Special Day Graduation October 17, 2009

SDEAS Business Track students tour Gardenia Factory

Last Aug 7, 2009, ENGLICOM, the Filipino-Chinese student organization of DLSU-M, sponsored a tour of the Gardenia Factory in Laguna for SDEAS Business Track students.

The ENGLICOM members and SDEAS students were treated with a video presentation of how Gardenia started and how it grew to be a very successful company today. The video emphasized on Gardenia’s corporate values and commitment to Quality and Consistency in every bread they make. After the video presentation the students were toured around the vast bread factory. The students were fascinated by how big the operation was and how quality is maintained in each stage of the baking process up until the bread is packed and delivered to the customers. The factory tour ended with a visit to the bread shop where visitors could buy different Gardenia products at discounted prices.

After the Gardenia factory tour, the group headed back to Manila. The group settled at Luneta Park to have lunch. Everyone brought food to share. ENGLICOM even prepared some food for the whole group. When everyone was full and rested, it was time for interaction. Even though it was raining at that time the group proceeded to have some fun and games. The group played charades inside the bus while they waited for the rain to stop. When the rain clouds cleared, everyone participated in some parlor games on the park grounds.

At the end of the day, the students were all tired and some were dirty with mud but both the Deaf and the Hearing students learned something new and surely had a great time. This partnership of SDEAS with ENGLICOM shows that we could all learn from each other if we just set aside our differences and celebrate our similarities.

Written by: Jason Quiñones

Plans for Secondary Program Initiatives

From August 19-27, 2009 Ms. Shannon was in the Philippines and met up with a number of Deaf students, Deaf and hearing faculty of SDEAS, including a select number of high schools for the Deaf.

The rationale of the visit was to do informal data gathering of the needs and concerns of Deaf students and the Deaf and hearing faculty who are involved in the secondary and post-secondary education of the Deaf in the Philippines

Paper Presentation

Paper Title:
Assessment of Faculty Competency in the Integration of Instructional Technology in the Classroom at the School of Deaf Education and Applied Studies, De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde

Paper Description:
The main purpose of this study was to assess the current competency level of the School of Deaf Education and Applied Studies (SDEAS) deaf and hearing faculty on the integration of instructional technology tools in their teaching.

Deaf and hearing faculty of SDEAS would be able to determine their level of competency in terms of instructional technology use in the classroom. The result of the study aimed to provide baseline data that the school can utilize in planning and implementing policy and action-oriented activities for the improvement of its services and the welfare of its clientele-the Deaf students.

Furthermore, the findings of the study will be an avenue for SDEAS faculty to know which area or competency they need to improve on and develop in terms of instructional technology usage inside the classroom and to ensure their preparedness as they faced with the challenges of the current and future advancement of technology.

The result of this research work may help school administrators plan professional development activities that will help SDEAS faculty become proficient in the implementation of instructional technology in the classroom. It will serve also as a basis in developing instructional technology competency standards for current and future faculty of SDEAS teaching the Deaf. Such standards will support and advance the expected instructional technology plan as a cornerstone of SDEAS faculty preparation program as well as professional development plan for SDEAS faculty, staff, and administrators.

Leo Sulse (Author)
Master of Educational Technology 2009
Philippine Normal University

FSL IDIOMS SEMINAR

FSL IDIOMS SEMINAR
JULY 24, 2009
12:30PM TO 2:30PM
PEN-MLC


Filipino Sign Language Idioms Seminar is an initiative of the collaboration of the Deaf Studies Area and the Filipino Sign Language Learning Program (FSLLP). The team consisting of Mr. John Baliza, Ms. Tess Buenaventura, Mr. Ferdinand Vizmanos and Mr. Charvie Arreola “brainstormed” about the FSL idioms which are commonly used by the Deaf in the Filipino Deaf Community as well as the by students and alumni of CSB. The seminar is geared towards making the faculty aware of the FSL idioms and in so doing encourage them to use them in their formal and informal discoverse with the Deaf. It is also aimed at enriching their FSL vocabulary. The effort is just part of a series of Faculty Development activities which started with the Basic Research Skills Seminar held last July 10, 2009. Other seminars with such objectives are forthcoming.

Basic Research Skill Seminar

A Seminar on Basic Research Skills was conducted by the School of Deaf Education and Applied Studies for the SDEAS Deaf and Hearing Faculty and Staff last July 10, 2009 at PEN Multimedia Learning Center. It aimed to provide participants with knowledge on basic research as SDEAS and DLS-CSB gear towards research development for the further improvement of Deaf Education. Ms. Maria Veronica Perez was the resource person for the said seminar.

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