{"id":66633,"date":"2024-10-23T15:20:03","date_gmt":"2024-10-23T07:20:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/?p=66633"},"modified":"2024-10-23T15:20:06","modified_gmt":"2024-10-23T07:20:06","slug":"pldt-smart-harness-ai-to-empower-teachers-for-tech-aided-learning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/2024\/10\/23\/pldt-smart-harness-ai-to-empower-teachers-for-tech-aided-learning\/","title":{"rendered":"PLDT, Smart harness AI to empower teachers for tech-aided learning"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

PLDT and its wireless unit Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) empower teachers to be future-ready with special training on Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) for the classroom. Launched in support of the recent National Teachers\u2019 Month, PLDT and Smart\u2019s \u2018AI Basics: A Smart Start Talk\u2019 offers hands-on training on useful AI-powered applications that can help teachers create more engaging classroom experiences for learners.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPLDT and Smart are advocates of \u2018Technology for Good\u2019 in the field of education. Heeding the call of the Department of Education to support teacher training, we leverage our digital innovations to ensure that there will be no teachers left behind as we embrace technology-aided learning,\u201d said Stephanie V. Orlino, AVP and Head of Stakeholder Management at PLDT and Smart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The PLDT Group partnered with the DepEd \u2013 Division of Muntinlupa to pilot the program. Jon Ervir Cabiling, Solutions Architect Supervisor and Officer-in-Charge of Technolab, PLDT and Smart\u2019s Technology Innovation Center under the Network Strategy and Transformation Office, equipped teachers in elementary, junior and senior high schools with foundational concepts of AI and its core components, AI ethics and responsibilities, and useful real-world applications that will aid their daily tasks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The highlight of the module was the hands-on activity on AI-powered digital tools that help craft slides for presentations, make audio visual presentations, generate quizzes, and create voice over avatars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe training is timely and compelling. It provides an avenue for teachers to learn about ethical standards on the use of technology and how to put it to good use. Teachers are catalysts of change. We also influence the students. We need to remain relevant by keeping ourselves abreast with trends that help us connect with our students,\u201d said Sheryll S. Gimena, Grade 10 teacher at Muntinlupa Business High School.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PLDT and Smart also participated in the free symposium organized by DepEd Manila and Aboitiz Foundation called \u2018Empowering Educators: Harnessing AI for Future-Ready Teaching\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"AIMary Jane Francisco, Stakeholder Management Manager, Smart; Lyslie Ferry, Luzon Stakeholder Management, PLDT; John Ervir Cabiling, Solutions Architect Supervisor and Officer-in-Charge of Technolab, PLDT and Smart; Andres Sicam Jr., SDO Muntinlupa; Annie Ferrer, Community Relations Associate – Luzon Relations, PLDT<\/em><\/h6>\n\n\n\n

The PLDT Group\u2019s education programs are aligned with the DepEd\u2019s key priorities under Secretary Juan Edgardo \u201cSonny\u201d Angara. The agency\u2019s five-point agenda prioritizes boosting learners\u2019 foundational skills in reading, math and science to improve the Filipino students\u2019 performance in international large-scale assessments, professional development of teachers, employing digital innovations to augment existing teaching strategies, ensuring senior high school graduates are ready for employment, and improving educational infrastructures and resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PLDT and Smart continue to collaborate with partners nationwide to promote inclusive and equitable quality education. These initiatives align with the PLDT Group’s efforts to help achieve the nation achieve the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals, especially SDG 4 on Quality Education, with a strong emphasis on digital literacy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cPLDT and Smart are advocates of \u2018Technology for Good\u2019 in the field of education. Heeding the call of the Department of Education to support teacher training, we leverage our digital innovations to ensure that there will be no teachers left behind as we embrace technology-aided learning,\u201d said Stephanie V. Orlino, AVP and Head of Stakeholder Management at PLDT and Smart.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":66640,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[379,343,96,2727,1656],"class_list":["post-66633","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-headlines","tag-pldt","tag-smart-communications","tag-technology","tag-technology-adaption","tag-technology-investment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66633","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=66633"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66633\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/66640"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=66633"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=66633"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.upgrademag.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=66633"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}