Thursday, April 09, 2026

DS 100 (Critical Education for Development)

Multilevel sentence outline by group of three members (for uploading on Monday and for printed submission and Tuesday) featuring the progressive ideas about education of the following thinkers (all):

- Paulo Freire
- Michael W. Apple
- Henry Giroux
- Ivan Illich
- bell hooks
- Renato Constantino

Instructions: bond paper, portrait format, maximum of 3 pages (excluding the references), with in-text citations, with appropriate title and subheadings, key ideas underlined and/or boldened, minimum of 18 references

Tuesday, April 07, 2026

Creative book review in the form of an e-booklet (DS 100)

Convene the members of your book project.
Be sure that you have read and studied your chosen material.
Submit an e-booklet featuring/inspired by the main points and supporting arguments by the author(s).
Consider this task also as a form of book review.
Ensure that all the elements in your output form a coherent whole.
Provide appropriate subheadings per page.
Observe proper citation of sources (i.e., texts and photos)
Upload the output in the designated Google Drive to be setup by Ms. Villarba on April 21 (Tuesday).
Follow the correspondence of pagination and content below.

Cover page - alternative book cover and alternative book title (no AI please)
Page 1 - short preface (by the group)
Page 2 - table of contents
Page 3 - definition of terminologies (3-5 entries, drawn straight from the book)
Page 4 - social calligram (3 entries)
Page 5 - political haiku (3 entries, with a title for each entry, English and/or Filipino) 
Page 6 - quoted passage (3 entries, bolden the key phrases)
Page 7 - Venn diagram (1 entry, based on two/three contending ideas/forces)
Page 8 - concept map (1 entry)
Page 9 - puzzle (5 across, 5 down; with answer key)
Page 10 - original political meme (1 entry, inspired by the book)
Page 11 - politico-ideological analysis of the material (mini-essay, Filipino/English, 300 words only)
Page 12 - original editorial cartoon (based on the development/policy issue in question)
Page 13 - acrostic (based on a central concept)
Page 14 - five guide questions (inspired by the book)
Page 15 - flexipage (Note: Decide as a group about the content of this page.)

Page 16 - references
Page 17 - group members' profile

DS 141 political cosplay

Form a group of three members.
Choose a political cosplay topic from the list provided below.
Avoid duplication.
Be ready to present live on Tuesday.
Assign one political cosplayer to represent your group.
Take note that a simple improvisation for the cosplay will do. Whatever you have around that is readily available will suffice. No need to spend anything for this task.
Follow this format in the live presentation:
(1) group members introduction 
(2) mention of the chosen topic (c/o the group leader)
(3) very brief discussion about the topic (c/o the group leader) - less than 1 minute
(4) mention of the cosplay character (c/o the group leader)
(5) cosplay speech/soliloquy (c/o the cosplayer) - less than 45 seconds
Submit a 1/4 sheet of paper bearing your names, chosen topic, and cosplay character.
Research, rehearse, and present well.


Prepare a counterpart single slide PPT output for submission in our designated Google Drive to be set by our class coordinator on Monday (Ms. Inoferio and Ms Fan).
Render this output in a single slide PPT presentation (featuring the cosplayer at the left side and a quoted passage about the topic at the right side). Do not forget to cite the source of the quoted passage.
Do not forget to provide the title in your slide with this format: chosen topic: cosplay character (e.g., HEALTH HUMANITIES).
Upload this counterpart output on Monday night for purposes of consolidation and projection during the presentation on Tuesday.

Topics to choose from:

Ambulansiya-de-paa
Commodification of body parts
Medical tourism
One health
Medicalization of aging
Medicalization of pregnancy and childbirth
Medicalization of hunger
Barefoot doctors
Juan Flavier
Ethnomedicine
Lactation activism
Philippine Alliance of Patient Organization (PAPO)
Medical anthropologist Nancy Scheper-Hughes
Health humanities
Og Uhog
Photo voice (in health)
Alternative Budget Initiative (Health Cluster)
Thy Womb (film)



Thursday, March 19, 2026

DS 141 mini-reporting on Tuesday

Form a group with six members.
Exercise collective leadership.
Present a mini-report about your chosen article from the list below.
Avoid duplication of article.
Choose a color and wear this color in your group presentation (replication of color is allowed).
Limit the mini-report to less than 5-6 minutes only.
Ensure that all members participate in the oral presentation.
Read the entire set of materials for module 3 on infections and inequalities and prepare for an individual assessment after the mini-reporting.


Articles to choose from:
A new hope for tuberculosis?
Ending TB more important than ever
The elusive TB vaccine 
Now is the time to end TB and its stigma
TB: A ‘boring emergency’
The TB-HIV syndemic | Inquirer Opinion 
Beyond the new HIV and AIDS law 


DS 100 mini-reporting on Tuesday

Form a group with three members.
Exercise collective leadership.
Present a mini-report about your chosen subtopic from the list below.
Avoid duplication of subtopic.
Choose a color and wear this color in your group presentation (replication of color is allowed).
Limit the mini-report to less than three minutes only.
Ensure that all members participate in the oral presentation.
Read the entire material (Counter-discourses in political economy in/through media literacy education) and prepare for an individual assessment after the mini-reporting.


Topics to choose from:
Introduction
Institutional and discursive controls
Discursive purpose of questions
Framework and methodology
Critical theory: Making sense of the in-betweens and unseen connections
Critical discourse analysis: revealing the ‘social story behind the story'
Counter-discourse on values 
Counter-discourse on ideology
Counter-discourse on choice and change
Counter-discourse on business model and practice
Counter-discourse on poverty and inequality
Counter-discourse on social exclusion
Counter-discourse on intervention and accountability
Discussion
Conclusion


Thursday, March 05, 2026

DS 141 Friday task (for uploading on Monday and for printed submission on Tuesday)

Form a pair.
Produce an infographic based on your chosen topic.
Provide a subsection that is situated in the Philippines and the Global South contexts.
Avoid duplication of topics.
Observe the previous set of instructions in producing infographics.

Topics to choose from:
brain health
mental health
sleep health
muscle health
bone health
reproductive health (male)
reproductive health (female)
endocrine health
spine health
kidney health
eye health
rhinological health
lung health
dental health
oral health
heart health
nerve health
liver health
skin health
colon health
ear care
hand care
foot care
diabetic foot care
cellular health

DS 100 F2F political cosplay (March 10)

Form a group of five members.
Choose a political cosplay topic from the list provided below.
Avoid duplication.
Assign one to two political cosplayers to represent your group.
Take note that a simple improvisation for the cosplay will do. Whatever you have around that are readily available will suffice. No need to spend anything for this task.
Follow this format in the live presentation:
(1) group members introduction 
(2) mention of the chosen topic (c/o the group leader)
(3) brief discussion about the topic (c/o the group leader) - 1 minute
(4) mention of the cosplay character (c/o the group leader)
(5) cosplay speech/soliloquy/dialogue (c/o the cosplayers) - 30 seconds 
(6) brief explanation about the cosplay character in relation to the topic (c/o the assistant group leader) - 30 seconds
Use an appropriate instrumental background music.
Submit a 1/4 sheet of paper bearing your chosen topic, cosplay character(s), group members, and tasking of responsibilities.
Research, rehearse, and present well.

Topics to choose from:
The clash of civilization
The end of history and the last man
Military-industrial complex
Power elite
Commodity fetishism
Hyperreality
Atomization of society
Mcdonaldization of society
Medicalization of society

Hosts: Ms. Villarba and Mr. Vergara

DS 100 development theories matrix (Friday task) - for uploading on Saturday and for printed submission on Tuesday

Merge the two pairs from your previous development theories matrix task.
Deliberate as a group (4 members) and consolidate your matrix.
Note that it is expected that a better version of your matrix will emerge from this collaboration. 
Observe the same format.

Thursday, February 26, 2026

DS 141 concept map (manila paper) for uploading on Monday and physical posting on Tuesday

Form a pair.
Choose an article in Module 2.
Avoid duplication.
Produce a concept map based on the article.
Strike a balance between content/informativeness and spacing/readability.
Incorporate icons/illustrations/symbols/visual arts sparingly.
Use one manila paper only.
Indicate the title and the author.
Indicate also the name of the pair.
Take a photo of the manila paper and upload on Monday.
Post the manila paper on the wall during our face-to-face session on Tuesday.

DS 100 development theories matrix (for uploading on Monday and for printed submission on Tuesday)

Form a pair.
Submit a matrix of development theories containing the following set of information and in consideration of the prescribed format:

In column:
Modernization theory
Dependency theory
World systems theory
Marxist theory
Neoclassical theory

In row:
Notable thinkers
Major assumptions
Concrete applications
Strengths/Merits 
Issues/Criticisms

Render the output in landscape format.
Limit the matrix presentation to the front page of a bond paper only.
Underline key ideas.
Summarize the main ideas to maximize the limited space allotment.
Provide in-text citations/
Use at least 12 references for this task.
Use the back page for the list of references.

Thursday, February 19, 2026

Bodymapping task (for uploading on Monday and for printed submission on Tuesday)

Form a pair.
Produce a bodymap featuring your chosen worker in the health sector.
Avoid duplication of topics within your section.
Use 10 references for this task.
Provide in-text citation.
Ensure that all elements form a coherent whole.

Topics to choose from:
- ICU nurse
- nurse (in general)
- doctors (in general)
- primary care physicians
- midwife
- night and shift (health) workers
- infectious disease workers
- sanitary workers
- embalmer
- workers in the blood bank
- emergency health workers
- community health workers
- radiologic technologists
- medical technologists
- dentists
- folk healers
- physical therapist
- medical transcriptionists
- dialysis technicians
- caregivers/bantay
- medical laboratory technicians
- nursing assistants
- medical evacuation team



Wednesday, February 18, 2026

DS 100 infographics for Monday uploading (February) and Tuesday printed submission (February 24)

Form a pair and choose a topic.
Avoid duplication.
Use at least eight references for this task.
Ensure that all elements will form a coherent whole.
Re-read my article on infographics 101 for guidance.


Topics to choose from:

Market fundamentalism
There is no alternative (TINA) vs. There are thousands of alternative (TITA)
The end of history and the last man (F Fukuyama)
Stages of economic growth (WW Rostow)
Laissez faire vs. dirigisme economy
Globalization vs glocalization
Globalization vs deglobalization
Globalization of poverty (M Chossudovsky)
Liberalization, deregulation, privatization (policies of globalization)
Power elite
Iron triangle
Military-industrial complex
"Race-to-the bottom"
Commodity fetishism
Cut-throat competition
Odious debt (illegitimate debt)
Ruthless, rootless, jobless, voiceless and futureless growth
Hyperreality
Mcdonalization of society
Throw-away society
Conspicuous and invidious consumption
Planned obsolescence
Greenwashing and bluewashing
Climate debt (emission debt and adaptation debt)
Ubuntu
Gross national happiness (GNH)
Small is beautiful
Countermapping

DS 100 study task for Friday (asynchronous study) and Tuesday (face-to-face graded recitation and test)

Neoliberalism
Politics of naming
Market fundamentalism
There is no alternative (TINA)
There are thousands of alternative (TITA)
The end of history and the last man (F Fukuyama)
Stages of economic growth (WW Rostow)
Laissez faire economics
Dirigisme
Globalization
Glocalization
Deglobalization
Globalization of poverty (M Chossudovsky)
Medical tourism
Liberalization, deregulation, privatization (policies of globalization)
Power elite
Iron triangle
Military-industrial complex
"Race-to-the bottom"
Commodity fetishism
Cut-throat competition
Odious debt (illegitimate debt)
Ruthless growth
Rootless growth
Jobless growth
Voiceless growth
Futureless growth
Meaningless growth
Hyperreality
Hyperconsumerism
Mcdonalization of society
Throw-away society
Conspicuous consumption
Planned obsolescence
Greenwashing
Bluewashing
Climate debt
Emission debt
Adaptation debt
Ubuntu
Gross national happiness (GNH)
Small is beautiful
Countermapping

DS 100 (Critical Education for Development)

Multilevel sentence outline by group of three members (for uploading on Monday and for printed submission and Tuesday) featuring the progres...