The immediate response to the work from home (WFH) and prohibited face-to-face(F2F) classes is the conduct of online instructions. Classes were continued using varied internet forms such as Google classrooms, Facebook messenger, email accounts. These created other problems to students who do not have internet access, have only intermittent access, lack of gadget to use, lack of funds to buy cellphone load including the large numbers of materials to upload in the internet. More so, teachers had problems on the preparation of instructional materials that could cater to the differing needs and concerns of the students.

Since the limited or absence of opportunity to conduct face-to-face is already expected in the new normal and until such time that a vaccine is discovered to stop the pandemic, there is a need to prepare teachers to the implementation of flexible learning which include a combination of the following learning modes: 1)face-to-face; 2)online; and 3)alternative mode.

It is in this context that this study is  conceived to develop remote and online learning materials for the MMSU LHS, particularly the Junior High School students to help bridge the gap of teaching and learning caused by this pandemic and to respond to the challenges in the new normal. This study will be conducted for 12 months, starting July of 2020, which is the estimated date of implementation.   

  The research project will be conducted in Ilocos Norte, specifically at the Mariano Marcos State University - LHS, Laoag City. The study covers the Junior High School, Gr. 7 to 10 levels. The research project will be completed in a maximum period of 12 months, and it shall start on July, 2020 prior to the commencement of classes for the first semester. The highlight of the study is the creation of instructional materials in professional course that will be suited for flexible learning as response to the shift in educational landscape brought about by the new normal. Therefore, this project shall produce a compendium of validated instructional materials in the Junior High School level.

Moreover, this project will generate information on the effectiveness of the developed instructional materials. Eventually, this materials developed shall be copyrighted and commercialized.

Findings in this project shall be disseminated through oral and poster presentation in seminars and/or conferences. Furthermore, the  project will be repackaged  into articles that could be submitted in peer-reviewed, top journals for potential publication.