PLDT, SMART TAP LEARNING PLATFORM TO HELP CABANATUAN CITY SCHOOLS

BY RIZAL RAOUL S. REYES

DIGITAL infrastructure provider PLDT and its mobile affiliate Smart Communications are helping Cabanatuan City educators in Nueva Ecija to explore new teaching methods.

As educational institutions close out the first school year of hybrid learning, PLDT and Smart continue to support efforts by the Department of Education to ensure that all learners are not left behind through the Central Visayan Institute Foundation Dynamic Learning Program (CVIF DLP).

“The CVIF DLP trains students to be independent learners. The crisis-resilient teaching pedagogy builds on the DepEd’s curriculum. It can be utilized in both on-site classes and distance learning,” said Stephanie V. Orlino, AVP and head of stakeholder management at PLDT and Smart in a press statement Orlino said more than 100 teachers from 10 elementary and senior high schools across the division were onboarded.

In testimony given during the US Federal Trade Commission’s legal dispute over the acquisition, Sony executive Jim Ryan said he initially expressed little worry about the deal after private conversations with Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick

Ryan said he later came to believe Microsoft would leverage Call of Duty’s popularity to disadvantage PlayStation, whose players might get a more “degraded experience.”

Sony did not immediately reply to a request for comment on Sunday. Microsoft confirmed the agreement will run for 10 years.

“From day one of this acquisition, we’ve been committed to addressing the concerns of regulators, platform and game developers, and consumers,” Microsoft President Brad Smith said in a tweet. “Even after we cross the finish line for this deal’s approval, we will remain focused on ensuring that Call of Duty remains available on more platforms and for more consumers than ever before.”

The tech giant must close the acquisition by Tuesday to avoid a potential $3 billion termination fee. AP

Learning from their own experiences, program ambassadors Desi Dario Magnaye, Davao Christian High School principal, and Edward Ryan Gulam, DepEd Sarangani Division Learning Resource Management System Coordinator, shared tips on how to effectively run the CVIF DLP alongside current DepEd teaching modalities.

Developed by Ramon Magsaysay awardees Dr. Christopher Bernido and the late Dr. Maria Victoria Bernido, the CVIF DLP trains students to study on their own. This is made possible by the CVIF DLP Learning Activity Sheets (CVIF DLP LAS) that simplify complex concepts into single-page materials that help improve the academic performance of students even with little to no teacher or parent intervention.

“A well-prepared CVIF DLP learning activity sheet explains the basic idea of the lesson. Teachers should focus on one major concept at a time. Instructions should be specific and easy to follow,” added Gulam.

“We are grateful to have been given the opportunity to join the growing CVIF DLP community of implementers. We strongly believe that this will help lighten the load our teachers,” said Dr. Priscilla D. Sanchez, chief of Curriculum Implementation Division, DepEd Schools Division Office Cabanatuan City Smart and PLDT-Smart Foundation have supported the CVIF-DLP for over a decade. The program highlights the use of technology to promote inclusive quality education that will help build a strong nation.

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