RESHAPING EDUCATION LANDSCAPE

FERDINAND R. CUNANAN

The Department of Education has called on stakeholders to help reshape education and embrace new technologies to improve current education landscapes across the globe.

According to the agency, we now live in an era where technology must be harnessed to improve access, quality and equality in education.

The Department said the advent of artificial intelligence will certainly create another paradigm shift in education. While this possibility will present newer and greater opportunities, it will also present many uncertainties in our vision of digital education, officials said.

Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte acknowledged the impending shift of technology once again as Artificial Intelligence (AI) takes surface. She proposed three (3) points to ensure that technology remains to be an effective weapon to aid education.

She first highlighted that critical thinking, communication, collaboration, and creativity should be considered before using technology. She then emphasized the need to be responsive to the effects of technology on educational systems wherein ministers should closely monitor these technologies and provide adequate steps for its continuing improvement.

Lastly, she stressed that adaptability and sustainability of new technology in education systems must be studied by the end users before implementation to ensure that these technologies can be of utmost benefit to their stakeholders.

-oOoTHE AUTHOR IS MASTER TEACHER I AT JUSTINO SEVILLA HIGH SCHOOL, ARAYAT, PAMPANGA