The Professional Edition 1 October 2020 | Page 26

It ’ s virtually possible

Online learning was a growing trend before COVID-19 . It has since exploded . Parents who would never have considered home-schooling had no choice when lockdown hit . The suddenly unemployed found the need to reskill using online tools .
So , what are the advantages of this form of education ?
# 1 - You can still live your life
You can actually weave in an entire university degree between raising children , holding down a full-time job and caring for an elderly parent . Or you can travel the world and not fall behind in your studies .
# 2 - Gamified learning
One of the great aspects of learning using technology is that your course content is often gamified . Teachers are increasingly integrating content in online courses into online games . Games not only make learning fun , they also help you to measure your progress .
# 3 - You learn at your own pace
While some deadlines are firmly set on any online course , there is a massive amount of flexibility how you deliver on them . You may be a night owl and do your best writing at 1am . Or you ’ re a convert to the 5am club and will have almost all your work done by 10am . You decide .
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