DepEd Learning

Delivery Modalities for

School Year 2020-2021
Schools and community learning
centers, under the guidance of
DepEd Regional and Division
offices, will be allowed to choose
relevant and appropriate
alternative learning delivery
methods which best fit the
context and/or health situation in
their community.
 DL Distance Learning
F2F Face-to-Face
BL Blended Learning
IATF Inter-Agency Task Force
LGU Local Government Unit
MDL Modular Distance Learning
ODL Online Distance Learning
TVBI TV-based Instruction
RBI Radio-based Instruction
DLL Daily Lesson Log
DLP Daily Lesson Plan
SLM Self-learning Module
WHLP Weekly Home Learning Plan
Individual Learning Monitoring
ILMP Plan
GUIDANCE ON DISTANCE
LEARNING
Note: This guidance is based on draft policy guidelines which are still being finalized
and are subject to change. Guidance contained in this document will be superseded by

.
official policy issuance

DISTANCE LEARNING refers to a learning delivery

learner is given materials
modality where a
or access to resources and he/she undertakes
self-directed study at home or in another
venue. (DO 21, s. 2019 pp. 96). Learners engage in independent learning at
home or in any physical learning space applicable, by using learning materials
that are accessible either online, stored on CD/DVD/USB Flash drive, or in
printed form, or by viewing TV lessons or listening to radio-based instruction
teacher
while being geographically distant from the teacher. The
supervises and monitors the
learner’s progress and provides
remediation and enhancement when needed and possible.
Assistance may be provided by a learning facilitator who may be a parent or
any member of the family, or a community stakeholder.

Classes in available community

learning spaces shall be organized to allow learners to consult
with their subject teachers without travelling to their school. Schools shall
provide schedules for all subject area
teachers to meet the learners at least once a week so that
learners can ask questions, clarify
home tasks, and share learning
difficulties, and other concerns
about their home learning tasks.
The four types of Distance Learning are:

1. Modular Distance Learning refers to

a learning delivery that is in the form of individualized instruction where
learners use self-learning modules (SLMs) in print or digital format,
whichever is applicable in the context of the learner, with the guidance
of any member of the family or other stakeholder in the community
trained to serve as learning facilitators.

2. Online Distance Learning refers to a

learning delivery modality where the teacher facilitates learning and
engages learners' active participation using various technologies
connected to the internet while they are geographically remote from
each other. The internet is used to facilitate learner-teacher, learner-
content and peer-to-peer interaction. Online learning may be through a
synchronous or asynchronous platform; it requires both teacher and
learners to have good and stable internet connection. This is practiced
effectively by using a Learning Management System (LMS) or related
technologies. The use of DepEd Commons and LR Portal falls in this
category as both require internet connectivity to have access.

3. TV-based instruction/Radio-
based instruction refers to the use of television or
radio programs on channels or stations dedicated to providing learning
content to learners as a form of distance education. This may not be
considered as a sole learning delivery modality as it is usually combined
with Face-to-Face Learning or other forms of distance learning such as
Modular Distance Learning or Online Distance Learning.

4. Blended Distance
combination of the above DL types. Thus:
Learning: Any

• MDL and ODL

• MDL and TVBI/RBI
• ODL and TVBI/RBI
• ODL, TVBI/RBI and MDL