Workshop on Challenges and Opportunities

Workshop Output Summary

31 March – 03 April 2009, Matabungkay Beach Resort & Hotel, Lian, Batangas
Which presentation struck you in this session?

• Community Volunteer Program

• Open Standards
• Exploring the Internet Café Model
• Adopt-A-Learner
 Sharing of Experiences (Existing Sites)

• Challenges Faced
• Misunderstanding between
stakeholders
• Advocacy
• No/poor connectivity (Internet)
• Only 35 e-modules are currently
available
 Sharing of Experiences (Existing Sites)

• Lessons Learned
• Sustainability is important
• Without any partnership, hard to
sustain
• Tap the right organizations and
individuals
 Sharing of Experiences (Existing Sites)

• Best Practices
• Getting support from various groups
• Printed modules used in lieu of e-
modules that are still being developed

• Opportunities
• Linking with other organizations
 Sharing of Experiences (New Sites)

• Insights Gained
• Importance of preparing all
requirements for eSkwela set-up

• Challenges and Opportunities

• Raising Funds
• Securing multi-stakeholder support
 Sharing of Experiences (Recommendations)

• CICT
• Provide support (including technical, logistic)
• Provision of training (including LMS training
for IMs)
• Provide guidelines in M&E, continuous M&E
• Referral to funding agencies
• Keep on improving the modules
• Translate English modules to Filipino and
local dialects; develop modules based on the
needs of the community
• Strengthen Advocacy
• Future conduct of eSkwela Conference
 Sharing of Experiences (Recommendations)

• BALS
• Work out a subsidy for eSkwela sa
Internet café
• Provide fund allocation for the
infrastructure, regional eSkwela sites,
allowance to learners and
IMs/MTs/DALSCs
• Referral to funding agencies
 Sharing of Experiences (Recommendations)

• Own community stakeholders / other sites

• Acceptance and support to eSkwela
• More active involvement of stakeholders
• Network with other members of the
community, especially those who have yet to
be tapped for eSkwela
• Help each other in sustaining eSkwela
• Lobby for local legislation in support of ALS
and eSkwela
• Administer modules, eSkwela model properly
• For LGUs – provide CLC in every barangay
• Continue sharing best practices
• Communicate, communicate, communicate!
End of Presentation