Teachers’ Narratives: Unveiling the Visceral Accounts of Learning Facilitators in the New Normal
Junry Esparar | Milagros Aurea Sabidalas | Rolando Peralta Jr
Discipline: Education
Abstract:
This study analyzed the teachers’ Personal Experience Narratives (PEN) as learning facilitators in the
new normal. Nine (9) teachers were chosen as participants in the Schools Division Office of
Kabankalan City who took part in the spoken interview. The narratives shared in the spoken
interview were transcribed and analyzed using the Narrative Analysis: The Personal Experience
Narrative Approach. These PEN were discussed using the path diagram showing factors that affect
the Personal Experience Narrative. The results revealed that all nine participants considered their
experience in the MDL as challenging. In addition, there were three (3) common codes derived from
the narratives of the participants – (1) The Painstaking Job of a Learning Facilitator in the New
Normal, (2) The Innate Creativity of a Genuine Educator, and (3) The Remarkable Insights Gleaned
from the New Experiences. Moreover, it was revealed that the participants considered knowledge of
technology, flexibility, positive mindset, commitment, and productivity as vital in the implementation
of Modular Distance Learning in the new normal.
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