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The mere fact
that we are
facing the new
normal, let it
be the way to
empower the old
normal and to set
up for a better
normal.
officials have been supportive with students’ online learning major concerns: internet
in the distribution. These knowledge, skills, resources, connectivity, and the issue of
instructional packages are and preferences as they also the curriculum and educational
picked up by parents or adjust to online learning. resources that have to be
students at the designated Teachers must be mindful that adapted for use to adjust to
area, day and time. On the the chosen strategy might new normal education. Access
other hand, higher education have been easy to some but to educational materials
institutions have sought to might be difficult to others. through the internet is not
use technology and offer worth much if the internet
online classes and learning Another challenge that itself is inaccessible due to
experiences as a substitute triggered the situation is lack of service or network
for in-class time or face-to- when students and even infrastructure. Be it through
face classroom situation. It teachers have unstable provisions for budget,
is true that the choice of an internet connection. It is equipment, and commercial
online teaching platform then important that teachers, access to the internet,
is also important. Learning aside from their own need, much has to be done to
materials and resources must know and understand improve digital connectivity
have been posted to update the stability of the students’ throughout the country.
students in different learning internet connections. Extra
tasks. Professors are expected effort is important to reach Teaching under the new
to provide knowledge in students, as they cannot normal is not that easy.
an environment where join synchronous classes. Technological advancement or
students can be comfortable On the other hand, teachers knowledge that advances the
in learning. But for those can also be affected by the understanding of technology
who are used to teach in poor internet connection. has been exercised well in
the traditional manner, the Thereby, students miss out teaching though, but there
platform itself might cause essential discussions when are still some considerations
confusion to either the teacher the signal is weak but instead to take. The mere fact that we
or the students. Hence, given asynchronous learning are facing the new normal, let
the new normal is the time activities to work on. it be the way to empower the
for teachers to learn other old normal and to set up for a
platforms too and balance it It all boils down to two better normal.
