With schools shut down throughout the world, education has quickly and dramatically changed. According to recent data at the end of April 2020, over 1.2 billion children were out of the classroom. The pandemic has provided an opportunity for eLearning to show how it can be an effective solution in both the education of students and employees. In addition, with exciting new trends in this space, the experience of eLearning along with its effectiveness will make digital learning an exciting field to be a part of going forward. As eLearning continues to become more popular, additional resources will be put into this form of learning to make the experience even better.
Adjusting to change
As eLearning continues to grow, there will be challenges for those who are new to this form of learning. Individuals will have to learn how to adjust to eLearning as a way forward in their education endeavors. There are and will continue to be pain points that need to be addressed to improve an individual’s learning experience and adaption to digital learning. As an example, here are a few pain points that can lower the effectiveness and enjoyment of eLearning:
- Adjusting to digital versus in-person learning
- Learning how to use new technology in eLearning
- Technical problems
- Lack of learning motivation
- Boredom and distractions – learner losses focus
- Language barriers that may lower the amount of learning
- Budget constraints on both the provider and the learning side
- Content not good enough to incite learning
- Course too long – at the individual session or an overall course
- One size fits all approach – turns learners away
- Failure to connect emotionally with the learner
- Inexperienced instructor
- Cognitive overload for the learner
- The learner does not see the value in the experience
Changing expectations and perceptions – eLearning feedback
By taking a detached perspective on the eLearning industry, there are important factors that education providers should understand to provide better education experiences. These include:
- Each person has their own technical ability to navigate the eLearning environment
- Every learner has their own capacity for learning the content provided
- Each person has different expectations and perceptions coming into the experience
- Individual expectations and perceptions will constantly change over time
One way to address the above is to constantly communicate and receive feedback from those who are learning. This will provide a consistent measurement of the changing expectations and perceptions and will allow the courses, content, and teaching styles to exceed expectations. In an environment that is in constant flux with new technology, those who are able to understand and leverage the above factors will succeed in providing excellent education and experiences.
Introducing the Smiley Digital to eLearning
As a solution to help improve experiences in eLearning, SmileyAnswers introduces the new Smiley Digital by HappyOrNot®. The HappyOrNot® Reporting Solution is used in over 100 countries and has over 1 Billion feedbacks to date. The Smiley Digital can be utilized by those in education or business to improve the learning experience by understanding pain points and changing expectations. By being on top of the learning experience in real-time, positive adjustments can be made quickly. Because learning is so important in this fast-moving world, having an exciting and engaging way to teach provides the learner better education and improves the human experience.
Listen, learn, and improve the eLearning experience
Listen from those who are learning by obtaining their feedback in real-time. Find out what is getting in their way to learning better and enjoying the process. Learn from the hidden pain points discovered and make quick improvements and change negative experiences into positive ones. Improve the experience by sharing the positive successes with those who are learning. Those who are learning will appreciate that the feedback given is being used to constantly improve how and what they learn. Also, by using the HappyOrNot® System provided by SmileyAnswers, the learner who sees the feedback knows it is coming from other users who are learning. It instills confidence that others are learning through this process. The positive feedback that is obtained can be shared in emails, on websites, blog posts, and through social media. Education providers can continuously improve by repeating this process daily throughout the year.
Conclusion
The world is changing rapidly on many fronts. In education, both for students and employees, the digital footprint is becoming larger and more influential on how people are learning. Because of fast-moving changes in technology and different learning abilities, providers need to understand their students experience better to make the proper adjustments. Using simple, effective, real-time feedback is key to making these right adjustments quickly to make learning fun and effective. SmileyAnswers can help those in eLearning with the new Smiley Digital. It is a simple and fun way to collect feedback and improve communication. With constant communication and feedback, education leaders can have positive impacts on the eLearning experience and the lives of those who are learning from them.
Feel free to click on the code provided within this blog post to see how the New Smiley Digital works. You can also use the link to see what question is provided. To learn more about the real-time feedback provided by SmileyAnswers, visit the GoTouchless Page.
