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Looking to learn new skills? You can now access the TESDA Online Program (TOP) at https://www.e-tesda.gov.ph/ with free data if you are a Globe or TM Subscriber. Globe Telecom partnered with the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) to make this possible. You can learn online without worrying about connectivity costs and even without mobile load.* About TESDA Online Program (TOP) TOP is an open educational resource that aims to make technical vocational education and training (TVET) more accessible to Filipino citizens and widen their chances of employment or sources of livelihood.  It offers free online courses such as Computer Systems Servicing National Certificate (NC) II, Food Processing NC II, Bread and Pastry NC II, Housekeeping NC II, and other courses from sectors such as automotive, agriculture, entrepreneurship, healthcare, among others.  "We are glad to have this opportunity of serving more Filipinos in line with our guiding principle, 'TES...

Our set up in the American Corner section of our library Yesterday, August 20, my colleague and I were invited to speak for the webinar of the Philippine Librarians Association, Inc. - Western Visayas Regional Council (PLAI WVRLC). We talked about the online reference services of the Henry Luce III Library of Central Philippine University where I currently work. I was with Vince Palcullo, our Archives and Special Collections Librarian. We are part of the library's Virtual Reference Services (VRS) team which was formed in response to the new challenges brought about by the pandemic.  I'm glad that PLAI WVRLC recognized the work we were putting into the virtual reference services that our library established due to the new normal. The lockdown in our city started last March and it was only in May that we were allowed to go back to work. Due to the pandemic and the shift to online learning, we had to face a new challenge: how do we deliver library services to our school community ...

Globe Telecom and the Department of Education (DepEd) have joined hands to create a safe and healthy online learning environment for teachers, students, and home educators this coming school year.   While technology has been playing a big part in the lives of many teachers and students since the community quarantine started over four months ago,  it also poses more risks to users who are now expected to spend more time online when classes start.   Thus, as part of its learning continuity planning, DepEd has highlighted the urgent need to keep everyone in the educational community safe online. Globe heeded the call for support and collaborated with DepEd to conduct a live webinar on cybersecurity and wellness for the sector.   The webinar, entitled “Global Filipino Teacher Series: Digital Thumbprint Program (DTP)” will be held on August 4-5, from 2:00-4:00 PM via the Globe Bridging Communities Facebook Page ( https://www.facebook.com/ GlobeBridgeCom/ ).  It will ...

Both private and public schools urged the local government units (LGUs) to provide them with connectivity and internet access to boost the online learning requirements of their students as the education sector prepares for the new normal when school resumes next month. The request highlighted the opening session of the Liveable Cities Labs:  Webinar Series on the topic, "Online Education Under COVID" that was organized by the Liveable Cities Challenge (LCC),  the League of Cities of the Philippines and Globe Business. Dr. Salustiano Jimenez, acting Director of Region VII of the Department of Education (DepEd), opened the discussion by presenting the current situation of public schools in Central Visayas. Dr. Jimenez said that due to the COVID-19 pandemic, DepEd needs to adjust to new teaching modalities to suit learners, which include modular, online or distance learning, self-learning, blended learning, and homeschooling.  The DepEd urged the LGUs, especially the citie...

In the new normal, the internet is becoming a necessity, especially in educational institutions where online learning is pushed as a means to jumpstart the school year. To ensure students continue on their learning journey, Globe myBusiness has partnered with Cebu Technological University (CTU) by providing custom internet plans for remote learning.  The partnership enabled CTU to secure multiple direct internet for 15 sites and more than 26,000 Globe at Home Prepaid WiFi units for students and staff. The kits are inclusive of a WiFi modem and a LAN port, free data allocation, as well as access to applications that are valuable in the learning process.  “My mandate is to ensure that CTU can deliver quality service to our stakeholders by making sure that the General Service Quality Dimensions by Parasuraman and Berry Model are addressed. Moreover, these match our university’s expectations and students' priorities according to tangibles, responsiveness, reliability, empathy” e...

Mark Andrew "Marky" Bacordo in Lakawon Island for his 26th Birthday It's been awhile since there was a #Humans of the Library post in this blog. Due to the pandemic, librarians are adjusting to the new normal. One recent issue librarians are still talking about is the recent comment by the NLP Director that there are "no schools in the provinces offering Library Science courses." Which is wrong, there are many good LIS schools producing librarians in the provinces. Anyway, here's a librarian who graduated LIS from a school in General Santos City.  In fact, three out of five previous guests in this blog series are librarians from good LIS schools in the provinces: Christian George Acevedo , Jolo Van Clyde Abatayo , and Carl Joseph Burlat .  Our 6th featured librarian is Mark Andrew D. Bacordo, RL, or more known as Marky Bacordo on social media. He graduated BLIS from Notre Dame of Dadiangas University, General Santos City and graduated in 2014. He took his ML...

The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) just announced that licensure examinations for professionals this September 2020 will be postponed to next year, 2021. This includes the Librarians Licensure Examination (LLE) which is usually scheduled in September.  Aside from the LLE, the following board exams are also postponed to next year:  Licensure Examination for Foresters (September 1 – 2, 2020)   Licensure Examination for Registered Electrical Engineers (September 4 – 5, 2020) Licensure Examination for Registered Master Electricians (September 6, 2020) Librarians Licensure Examination (September 8 – 9, 2020) Licensure Examination for Respiratory Therapists (September 15 – 16, 2020) Licensure Examination for Professional Teachers (September 27, 2020) Agricultural and Biosystems Engineers Licensure Examination (September 29 – 30, 2020) According to PRC, the cancellation is "due to government-imposed restrictions and other unforeseeable circumstances because of e...