TELECOM equipment provider Ericsson signed a memorandum of agreement (MoA) with PLDT's wireless unit Smart Communications Inc. (Smart), the Department of Education in Muntinlupa and the Philippine Normal University (PNU) to train in-service teachers from nine public secondary schools in the city of Muntinlupa as well as pre-service teachers from PNU on the use of technology for classroom learning and instruction.
By leveraging virtual reality and internet connectivity, the training would focus on teachers' professional development, with particular emphasis on the educators' digital skills and pedagogical methodologies, so that a more student-centered learning environment could be created. This would be done with training for pre-service teachers studying at PNU as well as in-service training for teachers from the nine public secondary schools in Muntinlupa.
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