DepEd to deploy ‘Virtual Campus’ tech tool

The Department of Education (DepEd) is employing the aid of technology to address the problem of the growing number students who cannot attend classes in traditional classrooms.



The department said it is rolling out Virtual Campus, a first of its kind in the country which makes ready-to-use content to make learning and teaching more convenient for both students and teachers.

According to the agency, the Virtual Campus is an online community, e-learning and communication platform that allows the collaborative learning and activity sharing.

“This is an online community of teachers, students, parents and experts connected together online and on mobile phones,” the DepEd said.

The department said the Association of Private School Administrators of Muntinlupa (APSAM) has already tapped this technology tool to strengthen its educational service in their area.

The DepEd said recent studies have shown that the literacy rate in the Philippines is quite high compared to other Asian countries. The country, it noted, has succeeded in expanding its education in quantitative terms.

“The increase, however, raises several questions especially with the quality of education in the country because even though the statistics in education is high, still the economic situation is not so good,” it said.

Meanwhile, data from the DepEd reported that the completion rate for elementary schools stood at 72.18 percent in school year 2009-2010 and 72.11 percent in school year 2010-2011.

Moreover, the completion rate for secondary schools stood at 73.74 percent in school year 2009-2010 and 74.67 percent in school year 2010-2011. — Newsbytes.ph