Online Experiential Learning: Challenges and Experiences in the Laboratory School

- Pre-service teachers will be the next teachers to hone, mold, and shape that will instill knowledge to the minds, hearts, and abilities of learners. So it is critical to assist these pre-service teachers, by understanding their challenges and how we can help them going to succeed. The purpose of this research was to find out and discuss the experiences and challenges faced encountered by preservice teachers of Leyte Normal University at the Laboratory School. Furthermore, this also determined on how pre-service teachers adjust from the challenges to succeed Experiential Learning Courses and what probable strategies that can be applied to address such difficulties. This study utilized a Hermeneutic Phenomenology as research design because the study is focused on subjective experience of individuals or groups. A purposive sampling method was used for the selection of participants, an interview guide was used in a one-on-one online interview, and the data gathered was carefully analyzed through thematic analysis. The study found that the experience of pre-service teachers was gave them a lot of opportunity in improving their skills and knowledge as a future educator. It is also found that the challenges of pre-service teachers during online experiential learning in the laboratory school are: Lack of skills in technology, lack of communication, and not participative students. Subsequently, pre-service have different ways in adjusting from the challenges they faced, their attitude and behavior and by being flexible and resourceful