UNIVERSITY OF SAINT ANTHONY

(Dr. Santiago G. Ortega Memorial)

City of Iriga

COLLEGE OF TEACHER EDUCATION

VILLA, CHRISTINE L. BSED 3 June 8, 2021

Ms. Farrah Ila B. Blanquera Resource Speaker)

REFLECTION

The global COVID-19 pandemic had huge disruptive effects on normal life, difficult as it
already was in many countries. For schools, students, and parents, the impact of closed schools
and children stuck at home with little or no access to learning, the effect has been devastating.
Experts estimate that a whole year of learning could be lost, meaning a whole cohort of students
could be permanently lagging in their learning.

Blended learning is simply a term used to describe mixing traditional, face-to-face learning
methods with tech based, eLearning methods. The eLearning part can be integrated you’d like -
before, after or even during face-to-face sessions. It has lots of benefits as it provides learners
and trainers with a well-rounded experience with learning. Distance education is a procedure of
delivering education and instruction for one’s who are not physically present in a usual setting
such as a classroom. Distance education pursues access to learning whether the student and the
source of information are separated by time and distance. Distance education requires physical
involvement on site for any reason including taking examinations that have been referred to as
hybrid and blended courses of study.

The crisis and the response to it have exposed weaknesses in educational systems while
creating opportunities to reshape school education to a new paradigm that is more resilient and
robust. This pandemic is not the first, nor will it be the last, to impact countries and schools. Such
crises are becoming increasingly likely with climate change, technological disruptions, and
globalized connectivity.

The solution lies in neither a top-down approach from policymakers, reactive changes to
teacher preparation and in-service training, nor temporary makeshift arrangements by under-
resourced principals and teachers. All parties need to be involved in developing strategies that
can be implemented in the near-term as well as long-term. A dialogue across all levels of
education is therefore critical in making informed policy to prepare for the new normal in school
education.
 UNIVERSITY OF SAINT ANTHONY
(Dr. Santiago G. Ortega Memorial)
City of Iriga

COLLEGE OF TEACHER EDUCATION

CHRISTINE L. VILLA