Amid the government’s implementation of the enhanced community quarantine, Enderun Colleges initiates a free webinar series to sustain learning among students and professionals.

Enderun Extension, the continuing education arm of Enderun Colleges, launches the first installment of its webinar series entitled, “What Makes Online Learning Work in the Time of COVID-19?” which aims to equip educators and trainers to cope with learning challenges and effectively plan and execute online learning endeavors. The speakers are composed of various industry practitioners with each topic assigned for discussion.

The speakers of the webinar point out the importance of understanding the current global concern and presenting infrastructure solutions essential for online learning.
Staying connected, finding a safe space to work and setting expectations for availability are some of the ideal solutions to make online learning effective. There are also online tools such as Google Meet, Microsoft Teams and Zoom that can be utilized to efficiently establish active learning among students.

Challenges and limitations such as poor internet connection, lack of technical skills and students’ level of engagement are a few of the many issues that arise with online learning. Providing feasible avenues, making materials downloadable for offline learning and exploring simulation apps and data-free platforms are a few of the ideal urgent solutions.

With efforts to transition from face-to-face to online method, it is also notable to see the situation of the teachers from a human-centered perspective. According to Gerson Abesamis, executive director of Habi Education Labs, being able to take that extra step to ask questions such as the type of inter-access these educators have, their available devices, even their schedule in a day, would give a much better idea whether online learning is fit for them.

Arlynne Roa-Awayan, director of Customer Success of Cypher Learning, gives emphasis to the personalized and adaptive assessments for online learning. She explains, “The learning management systems for teachers act like digital acting assistants. It saves time, avoids repetitive tasks and also allows personalized experiences for learners. It’s not just about grades but also how learners are achieving the target skills and competencies that we intended for them in the course.”

Speakers of the webinar are Colin Christie, director of Digital Transformation of Enderun Colleges; Dann de Guzman, CEO and founder of Cloudswyft; Gerson Abesamis, executive Director of Habi Education Labs; Bel Castro, Associate Dean of Hospitality of Enderun Colleges; Arlynne Roa-Awayan, director of Customer Success of Cypher Learning and Dr. Jessie Barrot, Dean of the College of Education, Arts and Sciences of National University.

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As published on The Daily Tribune.