Eskwela 2.0

eSkwela 2.0 Emmanuel C. Lallana, PhD Chief Executive, ideacorp

31 March – 03 April 2009, Matabungkay Beach Resort & Hotel, Lian, Batangas

eSkwela 2.0

Are we ready for eSkwela 2.0? the free-software community tends to use version 1.0 as a major

milestone indicating that the software is "complete", that it has all major features, and is considered reliable enough for general release.

Version 2.0 is the second generation; improved version Web 2.0 encapsulates the idea of the proliferation of interconnectivity and interactivity of web-delivered content.

Pre History

or how I got into ICT in Education

FIT-ED/eASEAN Task Force ASEAN School Net Pilipinas School Net Coke edVenture

eSkwela 0.1

CICT HCDG

Dissatisfaction with ICT for Education initiatives Why no internet in PCPS? Why 10 computers? Content/Length of Teacher Training OS, apps, content?

eSkwela 0.1

CICT HCDG

ICT in some U.S. Charter Schools

Intrigued by use of

elem or high schools that receive public money but have been freed from some of the rules, regulations, and statutes that apply to other public schools in exchange for some type of accountability for producing certain results

eSkwela 0.1

CICT HCDG Intrigued by use of ICT in some Charter Schools in the US

High Tech High (HTH) combats the twin problems of student disengagement & low academic achievement by creating personalized, project-based learning environments where all students are known well & challenged to meet high expectations. http://www.hightechhigh.org/about/

eSkwela 0.1

CICT HCDG

Notschool.net an online community aimed at UK teenagers who are out of school. Between 500 and 700 young people are involved each year.

“students” are provided with an iMac computer, printer and internet access at home, with access to other equipment (digital camera, scanner and graphics

eSkwela 0.1

CICT HCDG

Notschool.net Oracle's Think.com provides a secure place where the young people can show their work and develop their own web pages using prose and poetry, graphics and music.

eSkwela 0.1

CICT HCDG

Notschool.net 'students' may never meet 'mentors', but can communicate with them and with other researchers through 'stickies' (virtual sticky notes).

eSkwela 0.1

CICT HCDG

Discovering BALS ALS is a parallel learning system; alternative to formal education instruction. Life Skills oriented Serving a huge population but without adequate (budgetary) support

eSkwela 1.0

Funding or Katas ng AEF 4 eSkwela Centers Transform paper based modules into multimedia Training

Rocky Road to a UNESCO award

eSkwela 1.0

Rating “A” for Effort “C” for Execution Why only 42 of 80 modules? What have we learned from the 4 sites?

eSkwela 2.0

Elements of eSkwela ver 2.0 Ver 2 of existing multimedia modules Need to solve mode of delivery issue Online A&E Exam

eSkwela 2.0

modes of delivery eSkwela sa Barangay eSkwela sa CeC eSkwela sa Simbahan

eSkwela sa Internet Cafe

eSkwela 2.0 modes of delivery

eSkwela sa Barangay and its variants

4 PCs w/ a server 1 trained eSkwela Mentor Up to 32 learners a day

eSkwela 2.0 modes of delivery

eSkwela sa Internet Cafe Leveraging available infrastructure

Issues: cost training eSkwela Mentors cost of using computers

eSkwela 2.0

Sustainability & Stakeholders The future of eSkwela depends on our ability to convince education stakeholders of its (superior) role in addressing the st challenges of 21 century education in the Philippines

eSkwela 2.0

Stakeholders Government Officials National & Local Govt officials Legislators

Education Community DepED officials Teachers, Principals, etc TEIs, Normal Schools

eSkwela 2.0

Stakeholders Thought Leaders/Opinion Makers Business Community Civil Society and Civic Organizations Youth, particularly OSY

Eskwela 2.0

Nota Bene

The perfect is the enemy of the good.

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