PH Schools Turn To Online Learning

Several institutions have implemented distance learning programs in a bid for education to go on despite the health crisis

- Jules Vivas

In recent news on edu-cation, there has been a debate on whether schools should push through with the opening of classes in August. On May 28, however, the Department of Education (DepEd) secretary Leonor Briones announced that no face-to-face schooling would be conducted until safety from the disease could be guaranteed. Sec. Briones also mentioned that learning opportunities could still be provided by means of blended and distance learning. Meanwhile, Commission on Higher Education (CHED) chairperson Prospero de Vera III said that universities implementing “flexible” learning might start the school year in August.

For those unfamiliar with the terms mentioned, blended and flexible learning are one and the same, and pertains to a method of education that incorporates traditional or classroom teaching with technology. Distance learning, on the other hand, only involves digital or online education, which allows students to earn a diploma or degree without being physically present in schools.

There are more discussions up for debate on how education in the country should proceed today. In the meantime, educational institutions are using what is readily available for most of them right now: online learning. Here are updates from some of the schools, their current plans and programs for the coming school year.

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