Teachers’ Viewpoint About Online Teaching: A Post Covid-19 Scenario

Abstract

The pandemic COVID-19 has affected life in various sectors of society including health, industry and education. Most importantly, the pandemic COVID-19 impacted the education sector. The performance of students in examinations has been severely affected due to COVID-19. Before the outbreak of this bad pandemic, academic activities were usually carried out with face-to-face meetings but during this pandemic, educational sessions have turned into virtual meetings. Various digital applications like Zoom, Google Meet and Skype have been used to facilitate academic proceedings to substitute physical classes. Previously, many researchers documented the impact of online education on students' performance during COVID-19. However, the impacts of online teaching are not well evident on students' academic performance in post COVID era. The research was conducted to evaluate the impact of job before and after COVID-19 on the teachers and for this the population was divided into two categories the young teacher who was recently recruited your appointed and the teachers who have a long teaching  experience in the teaching field. In this study, researcher analysed the perception of teachers regarding the pandemic-based online teaching and its implications for student learning in post COVID times. For this purpose, a survey was conducted with secondary school teachers in tehsil saddar district Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan. The data was collected through a questionnaire which was designed by keeping in view the objectives of this study. Collected data was analysed by using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). The research study found that a majority of the respondents (3.63±1.33) believed that online teaching has made it easier to share reading material quickly. Additionally, most respondents (3.90±1.17) agreed that online teaching saves time and allows students to continue their studies without physically attending school. However, the study als[1]o revealed that (4.10±1.12) a significant challenge faced by teachers while adopting online teaching was internet connectivity issues, which can affect their ability to deliver online lessons effectively. These findings suggest that online teaching has several benefits for both teachers and students, but also highlight the importance of addressing technological challenges to ensure effective implementation of online teaching.