Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: Remote learning using techologies such as Zoom is just as effective as in-person classroom learning. Technology is changing the way of learning, for example, Zoom has made remote learning feasible. However, as for the learning effects, I believe learning via Zoom is hardly ever the same as in-person classroom learning. This results from the fact that online learning doesn’t convey as much information as a traditional class, and that it sometimes might be very distracting for learners. To begin with, a lot of critical information is missing in remote learning. Unlike meeting in-class, where teachers and students communicate with each other face to face, when using Zoom they mostly interact with the computer. They are not physically sitting together but can only see little pictures of each other’s faces, so they can’t easily catch facial expressions or body language, which are also vital for them to get their points across. Not to mention, sometimes some people turn off their cameras and mute themselves throughout the meeting and they have no feedback or input to the class. Furthermore, people may feel that it is difficult to concentrate on their study when they are on the computer. The internet is full of interesting things competing with relatively boring classes, such as pop music, YouTube videos and funny pictures. It’s very hard to resist the temptation of them, even though they are in the middle of online lessons, since no one would find out what webpage are they actually looking at. Whereas in the real classroom, everyone is more engaged in learning because they have fewer distractions, which results in better education outcomes. In short, for me, though technologies enable people to learn via zoom and the like, the outcome is not as good as in-person classes. This is because people receive limited information and often get distracted when learning on Zoom.

Technology is changing our way of learning. For example, Zoom has made remote learning feasible. However, in terms of learning effectiveness, I believe learning via Zoom is not comparable to in-person learning. Online learning doesn’t convey as much information as traditional class and can be very distracting for students. To begin with, a lot of critical information is missing in remote learning. Unlike in-class meetings, where teachers and students communicate with each other face to face, remote learning is mostly computer interactions. Students are not physically sitting together and can only see tiny images of each other’s faces. Thus, they can’t easily catch others’ facial expressions or body language, which are vital when trying to get their point across. Not to mention, sometimes people turn off their camera or mute themselves throughout the class, leaving no feedback or input for the class. Furthermore, people may find it difficult to concentrate on their study when they are on the computer. The internet is full of interesting things, such as pop music, YouTube videos and funny pictures, when compared to a relatively boring class. Even in the middle of an online class, it’s very hard to resist the temptation of these things since no one knows what website students are looking at. Whereas in a real classroom, everyone is more engaged in learning because they have less distractions, which results in more effective learning. In my opinion, though technology has enabled people to learn via zoom and other similar platforms, the outcome of online learning is not as good as in-person classes. This is because people receive limited information and often get distracted when learning on Zoom.