In the past lecturers could teach a certain number of students in one lecture hall. With the development of new technology, it is hard to justify the reason to participate in the lecture physically and not via the internet.Do you agree or disagree?

Technology has certainly changed the way students are being taught. Some people are of opinion that because of the latest technology online teaching should be the way going forward

instead

of actually sitting in a physical

classroom

. I do not agree with the given opinion and in

this

essay, I will explain the reasons why is that the case.

First

of all, online

classroom

creates a barrier of communication between the lecturer and the students.

For instance

, it is difficult for instructors to known if the students are grasping the information without looking at their facial expression. The common tactic

that is

used by teachers all over the world.

Furthermore

, students

also

find it difficult to ask questions back to the teacher during an ongoing

classroom

because it would have to

first

go through some moderator.

Secondly

, it is difficult to discipline students via an online

classroom

. When COVID 19 took over the world, schools all over the world faced difficulties in maintaining a spam-free environment in an online class.

For example

, some students were using anime pictures for their display pictures, others had some kind of background music and the instructor has no control over the student's actions.

Moreover

, students were

also

found to leave an online

classroom

once their attendance was marked. In conclusion, even though technology has given us a new medium to teach. I still prefer the classical way of teaching

that is

being physically present in a

classroom

environment.

However

, that does not mean we should not take advantage of new technology in academics. We should use online teaching for those communities who for some reason can not attend a physical

classroom

.