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Project Overview 2006-2011

Maria Melizza D. Tan
eSkwela PM, Commission on ICT
CICT’s mandate on ICT in Education
EO 269
• Section 2K: “encourage use of ICT in the
development and promotion of the country’s arts
and culture, history, education, public health and
safety, and other socio-civic purposes”
• Section 4R: “formulate policies and initiatives
with respect to IT education and the
development, promotion, and application of ICT
in education”

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CICT's ICT4E: Comprehensive Approach
Educators Applications Content Dev Infrastructure
Training Dev Deployment

Elem eSchools: pipeline

HS Future-Gov Government Technology Awards 2009 –

Digital Inclusion + Philippine ICT Awards for Digital Inclusion
by the CIO Forum

(Infra:
only for pilot)
ALS UNESCO Certificate of Commendation – ICT in Education Innovation Jeepney ni JanJan:
Awards 2007-2008 AND Honorable Mention at the 2010 UNESCO King Outstanding Client
Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa Prize for the Use of ICT in Education Application of the Year
for Game
Development in
Tertiary eServices 2010 by DTI

&
Community
 Enter/Stay Drop Out

100 0 2008 figure:

34 9 Million
80 42
57 +4M
60 77
86 illiterates
100
40
66 58
BALS
20 43 estimates:
23
14 ? M dropouts
0
Grade 1 Grade 6 HS I HS IV College I College ALS for EFA!
Graduate Graduate Graduate

DepEd-BALS:
I
•
Accreditation &
Equivalency Program
• Life skills for out-of-school
youth and adults
C
Filled with challenges
•
T
REGION
National Capital Region
Func Lit Rate
94.0
Rank
1
FLEMMS 2008
Cordillera Administrative 89.2 5
Region • Literacy Rate:
I – Ilocos Region 91.3 4 92.6%
II – Cagayan Valley 86.1 7
III – Central Luzon 92.1 3
• Functional
IV A – CALABARZON 93.5 2 Literacy Rate
IV B – MIMAROPA 83.9 10 (2008): 86.4%
V – Bicol Region 79.9 13
VI – Western Visayas 82.6 11
VII – Central Visayas 86.6 6
VII – Eastern Visayas 72.9 16
IX – Zamboanga Peninsula 79.6 14
X – Northern Mindanao 85.9 8
XI – Davao Region 81.7 12
XII - SOCCSKARGEN 78.3 15
XIII - Caraga 85.7 9
Autonomous Region Muslim 71.6 17
Mindanao

Sex
Male 84.2
Female 88.7
 Project Objectives
• To support the efforts of DepEd to integrate ICT
in the teaching and learning process
• To help BALS broaden access to basic
education
• To help BALS produce and use interactive
multimedia learning materials for out-of-school
youth and adults, with particular focus on the
development of life skills
• To reduce the digital divide by providing
disadvantaged youth and adults with access to
ICT
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 Some ALS A&E Modules – Life Skills
Communication Skills Problem Solving & Analytical Dev’t of Self and a Sense of
Thinking Community
Are You Listening?
Reproductive Health Building Relationships with Others
A Language of Our Own
Skeletal System
Effective Communication Dealing with Fear, Anger, and
Addictive and Dangerous Drugs Frustration
Effective Writing
The Cost of Environmental
The Interview Ironing It Out
Degradation
Are you a Critical Reader? Changing Roles
Composting
How to Become an Intelligent
Buying Wisely Civil and Political Rights
Listener
Business Math The Beautiful World of Our Native
Panitikang Filipino
Basic Accounting Brothers
Filling-up Forms Accurately
Searching for Patterns
Sustainable Use of Resources/
Water and its Costs
Productivity
Expanding One’s World Vision
Marks of a Successful Entrepreneur
The Major Religions of the World
Water Pollution
Think Globally, Act Locally Wanted: Clean and Fresh Air
How to Resolve Conflicts Workers’ Rights
Ideas for Income-Generating Projects
 Origins

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 Project Components
(pilot implementation)

Infrastructure Set-up Customized

(AEF Grant) Instructional Model
(CICT & BALS)
Content Devt

Training for LFs & NAs

Monitoring &
(CICT, BALS)
Evaluation
(CICT & BALS)

Community Support
for Operations and
Sustainability
(covered by MOA)

Multi-stakeholder approach
Feb 2007 Quezon City

Feb 2007 San Jose del Monte

May 2007 Cebu City

Apr 2007 Cagayan de Oro City

 Exciting Start but with Birth Pains

• Content Development
• Local Politics
• Hardware problems
• Internet Connection
• Facility Maximization
• Software Utilization
• ICT-based Delivery Mode
• Others

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 Strategic Planning Output
1st eSkwela Conference (late 2007)
• Vision: The eSkwela Program will be widely
available across the Philippines to empower out-
of-school youth and adults to be globally
competitive through the effective use of ICTs
in alternative learning.
• Mission Statement: In partnership with
various groups, eSkwela provides out-of-school
youth and adults with opportunities towards
attaining basic education competence and life
skills through the use of an ICT-enabled
environment.

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 Strategic Planning Output
1st eSkwela Conference (late 2007)
• Desired Major Output: an operationalized and
replicable eSkwela model
• Targets by 2010:
– extensive acceptance and support for eSkwela
nationwide
– be leading/automatic choice for ICT-based ALS and
livelihood programs
– primary model for ICT integration in education
– physical and virtual eSkwela Centers that are well-
managed, sustainable, and replicable

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 Onward Journey

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TARGET PROJECT OUTPUTS (PROJECT LOGFRAME)
targets
Functional customized ICT4E (ALS) Instructional model
Enhanced Framework 1
eModules & corresponding Module Guides (A&E) developed 248
eModules (others: livelihood & CILC) developed 61
Mature/Replicable center model
eSkwela Franchise Manual 1
Roadshows conducted for advocacy 17
additional operational sites (mostly community initiated) 106
Trained/qualified implementers on prescribed instructional model and center
operations
Training Designs 7
Trained field implementers 1,003
Established management and M&E mechanisms and tools
Mechanisms 4
Automated Systems 2
 Project Components
(eGov Funded implementations)

Infrastructure Set-up Customized

(community / shared facilities; Instructional Model
application process) (CICT & BALS)
Content & Apps Devt

Training for
Monitoring &
LFs, CMs, NAs
Evaluation
(CICT, BALS,
(CICT & BALS)
community)

Community Support
for Operations and
Sustainability
(covered by MOA)

Multi-stakeholder approach
Major Strategies Employed

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eGov Funded implementations: Rollout

Promoting
site48
community-led
site23 Reg2 and -owned
Reg1 Reg3
initiatives
site1 CAR
NCR

Reg4a
CDO SJDM
Reg12
Reg4b
CICT +
Reg11 BALS
Reg5

Cebu QC
Reg10 Reg6
site52
CARAGA Reg7
site12
ARMM Reg8
Reg9 site6
 ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
Project Activities & Outputs

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PHYSICAL TARGETS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS (based on the Project LogFrame) – eGov Fund runs
as of 07 February 2011
TOTALS REMARKS
target accomplished slippage
Functional customized ICT4E (ALS) Instructional model
Enhanced Framework 1 1 0% Stable model
eModules & corresponding Module 248 172 31% 60% of the remaining 76 e-modules already
Guides (A&E) developed (97 of which at beta stage
have been
certified by
BALS)
eModules (others: livelihood & 61 10 83% 50% of the modules are already at the beta
CILC) developed stage
Mature/Replicable center model
eSkwela Franchise Manual 1 0 100% Revisions due to enhancements in and
stabilization of models; draft of final version
prepared
Roadshows conducted for 17 27 0% Extra roadshows via CICT Convergence
advocacy
additional operational sites (mostly 106 69 35% Delays in community commitments
community initiated)
Trained/qualified implementers on prescribed instructional model and center operations
Training Designs 7 7 0% Designs for content development, center
management, instructional model +
enhancement, ICT Camp
Trained field implementers 1,003 1,207 0% Still to conduct scheduled trainings for 4Q-
2010 to
1Q-2011
Established management and M&E mechanisms and tools
Mechanisms 4 4 0% Stable M&E and handholding mechanisms
Automated Systems 2 0 100% Beta version for testing already
 eSkwela Instructional Model (ver 2)
Life Skills, Blended, Self-paced, Localized

Tertiary
Education /
College

eModules

Learning Other A&E Test

Facilitator/s Learners

Learner
Entry Learner
(different Other Forum
VocTech /
goals): Resources Livelihood
Courses

•FLT
•Interview Community Mentors/
•ILA Experts
Employment
Project
(Learner Portfolio)

eSkwela Module Guides via LMS Personal Growth

A LEARNING COMMUNITY VIA INTERNET & INTRANET
Module Guides

LINKS TO
WEBSITES

FORUM /
WIKI

FORUM

PROJECT options: photo essay multimedia video, recorded interview, song, radio
play, brochure, blog, wiki, Google Group, ning, Facebook, YouTube, etc.
Enhanced Content Development Process

Concept Storyboards Storyboards

Turnover of
& Theme & Scripts & Scripts
Sources Workshop Production Review

Alpha Alpha Alpha

Production Review Revisions

Beta Beta
Review Review
(Reviewers) (Learners)

Beta
Certification Distribution
Revisions
23
LF Training Workshops (maturity model)
 eSkwela Center Life Cycle

• Social
Mobilization
(local or via
project team)

• PPP
• M&E: Instructional Stakeholders’
Model + Site commitment;
Operations Steering
• Budget cycles Committee,
• Steering assignment of
Committee roles
meetings • Legal documents
• Periodic • Infrastructure
assessment of Set-up and
center performance System
installation
• Blended learning sessions • Trainings
• Learner Orientation • Learner
• Regular maintenance Selection
• Launch
 Additional Interventions

• Strengthened Project Team

• Designation & Training of:
– Regional Coordinators
– National Trainers for LFs
– Regional Trainers for NAs
• Management Training for Center
Managers
• Technical Training for Network
Administrators
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Content Development

eSkwela Core Team

Social Mobilization, Roadshows,

Conferences
Training Workshops

Site Visits

Monitoring and Evaluation Activities

Module Guide Development and Review

Consultative Workshops

Advocacy for Site Expansion

Content Development Conference

ICT Camp

eSkwela Planning Workshops and Conferences

207 developed (of which 132 have been certified) eModules + module guides;
target: 283 A&E + 4 eTESDA courses

1,733 implementers trained since 2007; pool of core national trainers

73 operational sites; target: 105++ nationwide

http://alseskwela.ning.com
 Breakdown by Region
REGION Operating Soon to
sites operate
NCR 9 6
CAR 4 -
1 11 7
2 2 -
3 3 1
4A 3 1
4B 4 3
5 7 6
6 2 2
7 3 3
8 11 8
9 7 -
10 1 19
11 3 2
12 3 -
13 - 2
(as of 07 February 2011 =
73 operational sites)
ARMM - -
TOTALS 73 60
 a beacon of hope...

~ served over 3,500 learners since 2007 (data as of 2010)

eSkwela Expenses: AEF & eGov Fund 2006/2007/2009
Total: Php 97.7 M
ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
User Benefits

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A&E Test Performance
eSkwela Average National Average

Feb 2008 (4 sites) 57% 29%

Oct 2008 (5 sites) 65% 23%
Oct 2009 (partial: 9 sites) 45% 21%
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 Moving Forward

BALS

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 Reported Benefits
• To be discussed on Day 2

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Challenges & Lessons Learned
• To be discussed on Day 2

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 Good Practices
• To be discussed on Day 2

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 Recommendations
• To be discussed on Day 2

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 Looking Forward
• To be discussed on Day 2

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 End of Presentation
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