Virtual zoom or podcast
technologies have revolutionized the student-center learning approach by many instructors
and students in many colleges and universities due to Covid-19 pandemic. In
this 21st century, society needs people with proper education and employers
also are interested in quality education from students. Hence, this is possible
due to virtual zoom, blackboard or podcast technologies that are available to
instructors to teach and engage the student’s experience in order to provide
the best possible avenue for learning. As new ideas and methods arise
instructors must be able to grasp and utilize these changes to provide the best
possible learning experience for their students. Although the traditional
method of learning, which involves students going to classroom setting and
listening to an instructor lecturing, is still, being used and there is still
much improved methods which involves the use of virtual zoom, blackboard, and
podcast. Through the research findings from journal articles, the paper
addresses some concerns: (1) how does students’ learning supported by virtual
zoom or podcast differ from face-to-face learning? (2) What types of
difficulties do students encountered using zoom or podcast technologies to
engage in their learning? (3)What are the advantages and disadvantages of zoom
or podcasts? (4) What types of training should the instructors have before
using virtual zoom or podcast to enhance their teaching methodologies? This
paper therefore, focused on the impact of virtual zoom and podcasts in students
learning experiences.
