Are Our Teachers Ready in Going Online?

Lailyn S. Lopez^{1, 2}, Lovely Vanessa T. Agustin^{1, 3}, Rubie A. Bag-oyen^{1, 2}, Alpha B. Calado^{1, 2} and Romiro G. Bautista^{4, 5,}

¹Students, Graduate School, Quirino State University, Philippines

²Department of Education-Quirino Province, Philippines

³Department of Education-Isabela Province, Philippines

⁴Faculty, Graduate School, Quirino State University, Philippines

⁵International Relations Office, Quirino State University, Philippines

Cite this paper:
Lailyn S. Lopez, Lovely Vanessa T. Agustin, Rubie A. Bag-oyen, Alpha B. Calado and Romiro G. Bautista. Are Our Teachers Ready in Going Online?. American Journal of Educational Research. 2022; 10(4):201-207. doi: 10.12691/education-10-4-7

Abstract

The rapid and unprecedented transition from face-to-face to online teaching at the onslaught of CoViD-19 was very challenging due to a very short timeframe for teachers to refresh and to acquire advanced technical skills and know-how in going online. This study is designed to determine the readiness of teachers in going online from select localities in the Philippines. A total of 120 teacher-respondents were used as subjects of the study. The descriptive-inferential method was employed in the study in gathering the needed data vis-à-vis the research problems. It is discovered that teachers in private schools can perform Basic Technical Skills better than those who are in the public schools. It was also found out that teachers aged 21-30 can perform better in technical skills and can use LMS efficiently. Moreover, the respondents were found to be highly skilled on course planning, time-management and communication: both teacher-respondents from public and private institutions are equipped with vast knowledge on course design. However, it is noticeable that older teachers are less comfortable in designing online learning activities that would allow students to interact with their peers and teachers. Therefore, it is concluded that the teacher-respondents are ready to go online. Appositely, teachers from the private sector are better in managing online learning than their counterparts in the public schools from the parameters of the study.

Keywords:
flexible learning online education pandemic education

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