2020 has been an eventful year for eLearning and created its big future scope. It cemented itself in the minds of learners and trainers from all age groups and stages of life, by allowing organizations to get transformed to a changed world due to this pandemic situation – eLearning did it all.
This blog takes a look at eLearning’s support and contribution and also looks into how it has shaped and reshaped itself in the mind of students and organization over the last year.
E learning’s Benefits
The pandemic changed the way humans interacted and worked in just a matter of days. Face-to-face interactions rejected and we all switched to some form of remote and virtual communications. Needless to say, traditional training took a backseat. However, organizations did not stop functioning, operating or training. Instead, they switched to eLearning- the future. Currently over 95% of all training is in some form of eLearning. However, a 2017 Training Magazine reported that:
42% of training was delivered by instructors in person with traveling learners and venues. This was an increase from 41% the previous year.
28% of training was delivered via eLearning which is a down from 30%.
Virtual training session accounted for 14% which was also down from 16%.
So as evident, up until just three years ago, classroom training still seemed to rule the training rosters for most organizations and training facilitators. However, the tables have completely turned, and eLearning now conducted for most of the training. In fact, there seems to be no other alternative option to eLearning given the current scenario which is a clear indication that eLearning is here to stay forever.
We all Need eLearning
From organizations to training institutes to schools and colleges, everybody is taking the benefits of eLearning. A survey conducted by the US Census Board reported that 65% of US households were relying on eLearning during the pandemic. When studying the data for 2017 and 2018, it indicates that only 21% of the US public schools offered at least one course entirely online. And only 5.7% offered all their courses online.
As evident, the jump or shift to eLearning is massive owing to the pandemic which simply indicates that everybody needs eLearning today. Not only does it facilitate the safety of learners, but it also opened new avenues for parents and children to spend more time together.
eLearning Assists with the Problem on the Pandemic
The current use of eLearning is not limited to education bodies only. Government bodies are extensively using video conferencing tools and online programs to reach remote viewers as well. The Department of Health, Australia, is currently operating an online training activity, consisting of health and safety modules to train healthcare workers. These modules encompass the fundamentals of infection, control, and prevention from COVID-19. The WHO is also using eLearning and digital training tools to provide training to its globally dispersed healthcare workers in a similar manner.
