Acceptance of the Widespread Transition to Online Learning Grows
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NEW YORK, May 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Around the world, the pandemic and the measures taken to reduce the number of infected have helped to accelerate the transition from traditional educational avenues towards more online-based curriculums. In the beginning, when students first were forced to adopt to a new digital learning environment, some online learning advocates feared the hasty transition would leave students with a negative impression of online learning. Yet, according to a report by Inside Higher Ed, despite the challenges and shortcomings of this emergency transition to remote instruction, a majority of students want the option to keep studying online, new survey results say. The survey, conducted by The Digital Learning Pulse, includes responses from 772 teaching faculty, 514 academic administrators and 1,413 students who were regis
The survey includes responses from 772 teaching faculty, 514 academic administrators and 1,413 students who were registered at a U.S. higher education institution for both the fall 2020 and spring 2021 semesters. The results will be discussed in a Cengage webcast tomorrow.
The majority of students, 73 percent, somewhat or strongly (46 percent) agreed that they would like to take some fully online courses in the future. A slightly smaller number of students, 68 percent, indicated they would be interested in taking courses offering a combination of in-person and online instruction.
For in-person courses, 68 percent of students strongly or somewhat agreed that they would like to see greater use of technology. The use of digital materials and digital resources was also popular, with 67 percent indicating they would like to see an increase in usage of these materials.