From two groups (English and Filipino Majors), conduct a debate on 

whether "non-digital instructional materials

are still relevant in 21st Century teaching and learning. Agree or disagree?"

There will be two (2) speakers per each group. Be sure that you have conducted in-depth research regarding the
topic. Choose the best representatives per group.

Instructional Material
- also known as Teaching/Learning Materials, are any collection of materials, including animate
and inanimate objects and human and non-human resources, that a teacher may use in teaching
and learning situations to help achieve desired learning objectives.
Examples:  Drawings, kits, textbooks, posters, magazines, flip charts, newspapers, dioramas,
pictures, and recording videos.

AGREE KEY POINTS

[INTRO]

Teaching becomes rewarding when learners get the most from instructions as manifested in their
performance. An essential element in engaging learners is when the strategy used in delivering
the lessons uses instructional material. When adequately and appropriately used, it can spice up
a classroom activity.
Non-digital teaching learning resources, as the name suggests, means those learning resources
developed or used by a teacher or any other individual, not with the help of digital technology. In
non-digital learning environments, the alignment of teachers’ practices with students’ needs has
been shown to reflect positive in‐class engagement and learning outcomes.

There are a variety of non-digital teaching learning resources to choose from depending on the
context, level of learner, and availability. You can easily make teaching learning resources with the
help of locally available materials. The waste materials like used wrapping papers, cardboard, etc.
can be used to prepare teaching learning resources. This way, you will be able to design and
develop teaching and learning resources at low or almost no cost.

[CAN BE USED AS MAIN ARGUMENT]: Computers may make some things a bit easier, but in
terms of the quality of learning, they offer NOTHING that cannot be accomplished with a piece of
chalk. Indeed, the digital world is so full of distractions that many students cannot focus on digital
lessons without drifting off to social media, watching cat videos, or checking for likes on their
TikTok video. Computers have not changed how we learn and have not rewired our brains. We
learn precisely the same way we always did - by communication, whatever the medium happens
to be. I would argue that “digital” learning is too full of potential distractions to be as helpful as a
direct conversation with a student supplemented with a blackboard or piece of paper. 
This idea still varies in a particular location and time. In less developed countries, non-digital
instructional materials ARE RELEVANT in the teaching and learning process, even in the 21 st
century. It is the only means where the learners from developing countries can fully acquire while
accessing digital learning materials is a challenge for underdeveloped countries. Since the
technology of underdeveloped countries is unstable compared to developed countries, non-digital
means are the only tool in achieving a successful learning process. Besides, digital learning
means is always limited. For instance, besides having an unstable internet connection, learners
might also suffer from financial burdens.

In 2018, many years into the digital breakthrough, more and more schools have computerized
their materials, incorporated social media into the curriculum, and distributed laptops and tablets to
students. Still, some countries, especially the Philippines, don’t seem to be getting much academic
benefit from this national trend. Reading and writing scores for high school students have
generally been down, and critical thinking and problem-solving scores for college students show
small improvement from the first year to graduation.