Education News Philippines

DepEd launches draft ICT4E

Department of Education (DepEd) launches the draft DepED ICT4E Strategic Plan as a model for improving teaching and learning experiences through the use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT), the rest of the excepts can be found at: DepED ICT4E Executive Summary, and ICT4E Vision DepEd hopes that these technologies will be fully implemented and [...]

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Gov’t opens e-learning center for workers in Manila

MANILA, May 18 (PNA) — In a bid to boost the productivity and competitiveness of workers and entrepreneurs, the government has opened an e-learning center for them in Ermita, Manila. The National Wages and Productivity Board (NWPC) said the center, located on the 11th floor of the G.E. Antonino Building along Kalaw St., is part [...]

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Teachers join training on IT elective

THE Smart Communications Inc. (Smart) is training some 20 teachers from seven partner schools on the Application Developers’ Intro School (ADIS), an IT elective based on a program given to Smart’s newly hired personnel. The 20 teachers compose the fourth batch of trainees who undergo two-week trainors’ training at the host school, the De La [...]

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31 Ifugao OSYs finish computer training

Lamut, Ifugao (17 May) — Heeding to the call of the provincial government to train Out of School Youth to enhance their skills on Information Technology (IT), the Provincial Social Welfare and Development Office (PSWDO) was able to graduate 31 OSYs in a computer training. Credits: http://www.pia.gov.ph/?m=12&fi=p080517.htm&no=35

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Two public schools to receive KidSmart Learning program

General Santos City (15 May) — IBM Philippines has partnered with the General Santos City Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Inc. to donate a KidSmart early Learning Program to two local schools here. These are the General Santos City SPED Integrated School located at Quezon Avenue, and the Francisco Oringo Sr. Elementary School, located at [...]

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Microsoft uses Internet cafés to deliver e-learning tool

MANILA, Philippines — Microsoft Philippines has partnered with local Internet café operator Netopia in offering free “digital literacy” courses, including the basics of some of its core products. Microsoft is looking at Internet cafés as a venue for delivering basic IT education in emerging countries like the Philippines. Bill Gates, Microsoft’s founding chairman, discussed this [...]

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Once shunned by academics, Wikipedia now a teaching tool

VANCOUVER, Canada — Wikipedia, the upstart Internet encyclopedia that most universities forbid students to use, has suddenly become a teaching tool for professors. Recently, university teachers have swapped student term papers for assignments to write entries for the free online encyclopedia.

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ICT Confab to focus on Education, Business, Economy

Information and communication technologies (ICT) can be used in a multitude of ways to improve Philippine education, business and economy. But with so many products and services being offered out there, how and which technologies should we maximize to our full advantage? How do we keep up with all the technological advances?

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Cebu’s academe-IT partnership serves as model for other cities

CEBU CITY, May 4 (PNA) – With its successes in bridging the academe and the information technology (IT) sector in the province, the Cebu Educational Development Foundation for IT (CEDF-IT) has been asked to replicate its organizational principles in other regions in the country.

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