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WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? Musings of graduate students on their online learning experience Words by Chris Noel Hidalgo
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he COVID-19 pandemic necessitated a shift to online learning for the entire country — a shift that while necessary for educational continuity, has been marred by undeniable social, psychological, technological, and socioeconomic implications, among other issues of inequity and inaccessibility. But what do graduate students think of remote learning? Juggling both work and their education, graduate students have a unique point of view. Not only do they return to the academe armed with real-world knowledge, their studies are also more advanced in nature, preparing them for higher-level specializations and critical analysis of their fields of expertise. Curious about the online learning experience in the postgraduate world, I interviewed some of my friends — Wen, a communications officer in a Philippine banking institution; Cap, a Philippine-based virtual program coordinator for a Thai social impact startup; Trix, a marketing communications officer at a European financial services company; and Dadat, a Philippine-based marine science researcher. Here’s what they had to say.
August 2022
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