The Difference Between Emergency Remote Teaching and Online Learning

The Difference Between Emergency Remote Teaching and Online Learning

1. Emergency remote teaching

   • A well-developed course planning process is absent in this approach, and the planning time gets reduced to days or even weeks.
   • No required materials, tools, and necessary workshops are present, there is a scant of time and bare minimum resources
   • The main objective is not to re-create a robust educational ecosystem but rather to provide temporary access to instruction and instructional support during an emergency.
   • The term was used to draw a clear contrast with Online Learning.
   • Educational planning in crisis requires creative problem solving. (due to the needings) Is essential to generate various possible solutions
   • We need to recognize that everyone will be doing the best they can, trying to take just the essentials with them as they make a mad dash during the emergency.
   • A temporary solution to an immediate problem.
   • ERT is a way of thinking about delivery modes, methods, and media, specifically as they map to rapidly changing and limitations in resources, such as faculty support and training.
   • Faculty needs to take more control of the course design, development and implementation process.
   • Evaluation of ERT should be more focused on the context, input, and process elements than product (learning)

2. Online learning

   • It is considered as a weaker and low quality option than Face-to-face learning.
   • Results from careful instructional design and planning, using a systematic model for design and development.
   • Requires from 6-9 months to prepare a full online university course.
   • Long term solution.
   • People who use it counts with accurate tools, devices, etc.