E-learning is no longer just a trend; it has become a way of life for students and teachers like. At its core, it reflects different kinds of pedagogy depending on how it is used. When online lessons are designed simply to transfer facts and information, they fall into a didactic or mimetic approach; students repeat, memorize and imitate. But when platforms create simulations, role-plays, or interactive tasks, they move toward an authentic or synthetic pedagogy, where learners engage in meaningful practice that mirrors real-life contexts. At its most powerful, e-learning becomes transformative and reflexive: it encourages students to reflect on their own learning, connect lessons to personal experience, and even reimagine their role as active participants in knowledge-building.

Ultimately, e-learning is not just about technology. It is about how teachers and students choose to use it whether to merely deliver content, simulate experiences, or transform the way we think and learn.

Reference:

Tucker, S. Y. (2014). Transforming pedagogies: Integrating 21st century skills and Web 2.0 technology. Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, 15(1), 166-173. https://doi.org/10.17718/tojde.32300