The Importance Of Digital Learning Spaces During COVID-19 and Beyond

As the impact of COVID-19 spreads across the globe, it has left schools scrambling to quickly adapt to a new way of doing things: online only! If the importance of virtual classrooms wasn’t apparent before, it is now.

Virtual learning can supplement existing classes, promote inclusive learning and maintain educational continuity in the face of long-term closures (which we’ve most recently seen).

As more educators are utilizing virtual classrooms, we can take a closer look at the advantages:

High Interactivity

In traditional learning environments, there was primarily one communication channel being used in the classroom: face to face communication between the teacher and student. In an effective virtual classroom, there would be multiple channels such as instant messaging, voice chat, and video conferencing.

This allows students to communicate in the manner they are most comfortable while allowing the teacher to easily adapt to individual students’ needs. Live virtual classrooms provide similar agility and responsiveness of an in-person class.

Shared workspaces also help maintain engagement with the course materials.

Collaborative Learning

One of the biggest concerns with moving to a digital learning space is the loss of physical interaction with others. While that is a valid concern, educators don’t have to sacrifice collaborative learning in digital spaces. There are several platforms that allow breakout sessions, similar to working in pairs or small groups in a physical classroom. Students can also work together through shared files, digital whiteboards and more.

Content Variety

Many educators have already adopted interactive whiteboards in the classroom. In fact, the interactive whiteboard market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 3.69% between 2018 and 2023.

Virtual classrooms provide similar benefits by allowing educators to bring in different file types, embed media and access a wide range of learning material.

Challenges Moving From Physical to Digital Spaces

There are clearly many benefits of transitioning to digital learning spaces but what challenges might you run into?

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During the 5th Innovative Learning Spaces Summit, education experts will be in attendance sharing first-hand examples of how their universities responded to COVID-19, the innovations they utilized during the pandemic and what future learning spaces will look like.

Learn more and register to join us in Amsterdam for 2-days of knowledge sharing, interactive sessions and networking opportunities.