Assoc Prof Phawani A. Vijayaratnam and lecturer Wan Noor Farah Wan Shamsuddin from Inti International University’s Centre of Liberal Arts and Languages, in their separate findings, said online learning had its own set of positives and negatives. Her research revealed that educators designed comprehensive and creative plans to keep students continuously engaged with course content besides giving room for remote collaboration among classmates. “Apart from its flexibility and accessibility, Blackboard has helped students easily grasp new information taught in their online classes, ” she elaborated. “However, the study I conducted with my colleagues also found the drawbacks of online learning during the lockdown. Both findings concluded that during these challenging times, online learning was a means of empowering young learners for education continuity.
