Online Learning or Face to Face Learning?

In nowadays, the use of technology in several fields of life is developing very rapidly. Developments in technology have a big impact on life so that humans become very dependent on technology. One field that utilizes technological developments is education. 

With developments in technology, teaching and learning activities can be done online and not face to face. Some students enjoy learning online while others like learning face to face. 

Between these two types of learning, I prefer traditional face-to-face learning because it is more effective. I'll discuss in this essay two reasons why face-to-face learning is more effectively applied to students.

Face-to-face learning is superior to increasing students' level of understanding and skills. In the learning process, there is communication or delivery of material in which there are three important elements so that the material actually reaches the students, namely verbal, vocal, and visual. 

Verbal include words, vocals emphasize intonation, and visual focus on gestures. These three elements can be found in traditional face-to-face learning, which means the delivery of material will be conveyed more effectively in face-to-face learning. 

In addition, face-to-face learning also helps students to be able to socialize with their surroundings directly. Thus, face-to-face learning is more effective for students in their level of understanding and other skills.

Face to face learning is more concerned with student behavior. Although online learning is considered more practical, the type of face-to-face learning with intense interactions is the most effective way to help students develop good personalities. 

With the development in technology, the level of cheating in online classes has also increased compared to traditional classes which have less fraud because supervision is carried out directly. 

In addition, students also focus more on class with face-to-face learning methods because the learning situation supports students to focus more on learning. Thus face-to-face learning is more effective because it also considers the moral and personality of students.

Some people think that online learning is more practical because it is considered to save money and time. With the development in technology, students can access learning material anytime and anywhere and reduce the costs incurred for face-to-face learning. In fact, online learning requires more preparation than face-to-face learning.

Although online learning is considered quite helpful, there are some materials with learning activities such as practicums that cannot be learned online.