The Possibility of Using Distance Learning During the Emergency

Abstract

The Pan-European University Apeiron has in academic 2010–2011 year, along with the classical way of teaching, introduced in its work the distance learning course known as e-learning. The materials prepared for students who regularly attended the classes were the same as for distance learning students, with adapted lectures and other forms of interaction. Since the pandemic of the COVID-19 has arisen all over the world, including Bosnia and Herzegovina, the classical form of teaching has been transformed into distance learning. The experience of the university staff in the distance learning providing now has been applied to all university students. The authors of this paper analyzed the effectiveness of the distance learning system in terms of emergencies and the manner and speed of adjustment of students, who have previously studied in the classical way, on methods of distance learning. The most appropriate indicators for measuring the degree of adaptation of distance learning are selected. Data for two semesters in 1 school year were monitored throughout the university. In the winter semester, classical classes were conducted, and in the summer semester, classes followed the distance learning model. The interesting indicators are monitored: the number of students’ first access to the system by subject, the time spent monitoring the online materials, and other types of possible student-professor and student-student interaction.