The corona virus (COVID-19) pandemic that has spread throughout the world makes face-to-face lectures and coming to campus impossible. In order for lecture activities to continue, the campus organizes courses online.
My experience while undergoing online lectures can be said to be quite interesting and a new experience for me. Although at first I had culture shock because I was not used to running online lectures, gradually I started to get used to studying online.
The factor of minimal distraction from the surrounding environment makes online lectures more focused than face-to-face lectures. Besides being more focused, online lectures also made me better understand and understand the explanations from the lecturers. I am more prepared to undergo lectures than regular lectures because I can directly access the course materials via ebooks and the internet.
Although online lectures have several advantages such as saving time, minimal distraction, and can be done anywhere, there are some disadvantages to studying online. One of them is the ineffective flow of communication during online lectures. For example, during a group presentation session, the delivery of material by the group was not delivered effectively because it was only through the application, not through direct explanation by group members.
Online lectures also make lecturers assign more assignments to students than usual. This is done to replace or add to the assessment component in a course due to the elimination of midterm exams. One of the components of assessment in lectures, namely quizzes is also done online. Quizzes can be done via google docs or a special application from the campus.