THE IMPACT OF THE NEW NORMAL OF TEACHING TO THE FILIPINO EDUCATORS OF THE 21ST CENTURY

Abstract

The emerging New Normal in education posed numerous challenges both to the educators, students, parents
and other stakeholders in the academe. This research explored the impact of the new normal of teaching to the
challenges and adjustments of educators of the 21st. The participants of the study were three-hundred thirtyseven teachers from the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand. Survey was conducted among them
from August to September 2020. The 337 educators who participated in this research were mostly 29 to 38
years old; females; have been teaching mostly college students for 10 years and below in a government school.
The impact of the New Normal was experienced by the respondents in terms of the challenges due to very slow
and/or unreliable and unstable internet connection; faculty room that lacks privacy during simultaneous online
class; lack of licensed/registered Learning Management System (LMS) for online class; and lack of computers
with internet connection. Educators are physically ready for the New Normal of teaching; but not emotionally
ready; hence they preferred classroom teaching than virtual teaching. To prepare in the New Normal of
teaching they made adjustments in terms of students, curriculum, teaching strategies and use of technology.
Their age, sex, type of school and level of students taught are significant factors in the impact of the New
Normal of teaching-learning process. A proposed educators coping program in the New Normal was the output
of the research.