BA Library Online: Teaching Practices and Quality Standards in Online Teaching

Teachers and colleagues in the private schools and public schools are all preparing for remote and online learning, while in the Academy, we are wrapping up the academic year. Almost the entire second semester was spent in online teaching and learning. Here is what I shared with our learning community as we reflect on this unforgetable experience of change and resilience.

We are at the last stretch of online teaching and learning. Many lessons learned, insights gained and takeaways. Whew. Pause muna. Reflect tayo. Perhaps at this juncture, it may be good to look for signs, indicators or measures of success. We can always turn to the results of student assessment and their feedback, but there is research and literature on technology integration to consider as well.

Back in September 2019, a study on the "Key Issues in Instruction, Teacher Professional Development, and ICT in Basic Education," edited by Dina Ocampo (Convenor) and Kathrina Lorraine Lucasan of the UP CIDS Education Research Program (ERP) was posted here in BALIB. This UP CIDS Public Policy Monograph is the third output of the UP CIDS ERP's roundtable discussion series on the role of information and communications technology (ICT) in basic education policy, planning, and assessment. The monograph contains three studies. One of them is a paper on the utilization of ICT tools in the Filipino K-12 classroom (Tuscano, pp 22 - 27). An interesting finding in the study is on teachers' innovate use of technology. Student engagement and collaboration happen and their critical and creative thinking skills develop when tech tools are used to support differentiation, real time personalized feedback, agency through giving students choice and voice in their learning paths, and access to virtual or remote sources of knowledge that are not accessible without technology.

This article on emergency remote teaching and learning may prove useful for learning communities in transition to remote learning. The tips and suggestions from an experienced practitioner may serve as reflection points on our own individual teaching and learning journeys.Lastly, here is an infographic on the eight quality indicators of an online course by the National Research Center for Distance Educational and Technological Advancements.