THE Commission on Information and Communications Technology (CICT), in cooperation with the Asia Pacific Economic Council (APEC) Education Foundation, have finally identified pilot areas for its eSkwela project that aims to provide ICT-enhanced education for Filipino out-of-school youth (OSY) and adults.
The program hopes to bridge the digital divide among the poor and remote communities in the Philippines by providing them with a free facility and learning materials.
If successful, the eSkwela pilot would be extended to major urban areas across the country.
APEC Education Foundation, headquartered in South Korea, provided a $200,000 grant for eSkwela that will be used to put up four pilot sites in Quezon City, Cebu City, San Jose del Monte and Cagayan de Oro City.
The CICT has also tapped the Department of Education (DEPED) to provide the materials for eSwela, primarily its Accreditation and Equivalency (A&E) exam, a program for OSYs developed by the DEPED’s Bureau of Alternative Learning System.
The project provides recipient communities with 21 units of networked computers, relevant peripherals, one-year Internet connectivity, funds for site renovation, relevant educator’s training and e-learning modules.
The modules were developed by the Sandiwaan Center for Learning, another e-learning facility created in the former Smokey Mountain garbage dump site by Father Benigno Beltran.
The eSkwela recipient communities are expected to commit to the use of the instructional design within DEPED’s ALS A&E framework.
The Community is also expected to participate heavily in the project by managing the center operations by opening up venues for collaborative and engaged learning and providing support for community-based learner projects.
The eSkwela also has its own online presence at http://eSkwela.wikispaces.com. The program was announced to INQUIRER.NET by former CICT Commissioner Emmanuel Lallana in mid-2005 when he headed the CICT’s Human Capital Development Group.
The program hopes to bridge the digital divide among the poor and remote communities in the Philippines by providing them with a free facility and learning materials.
If successful, the eSkwela pilot would be extended to major urban areas across the country.
APEC Education Foundation, headquartered in South Korea, provided a $200,000 grant for eSkwela that will be used to put up four pilot sites in Quezon City, Cebu City, San Jose del Monte and Cagayan de Oro City.
The CICT has also tapped the Department of Education (DEPED) to provide the materials for eSwela, primarily its Accreditation and Equivalency (A&E) exam, a program for OSYs developed by the DEPED’s Bureau of Alternative Learning System.
The project provides recipient communities with 21 units of networked computers, relevant peripherals, one-year Internet connectivity, funds for site renovation, relevant educator’s training and e-learning modules.
The modules were developed by the Sandiwaan Center for Learning, another e-learning facility created in the former Smokey Mountain garbage dump site by Father Benigno Beltran.
The eSkwela recipient communities are expected to commit to the use of the instructional design within DEPED’s ALS A&E framework.
The Community is also expected to participate heavily in the project by managing the center operations by opening up venues for collaborative and engaged learning and providing support for community-based learner projects.
The eSkwela also has its own online presence at http://eSkwela.wikispaces.com. The program was announced to INQUIRER.NET by former CICT Commissioner Emmanuel Lallana in mid-2005 when he headed the CICT’s Human Capital Development Group.
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