‘Online learning cannot be a long-term substitute for in-class contact, discussion’
The Peninsula
As Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU), a member of Qatar Foundation (QF), marks return to in-person learning for the first time since the pandemic, a senior academic has said that online learning cannot be a long-term substitute for direct, in-class contact and discussion.
According to Founding Dean, College of Public Policy (CPP), HBKU, Dr. Leslie A. Pal, online teaching and learning can accomplish a lot and in many circumstances is a useful and even indispensable channel for both professors and students. “That said, particularly at the graduate level, it cannot be a long-term substitute for direct, in-class contact and discussion,” he told The Peninsula.More Related News