Myth: Online Learning Is Less Effective Than In-Person
About this episode
The episode challenges the myth that online learning is less effective than in-person learning, emphasizing the importance of design over format.
The fastest way to kill a good learning goal is to blame the format instead of fixing the design. We’re kicking off a new series on myths in instructional design and education by taking on one of the biggest, most stubborn claims out there: online learning is less effective than in-person learning. We get why this belief sticks. A lot of digital learning has felt disconnected, confusing, passive, or overwhelming, especially when people experienced emergency remote teaching that was rushed an...
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Host: Jackie Pelegrin
Topics covered
- online learning
- instructional design
- education myths
- in-person learning
- learning effectiveness
Keywords
- online learning
- in-person learning
- instructional design
- education myths
- learning effectiveness
- digital learning
- emergency remote teaching
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