In recent times I think the updated education system has forgotten that there was no such thing as an online class before the pandemic. I believed that these classes were only there because of social distancing and safety protocols, but I did not expect it to be an important part of my college life. Personally speaking I hate online classes, not because I am old school, or I do not fancy such technology but the fact that there are so many technical obstacles make it frustrating. I prefer class to be flowing smoothly, but sometimes because of unstable internet connection, software, or hardware issues that flow is broken, and by the time that I reconnect, the lecture is already switched to another topic. Because of these issues I have difficulty concentrating after that point.
Apart from this, during the class, I have experienced a lack of personal interaction. When I am studying in an in-person class, I see a lot of students having various discussions among one other as well as with professors, but once I join an online class, not a single person speaks including myself. This has hindered my education as it made the class less interactive with limited communication and zero feedback. Furthermore, online class has hampered my examination as well. As the exams are conducted completely online, during the test I always have a fear of encountering some technical issues which might be an obstacle in completing it on time. This mode of learning with inclusion of online classes has significantly increased. This has altered the learning pattern of many; however, I feel that the incorporation of online classes is not changing soon.