INTRODUCTION

Nothing is constant but change,” Greek philosopher Heraclitus said. Since change is a natural phenomenon, if being a change leader is hard, the best way to respond is to adapt. Resisting change can be a manner that would lead one to be left behind and suffer from it. A real example of a phenomenal change that is the most current is the mode of education imposed by the COVID-19 global pandemic. If any educational institution is resisting the current change or is unable to adapt, it would mean that they have no choice but to halt the momentum of the education process willingly. Only an institution that can adapt to it can ensure the continuous education process. To gather experiences that will help institutions grow, they should learn not to get stuck in the past and let the current of existence take them to new, unknown places (Archon, n.d.). That should be echoed by Bruce Lee’s philosophy, which suggested that one should be like water and let it keep flowing, saying that ‘running water never grows stale.’ By the law of nature, however, change is natural. It is a part of life, and accepting it can lead to better growth and new possibilities. Without change, there is no opportunity. Only with change is there an opportunity for better growth. Only with change and by being capable of adapting to change is there an opportunity to learn new things and experience new possibilities.

There has been a paradigm shift in the world of education brought about by the Internet, which has taken away learning beyond the walls of universities and passed into the hands of everybody (Sarkar, 2020). Even though e-learning or online learning has become a worldwide demand or requirement during the COVID-19 pandemic, it does not mean that it is a new mode of study that has just been found. It is just that the concept has been updated. However, it was not widely practiced by schools and universities around the world before the pandemic due to the fact that they had the option to remain face-to-face. The majority of them enjoyed the comfort of the in-person mode. However, the contribution of technology towards change in education has been constantly improving. A dramatic improvement in technology in education has been particularly noticed during the early 2020s. An abrupt shift to worldwide implementation of online distance learning when the COVID-19 pandemic started is a fact.

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