College of Education

Course Code Educ 7, VED 6,12,14,21

Course Title All the subjects above
Module Number 1
Module Title The Metaphor of My Becoming
Lesson Number 1
Lesson Title The Metaphor of My Becoming
Week Number & Dates Week 1 August 16, 2021

LEARNING OUTCOMES

At the end of this lesson, you should be able to:

a. recite and explain the WUP VMG ;
b. explicate the tenets of a Wesleyanian
c. cite and discover the profundity of the metaphor selected and create a literary
expression of becoming based on WUP VMG and tenets.

LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND RESOURCES

Recall: WUP VMG and Life & Works of John Wesley

Engage, Pair, Share and Act
Creative Literary Expression: The Metaphor of My Becoming

Page 1 of 7
 College of Education

INTRODUCTION AND VALUES INTEGRATION

Welcome back to our journey!

This semester gives us a promising time and space. The virtual connection
through this learning management system has a lot of beauty in it. We can go
beyond what is presented on the surface. We can discover more depths and
breadths as we deal on any given profundity.

But before we embark on any topic, there is one very important element that we
need to start off with, that is, to discover our new ‘becoming.’ As we do this, recall
your chosen metaphor and start from that. You may change your metaphor as long
as you want. As you begin your discovery, recall as well the Wesleyan University’s
vision, mission and goals which are anchored on John Wesley’s piety & learning.

One can never cultivate both godliness and brilliance, without gaining a sense of
self or self-discovery . To embody the Wesleyan tenets always starts with the
grounded awareness of self in relation to others and the world one lives.

BODY

Recall:

The Vision-Mission-Goals of WU-P

A vision is not a luxury but a necessity; without it, workers drift in confusion or, worse, act
at cross-purposes. It is little more than an empty dream until it is widely shared and
accepted. It serves as a signpost pointing the way for all of us to understand where we
intend to go. (Nanus,,1992).

Mission:

Page 2 of 7
 College of Education

“Wesleyan University-Philippines provides quality education and compassionate health

care services imbued with Wesleyan spirituality, to produce competent graduates
committed to the healing of persons and the whole of creation for the glory of God.”

For 73 years, Wesleyan University has existed to pursue its mission on how learning can be used
to benefit the social order, hence, our mission statement expresses our educational vision – which
is deeply rooted in Wesleyan’s identity.

Vision:

“By 2024, WU-P is a Methodist institution of learning that fosters academic excellence,
innovative research, transformative leadership, environmental stewardship, and health care
services at par with global standards imbued with social holiness.”

One distinct facet of Wesleyan University-Philippines is its learning and piety combined, unity
of scholarship and character, brilliance and godliness, excellence and accountability.

Social holiness is unique to Methodism. WU-P has an unwavering commitment to social

holiness. John Wesley has said, ‘There is no religion that is not social, no holiness that is not
social.’ Wesley said that without social holiness, we cannot exist. It is because of God’s love for
us and Christ’s love that we reach out into the world to walk with others and to accompany
people in their faith journeys. We live our lives with all of God’s creation. We walk with one
another. We walk with those who are weak, poor, vulnerable, those who are stuck in pits of
isolation and those who live on the margins of life and victims of injustices. (Adapted from
Board of Church & Society)

Our avowed vision and mission will be accomplished through the following goals:

Goal 1 Transformative Education. Good education is transformative. Plato said, “Good

education makes good people, and good people act nobly.”
Goal 2 A socially responsible academic environment
Goal 3 A culture of lifelong learning. We produce “learned” persons. Persons who will use
learnings in their everyday life. Conscientization of Paolo Freire, we discover our situation and
we do something about it.

Page 3 of 7
 College of Education

Goal 4 Cutting edge physical and digital infrastructure

Goal 5 Visibly demonstrated Wesleyan spirituality – anchored on brilliance and character,
spirituality encompasses all our being – our physical, spiritual, social, economic and political
being.
Goal 6 Partnerships for superior performance and sustainability
Goal 7 Transparent and accountable governance
This tapestry was collectively done by the team of the President composed of deans and heads
and faculty representatives from colleges and departments, this collective effort has attracted
unwavering commitment, created meaning, established a standard of excellence, bridged and
linked the present to the future, and transcended the old pattern.

Our President, with his team, had to visualize not just how a new program or new style would
work, but how whole new sets of expectations, new hopes, new relationships, new
accountability frameworks, new collaborative efforts would fit together into a coherent whole.

Activity 1
: The Metaphor of My Becoming

1. It is imperative for every curriculum to emerge a transformative education.

Boyd said, "The intent here is to deepen a sense of wholeness by, paradoxically,
differentiating, naming, and elaborating all the different selves that make up who
we are as persons. Engaging in dialog with these structures is a way of consciously
participating in the process of individuation and integrating them more fully within
our conscious lives. Research and theory in depth psychology provides us with
some ideas about how to work with the images that might arise within educational
contexts (Sells 2000; Ulanov 1999).

Page 4 of 7
 College of Education

This process, referred to as the "imaginal method," reflects a general collection of

strategies useful in fostering learners' insight into those aspects of themselves and
their worlds that remain hidden from conscious awareness, yet serve to influence
and shape their sense of self, interpretations of their external world, and their
day-to-day actions.

The specific steps of this process vary but generally involve: (1) describing the
image as clearly as we can; (2) associating the image with other aspects of our
lives; (3) amplifying the image through use of stories, poetry, fairy tales, or myths
that present us with similar images; and (4) animating the image by allowing it to
talk or interact further with us through additional fantasy, or imaging work. These
processes may be used with writing, drawing, dialogue, story telling, performance,
dance, or other methods described earlier.

Direction:

1. Cite an image and describe it clearly. (Recall your metaphor, you may change
it if you want) As you cite your metaphor, describe it with clarity. Find out
how your metaphor really works.

2. Associate the image with aspects of your life. Connect. Find your
connection to the Vision-Mission and Goals of WUP - with Your ingenuity to
execute it carefully.

3. Amplify the image by creating a story or poem. Write it. Make a poetry.

4. Animate the image by allowing it to be expressed in the language you are most
comfortable with , in the way that you can easily convey it creatively.

Page 5 of 7
 College of Education

Lumikha ng imahen/simbolo at ipaliwanag ito sa Filipino at kung paano ito

nakapagpabago sa buhay mo o nakatulong sa iyo. Lumikha ng tula, awit o
kwento. Ito ang simula ng ating learning - imagine, persist to make a connection
and draw inspiration to move on despite life's adversities, this is the reason why
curriculum is so powerful.

Expected Output: A free verse poetry (8 stanzas) or a song or a story

containing your metaphor and weaving it with your dreams and expectations from
this subject emphasizing your becoming in relation to WUP VMG and tenets.

All the best to you!

Activity 2
Pair and Share [Choose your buddy for the entire semester]
Get in touch with a buddy and share your answers and reflections. You may share any insight of your
becoming .

Activity 3: Reflect
Journal Writing
Begin writing in your journal notebook with date and time. You are free to write any
reflection or insight or question which have surfaced during your learning process.

Activity 4: Respond

Share your creation to the class.

Page 6 of 7
 College of Education

Critical Thinking Corner:

Why did I choose to become the metaphor I have selected?

REFERENCES

Manskar, S. (2015) No holiness but social holiness. Retrieved from

https://www.umcdiscipleship.org/blog/no-holiness-but-social-holiness

Christian History. (2021) John Wesley: Methodical Pietist. Retrieved from

https://www.christianitytoday.com/history/people/denominationalfounders/john-wesley.html

Prepared by: Gladys P. Mangiduyos

Course Facilitator

Checked by: JHON CARLO S. VILLA

BSED Program Head

Noted by: JOHN MARK F. BONDOC

Dean, College of Education

Page 7 of 7