The Journey to Teaching

Hybrid Day

I was notified about physical class, less than an hour before I got ready.

I then rode a tricycle going to and from Arellano University today, after I received a surprise notification about the face-to-face session in the course "Facilitating Learner-Centered Teaching" for today in Room NP2 (Elementary). I met Edgar (Ayson). We have become friends since today. He is also taking up Bachelor of Secondary Education in English. All twenty-seven of us students are here. The rest are either BEED (Elementary Education), BSED-FIL, or BSED-SS. I listened well and for our activity for that day, we made a "learner-centered development tree" in which I did good. Later, I went home, and I had to take at least two tricycles home, because one of them did not know where Eastside Manors is, and consequently, I had to get off across Robinsons Easymart. And when I waved at another tricycle driver, he took me home directly, and I showed him the way.

After I took a bath, I prepared for my next online class, which is an orientation on educational technology (or technology for teaching and learning in its entirety). Then, most of us, including Ma'am Coleen had a short session using Google Meet. It is on assessing learning goals of students. I participated actively in that class, although it was short. She (or the class in its entirety) will also decide whether our next classes will be held physically or online.

We had another hybrid session today, January 13, in which only the second lesson was face-to-face, and the first and last lesson were online. I performed efficiently in these lessons. Even Ma'am Coleen noticed my active participation since day one. We will have learned to assess students and compute grades in the Assessment of Learning course. It also transpired today, January 27, in which for the morning class, we had to perform a "cheerdance routine" based on learner-centered teaching. All of us were energetic. Our last class for the day was online, as we have discussed outcome-based education and outcome-based assessment, and how these improve our (and other students') study habits. In line with that, outcome based learning also improves analysis.

So far, everything went well.