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remote learning

UK/rɪˈməʊt ˈlɜː.nɪŋ/US/rɪˈmoʊt ˈlɝː.nɪŋ/re·MOTE LEARN·ing

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education where students and teachers are not physically present together, often online

Examples

During the pandemic many schools switched to remote learning.

Remote learning requires reliable internet access at home.

Some students prefer a mix of in-person and remote learning.

Band 8 sentence

While remote learning increased access to education, it also exposed inequalities in home internet access.

Collocations

  • adopt remote learning
  • deliver remote learning

Word family

remote (adj) adjectivelearning (noun) noun

Common mistakes

remote studyingremote learning

distance learning classesremote learning

Say it for a higher band

5online learning6distance learning7+remote learning

Synonyms

distance education

Easily confused

distance education

Many universities offer distance education programmes for working adults.

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