Parental role Instruction using DepEd TV of Learning modalities in Grade 3 English

Introduction

 The Department of Education’s DepEd TV, a platform for students who don’t have
access to internet at home, has stopped airing fresh episodes – therefore, no new
lessons – since October 2021, Rappler has learned.
The educational programs were based on the self-learning modules distributed to
students. Ideally, TV lessons should be synchronous with SLMs. The department had
allocated P45 million for the first phase of the DepEd TV project.

Education Undersecretary Alain Pascua confirmed to Rappler that producers stopped

production in October 2021. But he seemed unbothered by the move.

When asked if DepEd did something to convince the producers not to halt production,
he said: “They did not advise DepEd. They advised Ei2. DepEd has no contractual
relationship with those producers.”

But a screenshot of conversation by one of the producers and DepEd Director Abram
Abanil, who’s also in-charge of DepEd TV, retrieved by Rappler tells otherwise. In
the conversation thread, Abanil acknowledged the advise by the producer.

The DepEd tapped Ei2 Tech, a production company owned by news anchor Paolo
Bediones, to produce the TV episodes for distance learning. Bediones’ production
house, however, was marred by controversy as some media workers he contracted for
the project reportedly remained unpaid for the work they rendered.

The decision to stop production was not easy, but the source said they had to do it
because they had families to feed.

DepEd TV provides an avenue to accommodate the different learning styles of

learners. The episodes were designed with more interactive components to capture
and sustain learners' interest while attaining the targeted competencies.

Television-Based Instruction is one of DepEd's learning modalities along with

Radio-Based Instruction, online, and modular learning in the absence of face-to-
face learning due to Covid pandemic

The use of videos and audiovisual materials in the classroom enhances the

creativity and attention of students and leads to direct results in
learning. When it comes to getting students involved and participating in
class activities, videos will undoubtedly be a perfect tool.May 6, 2019
Video content can be a great way to learn. There are videos that demonstrate skills and
talk about topics in engaging ways.
...
Learn together
 create opportunities for discussion, ideas and questions.
 demonstrate ways to perform skills.
 talk about topics in engaging ways.

Television can teach kids important values and life lessons. Educational

programming can develop young children's socialization and learning skills. News,
current events and historical programming can help make young people more aware of
other cultures and people.
October 14, 2021 – The Department of Education (DepEd) is eyeing to further expand
the reach of DepEd TV after recording 13.91 million learners who were able to access
the agency’s television-based learning platform in the previous school year.

“We emphasize the need to maximize the use of DepEd TV as part of the learning
delivery modalities under the Basic Education Learning Continuity Plan as this is one of
the most widely available modalities for distance learning,” Undersecretary for
Administration Alain Del B. Pascua said.

DepEd TV provides an avenue to accommodate the different learning styles of learners.

The episodes were designed with more interactive components to capture and sustain
learners’ interest while attaining the targeted competencies.

In line with this, for School Year 2021-2022, the Offices of Undersecretaries for
Administration, Curriculum and Instruction, and Field Operations released Joint
Memorandum No. 002, s. 2021 encouraging all regional and division personnel to
actively promote the use of DepEd TV and DepEd Radio (Radio-based instruction),
alongside other distance learning modalities to maximize learners’ learning experience.

Moreover, teachers are requested to submit a quarterly report about the usage of
DepEd TV as a teaching modality in the new normal.

The Department will use the said reports to assess DepEd TV’s efficacy and
effectiveness in ensuring learners understand the lessons and competencies they need
for the school year.

“The information we will gather from the reports of our teachers will aid in the
development of the alternative solutions and enhancements for our programs to reach
out to more learners and teachers, particularly those who do not have access to the
internet,” Usec. Pascua added.

Undersecretary for Curriculum and Instruction encourages teachers to use DepEd TV

as a supplemental learning resource to help learners understand their lessons.

“Our DepEd TV episodes follow a weekly plan anchored on the Most Essential Learning
Competencies. We encourage teachers to use these resources to support learning
together with other distance learning delivery modalities to help learners deepen their
understanding of their lessons,” Usec. San Antonio said.

For the availability and schedule of DepEd TV episodes, visit the DepEd TV Program
Grid website at http://www.deped.gov.ph/depedtv.

Teachers and learners may also watch episodes via Facebook streaming through the
IBC-13 Facebook page at https://web.facebook.com/ibctv13/, DepEd TV Youtube
Channel through http://www.youtube.com/c/DepEdTV, and cable partners and specific
channels.