LIBON COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Libon, Albay

Field Study 2
Participation and Assistantship
BECED IV

Learning Episode 6
Making On-line or Virtual Learning Environment
Safe and Conducive

EVELYN C. FERNANDEZ
Instructor
Learning Episode 6 - Making On-line or Virtual Learning Environment
Safe and Conducive
To have a meaningful and successful accomplishment in the 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
the 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 learning
environment.

Clarify Your Task

Safe and Conducive On-line or Virtual Learning Environment
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 the three elements: (1) connected devices such as
notebooks, tablets, smart phones; (2) audio visual tools including
projectors and touch screen displays and (3) purposeful furniture such as
standing desks, collaborative work stations 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,
anywhere. On-line or virtual learning can be delivered synchronously or
asynchronously, so the teacher’s role is moderator between the
technology of the students.
Unlike face-to-face, on-line or virtual learning does not happen in
one contained physical space but learning is 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 on line 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 carers involvement. Keep parents/carers
informed of how you and the 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 learning schedules.
Provide procedures tom follow and consequence if they failed.
 Share information about protection and cyberbullying and
image abuse
2. Make lesson plans as interactive as possible to keep attention of
students. Be flexible with class length 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 You Tube and other sites.
3. Encourage public chatting. Avoid texting 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 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 policies and guidelines.

Revisit Infographics
 Participate and Assist
If you are assisting your mentor in an on-line class, these are some
reminders you should share to your remote learners on synchronous
platform like google meet, zoom, MOOCS(Massive Open On-line
Course) 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 resource teacher/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, online or
virtual environment is 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

your in virtual class?
By reading the learners a story and providing them an interacticve materials.

How did the students show their active

participation?
During each meeting, all of the students actively participate in the lessons. It can be
difficult to bring kids into discussions who are reluctant to add their voices, whether they are
introverted.

Analyze

Which of the following is/are your analysis of on-line learning environment?

 It was difficult to observe the physical behavior of the pupils.

 It takes time for the learners 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 can be safe if that online safety can be
achieved if students are well-versed and free of trolling and false information.

I think that teaching in a virtual learning environment is intended to broaden students’

educational opportunities. It makes no attempt to imitate them. Students interact and access
resources in virtual learning environments in ways they would not or could not in physical classroom.
 Write Action Research Prompts

OBSERVE Identify the problems brought about by on-line

Environment.
Distractions everywhere
Staying motivated
Some students being left behind
Diminishes social aspects

REFLECT How would you solve this problem?

Talk to the parent of the students to eliminate the distractions which is give

him a time limit to use the gadget.

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

Send an email regarding with the issue about your student and to h

?
Check for Mastery

Direction: Choose the appropriate answer.

1. What is common among the following learning environment: (a) remote learning, (b)
virtual learning, (c) 0n-line learning?
A. Presence of a teacher
B. Use of cyberspace
C. Asynchronous delivery
D. Use of Module

2. If your friend asks you 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 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 their children so they can coach in answering online.
C. Parents can do research for their children’s assignment.
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 by resources.
D. A, Band 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/resource teacher.

LIST OF WEBSITES and the TITLES of the CONTENT

Topics/Title of Content/ or Instructional
Name of Website
Material
Experiencing the teaching-learning process
1.www.hau.edu.ph
Virtual learning process
2.slideshare.net
Meaning learning experience
3.pdfcoffee.com
Virtual Learning Environment
4.openlms.net
Asynchronous learning
5.online.osu.edu
Basic k-12 asynchronous learning
6.puvaschool.com
Asynchronous learning
7.Wikipedia
Bulletin board Displya
8.depedclub.com
Developing Conducive learning Classroom
9.theedadvocate.org
How to create a conducive learning environment
10.education4equity.com

Reference:
Lucas, Maria Rita D.et al Field Study Participation and Assistanship.2021