
The term teacher training is the basic aspect of the online learning as there are various teachers who
are not technically sound and they face various issues to take the online classes. The teachers are
required to maintain the interaction and proper understanding wit the students so that they can be
more clear and transparent with them. The students were facing various difficulties as the proper
interaction was not presented with the students and they were unable to understand the lessons and
learnings which were being provided by the teachers (Mason 2018).
These were the advantages and disadvantages that have been faced by the students at the
time of taking online classes. These advantages have helped the students in various ways and the
disadvantages had created various challenges for the students and the individuals in their learning
process (Purwanto Fahlevi and et.al 2020).

CONCLUSION
The above report went into detail with various topics such as the Global pandemic and its
effects on the lives of students. Further more the introduction of online studies were detailed along
with the advantages and disadvantages faced by the students as there were various pros such as
easiness, better opportunities and Lower cost including the disadvantages of increase in screen time,
technological issues and lesser interaction with the teachers.

Task 2
The global pandemic has effected the whole nation terribly. It has impacted several people
in different ways and so many people lost their lives too. Due to Covid-19 the whole globe was
facing lockdown situations and it drastically effected the eduction sectors and children was not able
to study . On the basis of the above completed project a detailed reflection has been given below
using Gibbs reflective model Gibbs reflective model was given by Graham Gibbs in 1988 to give
structure to learning from experiences. This model encourages people think in a systematic way
about the experiences they had during a specific situation, event or activity. Gibbs originally
advocates its use in repeated situations, but the stages and principles apply equally well for single
experiences too. The Gibbs model covers 6 stages namely, Description, as the above report was
given about the impact of Covid- 19 on the education sector and how it terribly effected the children
and their education for a prolonged report writing work I decided to divide the different sections so
that I can better focus on one section at one time. I had given enough time to myself for doing this
report before the deadline to individually write my sections and I was expected to complete the
report before the deadline day but when I was re-checking the report I found out that most of the
sections were not written according to the prescribed writing style because I was not about the style.
So I have to re written most sections of my report again to make it look like a perfect report. But I
was able to present the report before the deadline. The next stage is referred as the Feelings when I
was given this report I was feeling excited to learn about electric vehicles and about their
advantages and disadvantages but at the same time feeling sad to learn about the pandemic
situations . I was quite happy when I divided the sections thinking it will help me to do report in
better way but when I realised I could not hand in the report like it used to be then I got little
frustrated and was feeling very terrible. I was sure it will going to work again so I regain motivation
in me to complete the research report and rewrite the sections again but I feel sad I had to cancel my
outing plans but now looking back I am feeling satisfied about my work. The third stage is related
with the Evaluation, as The thing that went good and well about this research report was this
helped me learn about electric vehicles and about the impact of global pandemic and difficulties that
was faced by students in their education at that time and also the style of doing a research report I
was able to complete the report before my deadline date but what did not go well was when I was
found that the writing of my report was wrong and now I have to do most of the work again this
made me little furious and sad but t again developed positive attitude in me start working on the
report again. The next stage is referred as the Analysis stage, which is related with the focus on
details and about what happened in the situation. According to me, this stage has helped me to
develop the better understanding and deep evaluation about the challenges faced by m during the
online learning which were more specifically related with the network issue and increase in screen
time. The analysis of the whole scenario has developed a sense of good observation and learning
which will be helpful for the students to increase the academic literature. The reflective cycle has
helped me to do my project in an easy way. With the help of the reflective cycle I was able to
analyse and express more which can be beneficial for providing the better understanding. The next
stage of the Gibbs reflective cycle is referred as the Conclusion I learn a lot of things during the
time of COVID-19, online classes helps me schedule my time according to my convene and I am a
new generation students, so it is more comfortable for me, it give a equal opportunities. Many
school and insinuations get the leverage of online teaching, that time E- learning is the only
solutions. Because of online classes I am doing many across which helps me to develop my skills
and knowledge. Along with it gives me batter opportunities to collaborate with my classmates
through the virtual group meeting which is good for me. The online classes helps me to improve my
listening and communication skills. Last one is Action plan I need to take some possible actions
which helps me to identify my strengthen weakness, I need to improve my presenting skills, so that
I am able to able to present my work more creatively and innovation. If I need to improve this I start
practising speaking in front of others to build my self- confident and use less text and more visuals
in my presentation. Along with I start reading books to improve my writing skills.

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