DEVELOPING A LEARNING MODULE FOR THE INTEGRATION OF LOCAL HISTORY IN TEACHING THE G.E. COURSE READINGS IN PHILIPPINE HISTORY

The Commission on Higher Education has realigned all the core courses under the new General Education Curriculum in response to the demands of the newly implemented enhanced basic education system. Many of the basic courses offered in tertiary education are now integrated into the Senior High School curriculum. This has directly affected the system in the tertiary level as it demands an overhaul of all of the college curricula, as well as the need to design and execute trainings for teachers. The course Readings in Philippine History as one of the embodiments of Social Science for the new GE curriculum aims to expose students to different facets of Philippine History through the lens of eyewitnesses. Aside from secondary materials such as textbooks, different types of primary sources will be used - written, oral, visual, audio-visual, and digital – covering various aspects of Philippine life.