Globe Telecom is advocating responsible use of mobile devices in school campuses for the country’s learning institutions to effectively leverage advancement in information and communications technology.
“Internet is a valuable source of
information and an important additional teaching tool. As internet
now plays a major role in the lives of young people, learning institutions
should take the opportunity of motivating students with the use of ICT-tools to
make their learning experience more enjoyable and sustainable,” Globe
Director for Corporate Social Responsibility Fernando Esguerra said.
While government learning
institutions are now adapting the use of ICT materials, the use of digital
technologies as a learning tool is not as widespread as it should be. “Whether
or not technology is available in the schools, children will have access to
some devices one way or another especially as the smartphone penetration is
steadily gaining traction and handheld internet will soon become available to
everyone. This presents a great opportunity for the country’s educational
system to adopt the use of mobile devices in enhancing formal education,”
Esguerra said.
According to Esguerra, such move
would also substantially reduce public spending in education and infrastructure
and enhance competitiveness of the country’s learning institutions amid global
shift towards digitization.
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In line with efforts to integrate ICT
tools into formal education, Globe Telecom has been implementing the Global
Filipino School program for over three years now.
The program is a long-term
educational initiative that seeks to transform select public schools into
centers of ICT excellence and provide innovative teaching methods.
Specifically, the program aims to create a center for ICT excellence in schools
that exemplify exceptional commitment to ICT-integrated education and also
create teacher training hubs to increase understanding and effective usage of
ICT in the classroom.
In partnership with the Department of
Education and selected public schools, the program involves providing schools
with superior online connectivity, a Globe Mobile Laboratory package, and 21st
Century Teaching Methods using ICT in the classroom. Selected public
schools are utilized as a teacher training hub on ICT excellence in the
classroom, for the entire division where the school is located. Both
the school and DepEd ensure all teachers of the select school are trained to
bring 21st century learning into the classroom. Apart from this, both are also
tasked to conduct teacher training to neighboring public schools within their
division.
First implemented in Bilar National
High School in Bohol, the program, based on the school’s report, has generated
increased interest of teachers to conduct their lessons, increased student
interest towards learning and improvement in the school’s performance in the
National Achievement Test (NAT).
Currently, the program is being
implemented in 11 different schools located in various parts of the country. By
next year, the Global Filipino School program hopes to be present in all 18
regions nationwide, and cover 60 DepEd schools divisions.
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