Greetings fellow academicians! It’s been a while since I last penned down anything on this blog, but I’m back to share some thoughts and dilemmas with you since the major leap we had to make when Covid 19 hit in 2020.

When the government announced the Movement Control Order (MCO) beginning on 18 March 2020, no one had a clue as to how long it would last or how much it would impact people around the globe. The adaptation and transition to a different mode of teaching and learning were daunting, but as academicians, we’re always up for a challenge!

Workshops and clinics were conducted to help navigate online classes, and we explored a lot of tools, experienced funny moments, and exchanged ideas with fellow colleagues not only in UTM but from other institutions as well. We faced some drawbacks like muted mics, lagging connections, and idle responses, but we soldiered on.

Fast forward to 2023, and life has resumed back to how it used to be, with face-to-face classes. However, we kind of miss online classes. It’s a dilemma that we’re facing because we do enjoy face-to-face learning for its interactivity, but at the same time, online learning offers endless possibilities.

I, for one, am on the digital learning side, and I love exploring new tools, but I still need to acknowledge that some students cannot handle it after a long period of time. As for now, c’est la vie!