Advantages of Elearning - Breaking Boundaries of Traditional Teaching Method

Evolution comes when the need for it arises andand attend the training lessons but in E-Learning,
as technology prospers so does the educationlearners across the world can enjoy the training
industry. The media used in education have comeprogram via the Internet.
a long way from stone tables to the early penStudents learning through this modern training and
and paper. At the new age of computers, theteaching system is no longer confined within a
Internet, wifi and other technologicalclosed room along with other student but with
advancement, the birth of a new teaching andthis new teaching method, learners can study and
training methodology is certain.train right at the comfort of their own home.
Elearning has no proper definition so far, since itFocused teaching
covers various forms of technology enhancedUnlike the traditional classroom set up where a
learning or TEL. To simply define it in a literal way,single teacher, professor or trainer is designated
it is a new modern teaching method whereto teach a large group of students ranging from
students or trainees get to study an education or20 up to 40 individuals, online interactive learning
training course, where they rarely or never meethas one student one teacher ratio. In the
personally their fellow learners nor their instructorsclassroom set up it is unavoidable that a single
because they study online.student or more would not be able to understand
Instructors teach and train their students withoutthe lesson that is being discussed. That certain
meeting them face to face, the students andstudent would inquire about what he/she did not
their instructors' only line of communication andunderstand. Sadly the teacher cannot solely focus
interaction is through online interface. Students canon one student alone to farther help him/her
study even if they are miles away from theirunderstand the lesson at hand, what more if
fellow students. They are connected and are ablethere were more than one student who did
to learn from their instructors thanks to thisunderstand the lesson?
breakthrough technological advancement inIn the on-line interactive learning system, a single
teaching.individual or student is being taught through a
So what is so good about this brand new teachingsimulated teaching program. If the student fails to
and training style? Why are many are sounderstand a certain topic of the lesson, he/she
interested in it? Will this breakthrough teaching andcan easily review the lesson he/she
training method with the use of the Internet bemisunderstood with just a simple click of a mouse.
the downfall of the traditional teaching system?Save time and money
Wide teaching rangeThe online students/trainees save both time and
The classroom orientation and training center ismoney. Since the school is just right in front of
limited to two things - space and venue. Numbertheir computer monitors, on line students save
of students that can be taught and trainedtime from traveling and save money from paying
through a confined area is limited only to theother expenses like books, manuals, modules like
capacity of that certain area. A 50 peoplein attending regular school and training facilities.
capacity training facility can only train 50 people atE-learning is one of the best things that
a time.technology has contributed in training and
While in online learning system a single trainingeducation. It does not aim to make the traditional
program is connected to a multitude amount ofclassroom teaching set up to be obsolete but
student interconnected to one another throughinstead it just shows us that man will continue to
Internet simultaneously. Massive learning is attainedmake technological breakthrough that will help us
with out gathering the learners in a single place.in achieving our goals in a more efficient and
Students or trainees exclusively within the area ofeasier way.
the training or learning facility are forced to travel