University Students’ Reflections on the Challenges, Opportunities, and Lessons Learned during the Global Outbreak
Keywords:
COVID-19, reflections, university students, opportunities, challenges, lessons learned
Abstract
This article is a collective approach that examines the opportunities, challenges, and lessons learned by university students during the COVID-19 pandemic. This multi-authored article invited students at a public institution in the Philippines to submit a response to a call from The Papyrus under the Adviser's Desk titled, "Educators' Response to New Educational and Social Realities amid COVID-19." The students reflect on the social and educational challenges they face as they pursue their goals, the educational opportunities they experience while attempting to adjust to the new normal of learning, and the socio-educational lessons they have learned as they envision the next normal. The limitations of this article are inevitable as conventional research process was not applied. However, since COVID-19 is evolving and so is research among students, written reflections of the authors are powerful testimonies that open the gateways to their raw emotions and experiences. Hence, catapulting this article is crucial so that future generations can access this metaphorical piece of circumstantial evidence of what took place amidst a phenomenal event that shaped the dawn of global history.
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Tria, J. Z. (2020). The COVID-19 Pandemic through the Lens of Education in the Philippines: The New Normal. International Journal of Pedagogical Development and Lifelong Learning, 1(1), ep2001. https://doi.org/10.30935/ijpdll/8311
Toquero, C. M. (2020). Emergency remote education experiment amid COVID-19 pandemic. IJERI: International Journal of Educational Research and Innovation, (15), 162–176. https://doi.org/10.46661/ijeri.5113
Toquero, C. M. (2021). Academic Silver Linings in a Philippine State University Amid the Early Stages of Pandemic Cases. Journal of Learning for Development , 8 (2), 448-455. Retrieved from https://jl4d.org/index.php/ejl4d/article/view/498
Umar, I.N., and Jalil, N.A. (2012) ICT skills, practices and barriers of its use among secondary school students. Procedia-Social and Behavioral Sciences, 46: 5672-5676.
Viner, R. M., Russell, S. J., Croker, H., Packer, J., Ward, J., Stansfield, C., … Booy, R. (2020). School closure and management practices during coronavirus outbreaks including COVID-19: A rapid systematic review. The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health, 4(5), 397- 404. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2352-4642(20)30095-X
Wrenn, V. (2015) Effects of Traditional and Online Instructional Models on Student Achievement outcomes. Doctoral Dissertation, Liberty University.
World Health Organization. (August 3, 2020). Considerations for the provision of essential oral health services in the context of COVID-19 Retrieved November 3, 2020 from https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/who-2019-nCoV-oral-health-2020.1
Published
2021-08-22
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Toquero, C. M. D., & al, et. (2021). University Students’ Reflections on the Challenges, Opportunities, and Lessons Learned during the Global Outbreak. ASEAN Multidisciplinary Research Journal, 8, 101-117. Retrieved from https://www.paressu.org/online/index.php/aseanmrj/article/view/283
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