THE ONLINE TEACHING VIS-À-VIS THE CLASSROOM TEACHING (ON THE BACKGROUND OF COVID-19)

The history of mankind will depict 2020 as the beginning new era – pandemic, which has invaded world countries. life on earth changed drastically. A partial or complete lockdown, numerous infected citizens, an increasing economic crisis, devaluation a national currency, paralyzed cultural and social lives this is list challenges faced by majority countries that have made efforts to survive. paper depicts Georgia’s educational space in environment pandemic. major emphasis put transition from classroom teaching online lecturing well (dis)advantages face-to-face interaction virtual communication. Moreover, presents some strategies “peaceful” (creation student-oriented virtual-classroom atmosphere, timely informativeness, usage appropriate technological means, replacement written-type exams with hybrid-type examinations, flexible site-oriented means extracurricular communication, updated criteria assessment, etc.) elaborated at Faculty Humanities Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University. methodology research includes observation, analysis evaluation recent processes.