Learning Session

Classroom Technology and Constructivist Approach
by Leonides D. Sulse and Baby Ruth Reyes

Technology is transforming education but how do educators take such technology to optimize learning? This lecture is to discuss and to better understand how technology might assist in implementing constructivist strategies in the classroom. Combine the boom in instructional technology and the trend of constructivism, traditional barriers no longer restrain educators from meeting the needs of students.

Understanding some Deaf Issues and Effective Ways on Teaching the Deaf
by Ma. Victoria Sakilayan and Ariscel Lobo

Deaf issues to be presented are as follows: Are there such things as accents among signers from different areas of the country or world? Why do so many Deaf people have trouble with English? Why don’t some Deaf people like to read? What do others call us? And what do we call ourselves? Answers to these questions will be delivered with the participation of the audience.

The participants will also learn about the Deaf culture in the context of how classroom teaching should be done for Deaf students. Topics will also include what medium of instruction must be used inside the classroom and the needs of Deaf learners in order to understand the lesson. Tips on how to become a good teacher for the Deaf will be discussed during the presentation. Pictures during our residency training in US will be shown to support the discussion.

With this learning session, the participants will hopefully get to understand more about the Deaf learners.

Historical Documentation: It’s Impact on Deaf Community and Identity

by Febe Sevilla

The seminar aims to awaken the interest and encourage involvement of the Deaf Filipino Youth in preserving their rich heritage by undertaking various forms of historical documentations of the legacy left by the generations before them.This also aims to help the Deaf youth learn and discover more about their cultural and historical roots and draw inspiration from them, enabling them to realize that Deafness is not a barrier in achieving a better quality of life. Through this seminar, it is also hoped that participants will see the Deaf Gain- a sense of pride of the Deaf identity...seeing the Deaf as a cultural minority and not as a helpless group in society.

Research Colloquium on The Childrearing of Deaf Mothers, Parental Resource, and Stress

Childrearing Experiences of Filipino Deaf Mothers: A Case Study
by May Cabutihan, MA.Ed.

Childrearing involves practices and activities that are grounded on cultural patterns and beliefs. This constitutes activities that should be done, as these are accepted practices and norms of society. This descriptive study focused on five Deaf mothers and their childrearing practices in the following areas:
(a) first forty days after giving birth – this refers to how Deaf mothers attended to their child’s physical and emotional needs and how they interacted with him/her in the first forty days;
(b) activities that ensure the child’s physical development – this refers to feeding and grooming practices, and how they attended to child’s illnesses;
(c) activities that ensure the child’s language development – this refers to communication practices;
(d) activities that ensure the child’s cognitive development – this refers to play activities;
(e) activities that promotes the child’s social development – this refers to exposure with other children and social events; and
(f) activities that promotes the child’s psycho-social well being – this refers to expressions of love and affection and forms of discipline used. Implications of the study will also be discussed.

Sources of Parental Stress among Parents of Deaf Children
by Pexe Reonal

The concepts of parental empowerment and resource oriented consultation and support strategies are vital in the rearing of Deaf and hard-of-hearing children. The abovementioned concepts impinges further on the socio-emotional development of these children. Thus the sharing will focus on their correlation based on the studies made by Manfred Hintermair of the University of Heidelberg.