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It appears that digital learning will serve as the primary vehicle for education given the rapid increase of technology in this digital era. However, despite numerous national plans made, school educational technology leaders still had to deal with many challenges. In the wake of Covid-19, impediments and enablers of digital learning seemed to accrue. Hence, this study attempts to identify the latest impediments and enablers in implementing digital learning. Focus group discussion (FGD) was conducted by using purposive sampling, where seven (7) school educational technology leaders who had teaching experience of more than ten (10) years and led digital learning in their schools were selected. Results of the discussion were then analysed using Atlas.ti. The content analysis of the focus group yielded seven (7) major themes of impediments, which were accessibility issues, time management, digital learning as a new norm, teachers’ roles and skills, parental involvement, school administrations, and physical, emotional and mental health of the teachers, students, and parents. Meanwhile, for the digital learning enablers, four (4) major themes were identified, which were accessibility, empathetic learning, leadership, and the learning culture. This study draws implications for the digital learning guidelines or frameworks for the school educational technology leaders in planning any digital learning program which are more appropriate for K12 education.
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