DepEd looks into blended learning setup after COVID-19 pandemic

The Department of Education (DepEd) said it is looking into the implementation of blended learning after COVID-19 pandemic, as it recognized that the setup is a good and valid way to deliver education.

Perhaps, after COVID-19, we also recognize, as a good or valid way of delivering basic education services, the so-called ‘blended learning’ where children do not have to come to school everyday,

DepEd Undersecretary for Curriculum and Instruction Diosdado San Antonio said.

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 Presently, millions of students in the country are under the distance learning system which uses modules and online learning as its medium of instruction.

On the other hand, blended learning includes face-to-face instruction, but some lessons could be learned at home through online media and modular.

They can be in fewer classes, with fewer learners so the teachers can pay more attention to them when they do the face-to-face meeting, some part of their lessons could be learned at home… This is the real blended learning that we propose,

 San Antonio said.

During the cabinet meetings with President Duterte, he specified that the pilot implementation of face to face instruction has always been part of the proposals the DepEd made.

It’s not going to be abandoned; it’s going to be part of our preparations… We’ll start with a pilot before we proceed with a large-scale implementation of face to face classes,

he said. 

However, he added that the ‘herd immunity’ would need to be achieved first before pursuing on plans to resume face-to-face classes.

Earlier, President Dut rte turned down proposals for the pilot implementation of face-to-face classes due to the threat of the COVID-19 delta variant.

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