2.3 What will happen to teachers?
Even though online learning may be the future of schools and will certainly revolutionise our traditional
idea of a classroom or campus, it does not mean teachers or principals are going to be without a job. In
fact, e-learning will be an excellent resource to free-up time and provide a much richer learning content.
Social outlets, activity hubs, sports teams and other school activities may remain as significant with just a
slight difference in the classroom’s function. Students may be able to choose a virtual setting and change
it depending on what they are studying.
Teachers may become motivators and confidants rather than a transmitter of knowledge. They can be the
people designing the content, organising the courses, keeping students ontrack and supplementing the
online content. E-learning could be the complement that education today needs, providing a balance
between different socioeconomic groups and improving teachers’ performances within the classroom.