FIELD STUDY 2 Learning Episode 7 (MAKING ON-LINE OR VIRTUAL

LEARNING ENVIRONMENT SAFE AND CONDUCIVE)

To have a meaningful and successful accomplishment in this FS

episode, be sure to read through the whole episode before participating and assisting in your FS 2 Resource Teacher’s class.
Note all the information you will need and tasks you will need to do before working on this episode.

Target Your Intended Learning Outcomes

At the end of this Learning Episode, I must be able to explore the different ways of establishing a safe and
conducive on-line or virtual learn

Clarify Your Task

Safe and conducive On-line or Virtual Learning Environment (VLE)

Education has dramatically shifted in recent years. Schools aligned physical spaces to flexible spaces that integrate
technology to support the 21st century learning opportunities. The modern learning environment incorporates to three elements: (1)
connected devices such as notebooks, tablets, smart phones; (2) audio visual tools including projectors ant touch screen displays
and (3) purposeful furniture such as standing desks, collaborative workstations and connected seating that allow students to learn
in different ways at different times.

The on-line learning environment requires a constant access to connectivity which allows learning to take place anytime,
anyplace and anywhere. On-line or virtual learning can be delivered synchronously, so the teacher’s role is a moderator between
the technology and the students.

Unlike Face-to-face or virtual learning does not happen in one contained physical space but learners are in different
imaginary spaces made possible by technology such as computer network. Virtual classrooms refer to digital learning
environment that allows teachers and students to connect online in real time.

Let us now consider an on-line or virtual classroom or learning environment. What are some safety reminders to remember?

1. Encourage parents and careers involvement. Keep parents/careers informed of how you and children will be using the on-
line platform.
 Assist them on how to set up appropriate home learning spaces, if students will be learning from home.
 Provide contact times and classrooms schedules.
 Provide procedures to follow and consequence if they failed.
 Share information about protection from cyberbullying and image abuse.
2. Make lesson plans as interactive as possible to keep attention of students. Be flexible with class length and topics.
 Make assignments as guided as possible teachers may need to source research sites to ensure on-line safety.
 Provide students with resources. Share with your students websites and videos so as not to take them to
inappropriate materials such as ads from YouTube and other sites.
3. Encourage public chatting. Avoid texting students one-on-one, instead send a group text, or group chat. When using
technology like zoom, google, meet, MOOCS allow public chatting or group instead of chatting privately so that you can
be part of their conversation.
4. Use of password, log in and log out.
 All students should have individual password. This should not be disclosed.
 No one should log in as another person.
 All users should log off when they have finished working.

There are more reminders to follow in the use of the digital platform for virtual or on-line learning environment but for the
meantime let us have a few. As technology advances, so do a policies and guidelines.

Revisit the Infographic/s

 Participate and Assist

If you’re assisting your mentor in an on-line class there are some reminders you should share to your remote learners on a
synchronous platform like, google meet , zoom, MOOCS or any other platforms you are familiar with and are using.

With the use of any google. meet, Zoom or any platform, organize a virtual class. Do this with the guidance of your mentor.

Try to handle one on-line class and use the guidelines above. Happy virtual teaching!

NOTICE

Unlike the traditional Face-to-face classroom environment, on-line or virtual environment is a bit difficult to manage. It is
because Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) is imaginary and not in physical sense, it has no corners or walls and it can be set
up with the support of technology.

As a teacher, what have you discovered to be easy to implement in your virtual class?

How did the students show their active participation in the lesson?

ANALYZE

Which of the following is/are your analysis/analyses of on-line learning environment? Check one or more.

____________It was difficult to observe the physical behavior of the students.

____________It takes time for the students to learn how to use the platform.

____________Students who are alone in their home space find difficulty to make responses.

____________Internet connectivity is a great factor to support a conducive environment.

REFLECT

As a future teacher I feel that the on-line learning environment can be safe if ____________________________
I think teaching a virtual learning environment is __________________________________________________

Write Action Research Prompts

OBSERVE

Identify the problems brought about by the on-line learning environment.

REFLECT

How would you solve this problem?

PLAN

What initial plan do you intend to do to solve the problem?

Check for Mastery

Direction: Choose the appropriate answer

1. What is common among the following learning environments: (a) remote learning, (b) virtual learning, (c), on-line
learning?
A. Presence of a teacher
B. Use of cyberspace
C. Asynchronous delivery
D. Use of module
2. If your co-teacher asks to borrow your email address password for an urgent concern, which action should you take as a
safety measure?
A. Deny your Friend’s request because of privacy.
B. Open your email yourself and print your friend’s email.
C. Quickly share your password to your friend.
D. None of the A, B, C.
3. Why should parents be involved and be a part of a safe on-line environment?
A. Parents should provide guidance in the selection of websites for children’s references.
B. Parents know better than the children, so they coach in answering on-line
C. Parents can do research for their children’s assignments.
D. Parents should sit by their children’s side during virtual class time.
4. In a virtual synchronous class, when a student would like to talk, which of the following actions should be done?
A. Mute the microphone
B. Open the camera
C. Raise hand
D. Send message to chat box
5. Which would describe a safe and conducive virtual learning environment?
A. When parents are involved
B. When the teacher provides open communication
C. When students are supported with resources
D. A, B and C

WORK ON MY
ARTIFACTS

Make a list of 10 websites where you can source references and instructional materials for this episode. Place the list in the matrix
like the one below. Share this with your mentor.

LIST OF WEBSITES and the TITLES of the CONTENTS

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Name of FS Students ________________________________ Date Submitted:__________________

Year & Section:_____________________________ Course:________________________________

Learning Episode Excellent Very Satisfactory Satisfactory Needs Improvement

4 3 2 1
Accomplished All observation One (1) to two (2) Three (3) observation Four (4) or more
Observation Sheet question/tasks/ observation questions/tasks not observation
Completely questions/ tasks not answered / questions/tasks/ not
answered/ answered / accomplished. answered /
accomplished accomplished. accomplished
Analysis All question were All questions were Questions were not Four (4) or more
answered answered answered observation
completely; answer completely; answers completely; answers questions were not
with depth and are are clearly connected are not clearly answered; answers
thoroughly grounded to theories; grammar connected to not connected to
on theories; grammar and spelling are free theories; one (1) to theories; more than
and spelling are free from errors. three (3) grammatical four (4) grammatical/
from error. / spelling errors. spelling errors.
Reflection Profound and clear; Clear but lacks Not so clear and Unclear and Shallow;
supported by what depth; supported by shallow; somewhat rarely supported by
were observed and what were observed supported by what what were observed
analyzed and analyzed were observed and and analyzed
analyzed
Learning Artifacts Portfolio is reflected Portfolio is reflected Portfolio is notPortfolio is not
on in the context of on in context of the reflected on in the reflected on in
the learning learning outcomes. context of thecontext of the
outcomes; Complete, Complete; well learning outcomes. learning outcomes;
well-organized, organized, very Complete; notnot complete; not
highly relevant to the relevant the learning organized relevant to organized, not
learning outcome outcome the learning outcome relevant
Submission Submitted before the Submitted on the Submitted a day after Submitted two (2)
deadline deadline the deadline days or more after
the deadline
COMMENT/S Rating: (Based on
Over-all Score transmutation)

TRANSMUTATION OF SCORE TO GRADE/RATING

Score 20 18-19 17 16 15 14 13-12 11 10 9-8 7-below
Grade 1.0 1.25 1.5 1.75 2.00 2.25 2.50 2.75 3.00 3.5 5.00
99 96 93 90 87 84 81 78 75 72 71-below