Teaching in The New Normal

ELIZABETH B. MENDOZA

In less than 2 months from now the corona virus pandemic will turn a year old. It proceeds to desolate the complete world.

The education division is one of the segments most influenced by the emergency since of the lockdowns it caused. As a result, the online learning platform began to function as an alternate way if not the most perfect way to seek educational instruction.

This has been a trending subject of discourse among teachers, parents and government offices, such as the Department of Education and Commission on Higher Education, whereas the media has been indicating to the nation’s unreadiness within the so-called new normal.

There was an unprecedented demand for online personalized coaching and upskilling courses as people wanted to acquire new skills or strengthen their existing knowledge to be job safe in these challenging times.

Like in any other sector, the pandemic has had a significant impact on the education sector and provided a much-needed impetus for digitization.

It has transformed the education system drastically and has brought a paradigm shift in teaching and learning methodologies forcing educational institutions across the globe to re-imagine traditional classroom learning and transition to an online mode of teaching to provide uninterrupted access to education and knowledge.

Most importantly, myths surrounding the feasibility and efficiency of online learning have been addressed, and the growing demand for online platforms is a testimony to this. Without any doubt, education has been the silver lining in this pandemic.

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The author is Teacher-I at Malino Elementary School, Mexico North District