Over most of the past year, schools around the world have had to quickly shift from learning in classrooms to learning online due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This experience is helping educators rethink what teaching and learning looks like in the long term and the role that online learning can play as well as the value they bring to students.
This is happening at a time when online education is coming of age. We’re not just talking about educational resources that you can find on the internet like Khan Academy or Crash Course. Nor are we talking about supplementary education like online tutoring services. But rather we’re referring to a digitally native primary and secondary education where students will undergo almost all of the academic, extracurricular and social experiences of schooling in a virtual environment.
This is not something unimaginable or futuristic. Right now, Crimson Global Academy (CGA) offers a digital high school program staffed by award winning teachers averaging over 20 years’ experience. It gives anyone in the world with an internet connection the potential to access a world class high school education.
Online learning will be the future of education. So where is online learning headed and how will it help students to achieve more than ever before?