Learning thru cyberspace

By: Jeffrey C. Tiangco
EDUCATION Secretary Jesli Lapus over the weekend promised to upgrade teaching quality by tapping the services of the best teachers in public schools who would conduct lessons through cyberspace.

While in Prieto Diaz, Sorsogon, Lapus said several television frequencies such as Channels Grade 1, Grade 3 and Fourth Year, which are not accessible through the ordinary TV set, could be accessed by public school pupils and students once the Department of Education launches its Cyber Education program later this year.

Lapus was invited by Network giant GMA, led by Network Executive Mel Tiangco of the Kapuso Foundation, to the turnover of two newly-repaired and constructed school buildings to the local government and local DepEd officials.
Lapus explained that cyber education would partially solve the present shortage in books and teachers. It can also be used in training teachers.

“Students will learn from the best teachers and teachers would also have new knowledge in doing their job,” he said, referring to the plan to tap the best public school teachers in a given subject.

The program, which was already approved by the National Economic Development Authority, will receive $100 million from the Chinese government as part of the Official Development Assistance (ODA), he said.

Lapus said that this early some critics are questioning the DepEd for investing so much in computers when it has not solved the acute shortage in books and teachers.

Lapus said he considers the program as a solution to the problem since it would answer the need for more books and teachers.