COC OPT FOR BLENDED LEARNING SET-UP; LIMITED FACE-TO-FACE CLASSES WILL BE ADAPTED FOR LABORATORY ACTIVITIES

Article by Daniel de la Cruz

Contrary to the popular belief, only subjects with laboratory classes will attend their residential schedules inside the campus; primarily, courses that require to utilize the COC venues such as TV Laboratory, Radio Laboratory, and the like. The students shall be clustered into different groups to maintain the required number of learners and keenly observe health protocols implemented by the academe.

Students with no laboratory classes will be requested by the professors to report in school premises only for “consultations” - once a month, where they can meet to raise concerns, clarifications, or submissions. Still, the realization of the schedule depends on their subject teacher.

In a meeting with Dr. Ian Espada, Dean of the COC, together with Prof. Riza Charity Rafols, Secretary of the COC, and the College of Communication Student Council (COC SC) - catered concerns regarding the confusion among the students with the released class schedule.

“Remote Schedule is intended for lecture classes done online, and Residential Schedule intended for laboratory activities or consultation”, clarified by Prof. Rafols.

As of August 10, the College of Communication had announced that the 1st Semester for this A.Y. 2022 - 2023 will be done online using Brightspace LMS.

“There is also a potential for the students to take their in-person examinations if required by their teachers”, says Dr. Espada. “The teachers shall announce and coordinate with [their] students on this matter”.

COC SC and other student-organizations expressed various concerns; among these pertains to the wearing of uniforms. As per advised, the college encourages every taga-COC to wear their prescribed uniform inside the school premises - yet, those who don’t have yet can avail through the help of the COC SC.

Dr. Espada reminds important data from MEMORANDUM No. 22-217 or "Updated Health Protocols and Guidelines under Alert Level 1 for Academic Year 2022-2023"; such as mandates on the vaccinations for the face-to-face classes, Health Declaration and Vaccination Data using VaxGo System, and Ensure Medical insurance for qualified learners (Philhealth). Read Related Stories about the limited face-to-face classes guidelines here;

𝗖𝗢𝗖 𝗔𝗗𝗩𝗜𝗦𝗢𝗥𝗬: MEMORANDUM No. 22-217, "Updated Health Protocols and Guidelines under Alert Level 1 for Academic Year 2022-2023" https://www.facebook.com/100064020361529/posts/448516667292342/?d=n

𝗖𝗢𝗖 𝗔𝗗𝗩𝗜𝗦𝗢𝗥𝗬: COC SCHEDULE, https://www.facebook.com/100064020361529/posts/448997923910883/?d=n

Visit VaxGo website here: https://wvsu.edu.ph/vaxgo/

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