Flexible Learning Adaptabilities in the New Normal: E-Learning Resources, Digital Meeting Platforms, Online Learning Systems and Learning Engagement

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  • Author(s): Santiago, Cereneo S. (ORCID Santiago, Cereneo S. (ORCID 0000-0002-4450-744X); Ulanday, Ma. Leah P. (ORCID Ulanday, Ma. Leah P. (ORCID 0000-0002-9306-5596); Centeno, Zarah Jane R. (ORCID Centeno, Zarah Jane R. (ORCID 0000-0001-8811-4608); Bayla, Ma. Cristina D. (ORCID Bayla, Ma. Cristina D. (ORCID 0000-0002-9741-6947); Callanta, Joseph S. (ORCID Callanta, Joseph S. (ORCID 0000-0001-5807-0851)
  • Language:
    English
  • Source:
    Asian Journal of Distance Education. 2021 16(2):38-56.
  • Publication Date:
    2021
  • Document Type:
    Journal Articles
    Reports - Research
  • Additional Information
    • Availability:
      Asian Society of Open and Distance Education. 80-4 Minou Yamamoto Machi, Kurume City, Fukuoka, 839-0826, Japan. e-mail: [email protected]; Web site: http://asianjde.com/ojs/index.php/AsianJDE
    • Peer Reviewed:
      Y
    • Source:
      19
    • Education Level:
      Higher Education
      Postsecondary Education
    • Subject Terms:
      Foreign Countries; COVID-19; Pandemics; Online Courses; Distance Education; Educational Technology; Technology Uses in Education; College Students; Telecommunications; Handheld Devices; Videoconferencing; Technological Literacy; Social Media; Student Attitudes; Readiness; School Closing; Gender Differences; Equal Education; Gender Bias; Urban Areas; Rural Areas; Socioeconomic Influences; Barriers; Access to Education; Access to Computers; At Risk Students
    • Subject Terms:
      India
    • ISSN:
      1347-9008
    • Abstract:
      The COVID-19 pandemic has forced the educational systems to shift from traditional learning to flexible learning. Flexible learning is a combination of digital and non-digital technology that ensures the continuity of inclusive and accessible education in the form of online, offline, or blended modes of teaching and learning processes. This descriptive study determined the learning tools and e-learning resources, learning platform and online learning systems, skills towards learning platform and online learning systems, and learning engagements of students of Cavite State University - Silang Campus (CvSU-SC) amidst the new normal setting of learning. Using stratified random sampling, there were 364 student-respondents represented by four departments who answered the structured questionnaire online using Google Form. The findings revealed that smartphones and mobile applications were the most utilized educational tool and e-learning resources. Google Classroom was the most widely used online learning system during asynchronous classes, while Google Meet was a meeting platform during synchronous scheduled classes. It was found that students' skills towards online learning systems and meeting platforms were proficient. During flexible learning, Facebook was on top of the most convenient, followed by Google and Zoom as perceived by students as accessible, equitable, communicative, monitorable, and sustainable to use. Consequently, it was found that students strongly agreed on preparedness as the most vital to engagement in online learning. Accordingly, findings suggest that strengthening online teaching and delivery of methods by creating content tailored to the needs of the students during flexible learning will propel to ensuring the efficacy of teaching and learning processes. Various suggestions were offered for key players in education in addressing the challenges of online learning.
    • Abstract:
      As Provided
    • Publication Date:
      2022
    • Accession Number:
      EJ1332615