Nat’l Teachers College lays out flexible remote learning program for coming school year

The National Teachers College on Wednesday laid out its flexible remote learning program as the country transitions to distance learning amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

In a virtual press briefing, the private institution's vice president for academic affairs Dr. Edizon Fermin said the school's new program for the first semester of Academic Year 2020-2021 offers modified online and correspondence learning.

Modified online learning consists of a few online tests and quizzes, whole-class or small discussions, online simulations and games and video of remote performance.

Correspondence learning includes written outputs and worksheets, self-assessments and narrative reports and selective do-it-yourself projects.

Aside from the choice between online and correspondence learning, NTC’s enrollees will also be able to get connectivity gadgets at lower prices through the school’s partner organizations, the school said.

Fermin said there is a need to continue education amid the pandemic, which is why the NTC laid out options such as the “Adaptive Community for the Continuity of Education and Student Services,” a program which aims to continue students’ access to telehealth services, online library usage and psychosocial counseling.

He also said the NTC trained 800 educators in several courses and areas amid the transition to the new normal.

Moreover, Fermin said scholars will be able to retain their scholarships for the incoming first semester. So far, he said, the NTC has reached 50% of its target enrollees.

Classes are set to open on August 24. — BM, GMA News