This research aims to evaluate the challenges in facilitating online teaching for secondary education during the Covid-19 pandemic based on a case study in the western province of Sri Lanka. With the pandemic, teachers had to face many challenges concerning online teaching, as they were unprepared for the remote teaching process that was to follow. For this research, teachers were able to give an account of their experiences, challenges, and the sacrifices that had to be made in adapting to this new method of teaching. A mixed method of data collection and analysis was used in this research, as both quantitative and qualitative methods in combination would provide a better understanding of the research problem enhancing the validity of the results. Through the findings of this research, it was revealed that most schools and their teachers had embraced online teaching amid the many challenges during Covid-19. Thereby measures had to be taken to overcome and mitigate the effects of these challenges faced in online teaching, making it possible for teachers to deliver an online education for students that is on par with other technologically advanced education systems.

This research aims to evaluate the challenges in facilitating online teaching for secondary education during the Covid-19 pandemic based on a case study in the western province of Sri Lanka. With the pandemic, teachers had to face many challenges concerning online teaching, as they were unprepared for the remote teaching process that was to follow. For this research, teachers were able to give an account of their experiences, challengers and the sacrifices that had to be made in adapting to this new method of teaching. A mixed method of data collection and analysis was used in this research, as both quantitative and qualitative methods in combination would provide a better understanding of research problem enhancing the validity of the results. Through the findings of this research, it was revealed thatmost schools and its teachers had embraced online teaching in the midst of the many challengers during Covid-19. Thereby it is vital that measures are taken to overcome and to mitigate the effects these challenges faced in online teaching, making it possible for teachers to deliver an online education for students that is on par with other technologically advanced education system.

This research aims to evaluate the outcome of felicitating the ICT training and development program for teachers in the western province of Sri Lanka. Teachers face many challenges and drawbacks in teaching in a technologically advancing world. Due to the lack of technological knowledge and skill, teachers are unable reach their highest potential in the field of teaching. This actionresearch reviews the development of the teacher’s knowledge and skill in ICT. For this study, teachers were able to give an account of their experiences in the ICT training and development program. A mixed method of data collection and analysis was used for this research, first a qualitative method followed by a quantitative method. Through the findings of this research it was revealed that a majority of teachers had benefited from the ICT training and development program thereby it is necessary that measures be taken to conduct more ICT training and development programs for teachers. Teachers who had undergone ICT training and development were better equipped and confident to face the technologically advancing education system.

This research aims to evaluate the challenges in facilitating online teaching for secondary education during the Covid-19 pandemic based on a case study in the western province of Sri Lanka. With the pandemic, teachers had to face many challenges concerning online teaching, as they were unprepared for the remote teaching process that was to follow. For this research, teachers were able to give an account of their experiences, challengers and the sacrifices that had to be made in adapting to this new method of teaching. A mixed method of data collection and analysis was used in this research, as both quantitative and qualitative methods in combination would provide a better understanding of research problem enhancing the validity of the results. Through the findings of this research, it was revealed that most schools and its teachers had embraced online teaching in the midst of the many challengers during Covid-19. Thereby it is vital that measures are taken to overcome and to mitigate the effects these challenges faced in online teaching, making it possible for teachers to deliver an online education for students that is on par with other technologically advanced education system.