(Top row, L-R) PLDT Enterprise Corporate Relationship Management Head Dick Perez, PLDT Enterprise Senior Relationship Manager Omni Larrosa, Cebu Institute of Technology – University President Egr. Bernard Villamor with (Bottom row, L-R) Philippine Women’s College of Davao VP for Academics, Administration, and Institutional Development Prof. Vicente Antonio Pijano III, Cebu Institute of Technology University Dean of College of Computer Studies Dr. Cherry Lyn Sta. Romana, and Philippine Association of Colleges and Universities (PACU President Dr. Carol Enriquez.
The Philippine Association of Colleges and Universities (PACU) recently partnered with PLDT Enterprise to help and support its 196 member schools, as the education sector shifts to e-Learning amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Through the collaboration, PLDT Enterprise will be providing PACU’s member schools with SMART Giga Study plans and curated services for e-Learning. The tools can be customized for each learning institution and updated to keep pace with schools’ evolving needs.
SMART’s Giga Study plans are especially developed prepaid packages that includes daily data allocations for online learning tools. It also provides open data allocations to access information vital to the online needs of both learners and faculty members.
“We are strong in our resolve to help enable schools provide high-quality education even during this time. We want to redefine the future of learning by providing the necessary digital tools and solutions that will address both the needs of the teachers and the students,” said Jovy Hernandez, ePLDT President & CEO and SVP & Head for PLDT and Smart Enterprise Business Groups.
The Microsoft Education is another solution offered by PLDT Enterpise to PACU’s member schools. Microsoft Education is a complete e-Learning solution with educational tools designed to enable engagements and focused learning within and outside the classroom for students and teachers. It also includes a learning management system that hosts a collaborative environment via SharePoint on the Microsoft 365 platform. PACU’s member schools are free to choose the e-Learning package according to their requirements and system capabilities.
Additionaly, a mobile broadband that comes bundled with devices and collaboration tools can be accessible for PACU member schools.This will allow students and faculty to access their LMS and other sites used for research. A dedicated 24/7 technical support, which is accessible through 177, will address any problems that PACU member schools will encounter.
“We’re all going through an incredible change in our education processes these days. Our partnership with PLDT Enterprise will make the adjustment as painless as possible. We consider this partnership a smart investment in the future of education that can help us weather any future disruptions,” said Dr. Carol Enriquez, President of PACU.
A three-part webinar titled “#ONEwithYOU: A Virtual Learning Series for the Academe” was streamed on their official Facebook page on July 1, 2020. The virtual webinar addresses challenges in online learning and discuss how Philippine education can remain resilient. With this, PACU and PLDT are smoothing the transition to e-Learning.
“Through this partnership, we are helping PACU ensure that its member institutions have the necessary connectivity to continue remote learning for their home-based students. This bold step should ease students’ minds and assure them that their schools are ready for the challenges posed by the pandemic,” said Vic Tria, First Vice President of PLDT Enterprise.
Through its continous engagements with universities, colleges, schools and learning institutions across the country, PLDT Enterprise aims to redefine the future of learning to make sure no learner is left behind, especially in the face of a pandemic.
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