Understanding the Educational Experiences and Challenges of College Students in Emilio Aguinaldo College-Manila Engaged in Blended Learning Based Activities

AUTHOR(S)

Iluminada L. Bueno

ABSTRACT

Higher education institutions have been challenged by major changes in their environments because of COVID-19 Pandemic. Today’s students grow up with the Internet and digital devices. Therefore, their behaviors differ from those of previous generations. As such, the challenges educational practitioners and designers face are to recognize these differences and to develop educational offerings appropriate for their learning patterns, characteristics, to meet these pandemic challenges.
This study focused on college students’ experiences as well as the challenges Emilio Aguinaldo College-Manila has been facing during the implementation of blended learning based activities. The data were generated through documentary reviews and five (5) responses from a questionnaire distributed to students enrolled in college programs. The study has revealed sufficient learning resources, availability of instructors during live online sessions (synchronous), availability of teaching and learning resource areas, and technical difficulties are the main factors that students experienced from excelling well in blended learning activities. These findings have a number of important lessons and implications for similar institutions running blended learning in the country.