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title: Struggling to engage online learners? This real digital transformation boosted engagement—and it might just inspire your next move
description: The TEFL Academy underwent a digital transformation with Oppida to update its online courses in line with evolving technology and learner feedback.
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# [Struggling to engage online learners? This real digital transformation boosted engagement—and it might just inspire your next move](https://blog.oppida.co/digital-transformation)

 Written by [Bianca Raby](https://blog.oppida.co/author/bianca-raby) | 4/10/2021

The events of 2020 motivated many businesses to move online with [digital education offerings](https://blog.oppida.co/building-quality-online-educational-offerings) to continue providing online learning while face-to-face teaching remains difficult. Over the last two years, we have also seen a dramatic acceleration in the digital transformation of many aspects of our lives, including how we socialise and how we work, as well as how we teach and learn. The impact of these changes is complex and far-reaching. Companies that were already in the [online education](https://oppida.co) sector prior to 2020 have also felt the effects.

Below, [The TEFL Academy’s](https://www.theteflacademy.com/) CEO Tom Gibbons discusses the motivations and processes behind their organisation’s course digital transformation and how TEFL is keen to update the learning experience they are offering.

Watch the full interview or dive into the video transcript!

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