In partnership with the Department of Education (DepEd), tech titan Microsoft recently launched a pilot of the mobile version of “Minecraft: Education Edition” exclusively in the Philippines to provide early access to an expanded learning experience for 23 million Filipino students.
The free 12-week program is aimed towards unemployed or underemployed Filipinos who have limited or no background in information technology, but are seeking to upskill in cloud and gain employment in cloud-related jobs.
Epson Philippines has introduced the HyFlex Classroom setup, a hybrid-flexible classroom designed to accommodate the simultaneous teaching of in-person and online learners by reflecting real-time changes directly on the screen.
The Department of Science and Technology – Science Education Institute (DOST-SEI) is introducing a new game for its local competition Tagisang Robotics, which will now be a fully virtual robotics contest instead of the usual on-court varsity challenge.
LGUs supporting DepEd can now acquire Chromebooks using their Special Education Fund (SEF) and donate them to public schools in their areas to support the new learning requirements brought by the pandemic.
The winning team, Read-IO Works, employed a deep learning-enabled, digital game-based reading intervention centered on phonics and oral reading fluency.
Mapúa Malayan Digital College (MMDC), a new college focused on technology and business, is a digital-first offering that delivers an online curriculum and offline experiences.
The Department of Education (DepEd) said it has provided all public schools nationwide with annual Adobe Creative Cloud licenses to enhance the digital literacy skills of teachers and learners.
This year, Coursera observed a rising uptake of courses related to Professional Certificates, which are designed to prepare learners without a college degree or technology experience for a wide range of high-demand digital jobs.
