Online Teaching Experiences of Maritime Professors in the New Normal

This research intended to shed some light with regards to the experiences of maritimeprofessors of The Lyceum International Maritime Academy (LIMA), towards teaching online in the new normal.LIMA is one of the premier pioneer schools in the Philippines that provides quality maritime education throughstate-of-the-art facilities and offers suitable training for aspiring maritime cadets with the help of qualified andexperienced instructors. As such, LIMA has quickly adapted to current needs and fully transitioned to onlinelearning as early as March of 2020. This study made use of the comparative method of research. This study hasa total of 65 participants. They consist of 31 professors teaching Professional Maritime courses at the LIMA and34 General Education professors. The study found no significant difference on the online experiences of maritime professors when respondents were grouped into profile variables. It was revealed that Online teaching demands reliable technology and innovation in the use of online materials. When teaching online vs in a regular classroom, the respondents disagree that fewer resources are used. A wireless router was used by the majority of the marine professors. It was recommended for Maritime professors y may use this study to develop further an effective online teaching strategy to improve online teaching quality.

Keywords – Innovation, Online Experience, Technology, Pandemic, Professors