Chapter 5: Online Perchance: Embracing the Evolving Educational Platform

The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic brought about a rapid shift to online learning. Educators were required to revisit their education practice. Although some may have considered this to be a disruption to an established pedagogical system, it presented an opportunity to rethink our approach to teaching. Inspired by educational learning theories such as cognitivism, connectivism and social constructivist approaches, this chapter will explore how embracing change in teaching approach can be the answer to these challenges. Examples garnered from personal experience teaching healthcare students as part of a proposed diverse learning package created by the author will be shared to illustrate how different tools may be adapted for teaching purposes on an online platform. Through reflection this chapter will discuss how educators can embrace different available technologies and adapt them to create an engaging and supportive learning environment.