Cover Letter

The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has caused an unprecedented crisis in all areas. In the field of education, this emergency has led to the massive closure of face-to-face activities of educational institutions in different countries in order to prevent the spread of the virus and mitigate its impact.

In the sphere of education, many of the measures that the region’s countries have adopted in response to the crisis are related to the suspension of face-to-face classes at all levels, which has given rise to three main areas of action: the deployment of distance learning modalities through a variety of formats and platforms (with or without the use of technology); the support and mobilization of education personnel and communities; and concern for the health and overall well-being of students.

Adjusting to the new normal learning modality is one of the biggest challenges that we encounter nowadays. Because it is way different from what we are used to. Doing group projects and understanding each and every lesson became more difficult than before. Shifting from face - to - face set up to online learning brought various problems not only to teachers but also to students. Gadget, one thing that teachers don't allow students to use during class discussions before, became a very essential tool and is now a must in order to catch up to the lessons and pass the course.

Collaboration is one of the 21st century skills that every learner in the 21st century must possess. We are challenged because we have to work as a group without having to meet in person but just virtually. Due to the fact that we all differ when it comes to internet speed and financial status, some are not able to attend our scheduled meetings sometimes. It is really hard because even though you are eager to attend the meeting, If the internet connection is too slow you can do nothing but wait for it to speed up. And it is really time - consuming.

In answering the different activities, we tried hard to work as a team to overcome the challenges that this online learning has brought to us and be able to accomplish each task. We brainstorm ideas through chat if video calling is not possible. If there are questions concerning the activities thrown by a particular member of the team in our group chat, we do our best to answer it to make it as clear as possible to everyone.

This e - portfolio is all about our journey in our course - Field Study 1 and Field study 2. It focuses mainly on our experiences and the challenges we've encountered in these courses. As you turn the pages of this e - portfolio, you will see the different activities that we have accomplished which serve as evidences of the attainment of various learning outcomes. You will also see some pictures of our group collaboration and videos of our group presentations.

The authors of this electronic portfolio (e-portfolio) are the Bachelor of Physical Education IV - 2 students namely: John Michael S. Medrano, Emmanuel B. Idos, Ciara C. Lopez, Mark Anthony S. Mejia, Jennylyn B. Mendoza,Rose Ann U. Moles, Kim Ashley F. Parica, Bejie S. Payopay, Marvin D. Pelenio, Donna Bell B. Peralta and Joshua A. Pidlaoan.