Online Learning During COVID-19

Ever since the Coronavirus, COVID-19, pandemic hit in early 2020, most, if not all, institutions have been affected due to the mass amount of lockdowns worldwide. Education systems across Canada and the globe have experienced multiple impacts of the COVID-19 (Azzi-Huck & Shmis, 2020). On March 13, 2020, Toronto’s Ryerson University transitioned from in-person delivery to online delivery (Ryerson University, 2020). As we continue to learn in virtual settings, the question I raised is: How has online learning affected students, faculty, and staff members during a global pandemic? This project will show the myriad ways in which university individuals were impacted when their education transitioned from in-person delivery to an online/virtual setting during a global pandemic. Throughout the paper, the major research project will try to achieve a more robust and deeper emotional understanding of how technology affects individuals’ creativity, productivity, social interactions, and mental and physical wellness in their daily functionality. The approach for this project will be gathering qualitative interviews about various post-secondary institution’s experiences. Instead of a case study, the project will employ a journalistic lens by conducting interviews that will include students currently studying under the umbrella of The Creative School. Through my reporting and my research, I will present the findings through a work of journalism.