School's Out!: Learning Continuity in the Age of COVID-19

Event Details

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Summary:

Education is one of the most affected sectors by the COVID-19 pandemic. Both educators and learners are currently experiencing the adverse consequences of the temporary closure of schools for health and safety reasons.

The Department of Education (DepEd) recently announced that schools will reopen on August 24, 2020, using a learning delivery mode called Blended Learning Program (BLP).

The BLP is a combination of "online distant learning" and personal delivery of printed learning modules to the homes of the students, especially for learners who do not have Internet access and interactive facilities at home. Also, the BLP plans to use radio and television to reach less accessible areas in the country. On the other hand, the Commission on Higher Education has also issued guidelines for Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in the use of a combination of online education, flexible learning, and face-to-face mode. Both agencies are optimistic that they will be able to roll out said plans. Despite this, many parents and students continue to entertain doubts on the preparedness of the educational system, the teachers, parents, and students to transition to the new learning modality called the BLP.

The Education Committee and the Human Capital & Resources Committee of AmCham will hold a webinar entitled "School's Out!: Learning Continuity in the Age of COVID-19" on June 23, 2020 (Tuesday), 2-3 PM via Zoom, to provide updates on the plans of the Department of Education and the Commission on Higher Education to ensure learning continuity for Filipinos during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The webinar will discuss the following:

The shift to blended learning and other modes of delivery
Implication of multi-modal delivery to Philippine education system
Potential of online learning/distance learning
Challenges of "new normal" in education (infrastructure, access and distribution of materials, inclusivity and equitability issues, etc.)
Opportunities for private sector to support public sector in the delivery of quality education
Effects of shift in education to the future of human capital development and the economy.

Speaker

Leonor Magtolis Briones

Secretary at Department of Education

Secretary Leonor Magtolis Briones has been involved in the administration of academic institutions. She served as Vice-President for Administration and Finance of the University of the Philippines System. Before her appointment as Education Secretary, she was Chair of the Silliman University Board of Trustees, and Regent and Chair-Designate of the Universidad de Manila.

She obtained her Bachelor in Business Administration, major in Accounting, magna cum laude from Silliman University at the age of 17; Master’s in Public Administration, major in Local Government and Fiscal Administration, Dean’s List from the University of the Philippines; Post Graduate Diploma in Development Administration, major in Public Enterprises, With Distinction from Leeds University England; Certificate in Policy in Public Enterprise from Harvard Institute for International Development, Harvard University; and, Certificate in Innovations in Governance from the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Massachusetts. She was also conferred the honorary degrees of Doctor of Public Administration and Doctor of Humane Studies by the Central Philippine University in 2014 and Foundation University in 2017, respectively.

Secretary Briones has received numerous awards in recognition of her sterling performance as a public official such as the Presidential Lingkod ng Bayan Award in 2000 by the Civil Service Commission on its centennial year, the Outstanding Professional Award in Public Administration conferred on her by the University of the Philippines Alumni Association, and the Alumni Achievement Award for Government Service given to her by the National College of Public Administration and Governance on its 50th year.

She has also been awarded as one of the Outstanding Sillimanian for Public Administration, Outstanding Negrense Award for Government Service, The Bayi Citation Award for Exemplary Women in Politics and Governance in 2011, Distinguished Alumni of the UP Alumni Association in 2013 and Outstanding Citizen of Quezon City in 2015. Recently, she has been recognized as one of UP-NCPAG’s pillars in a library exhibit titled “Leonor Magtolis-Briones: Professor Emeritus, Public Finance Expert, Social Activist and Lingkod Bayan” in honor of her unparalleled contributions as an educator, a champion of fiscal management and social development, and a public servant.

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