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MANILA, Philippines – A former chancellor at the University of the Philippines at Diliman on Friday urged telecommunications (telecom) companies to provide Internet plans for students and faculties so they can access classes online.
Dr. Michael Tan, a medical anthropologist and professor at UP, said that academic institutions should really go online to resume classes, as education cannot wait for the situation at COVID-19 to fully normalize.
“May panawagan ako sa telcos natin (I have a suggestion for our telecommunications companies) … They have to lower the cost and heal mag-ano din sila ng (I hope they also establish) packages to help our students and teachers.” He said at a media forum organized by the Department of Health (DOH).
Tan said UP had conducted a survey and found that some faculty members do not have regular Internet access.
In the survey, he said they also found that some students don’t own a personal laptop or even a smartphone.
Tan said UP is also considering engaging in asynchronous learning, where teaching materials and discussions will be posted online so that students who do not have Internet access at the time of class can view the materials later.
“Or we are thinking of i-save ‘yan in kung kailangan ipa-ano sa USB and some other device and ipadala sa mga student (We are thinking of saving those materials in USB and another device, and then sending them to the students), or even hard copies of the lessons will be sent to them, ”said Tan.
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