REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

THE CYBER EDUCATION THE CYBER EDUCATION PROJECTPROJECT

JUNE 2007

BACKGROUND:BACKGROUND:The quest for quality education for all The quest for quality education for all

FilipinosFilipinos

The right to quality basic education is enshrined in the Philippine Constitution

The Department of Education is mandated to provide access to quality basic education for all

However, various factors contribute to the problems in basic education

CHALLENGES IN EDUCATIONCHALLENGES IN EDUCATIONACADEMIC PERFORMANCEACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Low mastery levels in both Elementary and Secondary levels

Lowest grades are in Science and Math

Poor performance in international benchmark exams

CHALLENGES IN EDUCATIONCHALLENGES IN EDUCATIONDROP-OUTS: HIGH DROP-OUTS: HIGH RISK IN COHORT RISK IN COHORT SURVIVALSURVIVAL

Only 7 out of 10 pupils entering Grade 1 will finish Grade VI

Only 4 will finish secondary schooling

Reasons for dropping out include lack of pre-school preparation, disinterest in the lessons, poverty, malnutrition and transportation problems

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CHALLENGES IN CHALLENGES IN EDUCATIONEDUCATION

OUT-OF-SCHOOL YOUTHOUT-OF-SCHOOL YOUTH

FUNCTIONAL ILLITERATES - 9.16 millionAround 16% of the population are illiterate youths and adults

VS. Mobile Teachers - 800VS. Alternative Learning - 0.17% Of DepEd Budget

Impossible to reach the illiterate youths and adults without the aid of electronic multi-

media technology

CYBER EDCYBER ED: : THE BEST THE BEST RESPONSE TO THE RESPONSE TO THE

CHALLENGES OF BASIC CHALLENGES OF BASIC EDUCATIONEDUCATION

Cyber Ed is the quickest and most cost-effective way

of delivering the same high quality education to all learners throughout the country

MAJOR MAJOR CYBER EDCYBER ED PARTNERPARTNERTurn-key solution produced by the partnership

of DepEd and Tsinghua University of China

Best Technology University in China (No. 17 in the world)

Pioneered the long-distance education platform for China

Manages the Chinese CERNET Backbone (320 M beneficiaries)

Runs E-education Project for almost 500,000 schools

Has cutting edge Live Interactive Class Software

Has extensive Courseware Development experience

WHAT IS WHAT IS CYBER EDCYBER ED??A nationwide network that will utilize satellite technology, considered to be most effective and efficient in the world today.

Cyber Ed will provide 12 video channels, wireless wide-area networking, local area networking and wireless internet all in one package to the remotest area of the country.

A dedicated network that will eventually connect all DepEd administrative units in the country including:

•central office•17 regional offices•187 division ICT offices •all public schools

IN REAL TIME

Internationally proven technology for education and distance learning

Wide-area network with unlimited geographical reach

Centrally manageable interconnection of all DepEd units

Pure education delivery solution independent from other systems

Cost-effective government to government cooperation with best interest of society as main consideration

WHAT IS WHAT IS CYBER EDCYBER ED??

NETWORK NETWORK CONFIGURATIONCONFIGURATION

PROJECT CONNECTIVITYPROJECT CONNECTIVITY

PROJECT IMPACTPROJECT IMPACTCYBER ED FOR STUDENTS

Improving the teaching-learning process15-20 minute live classes by excellent

national master teachers to ensure accuracy of content by reducing / avoiding teacher misconceptions and textbook errors

courseware / supplementary materials on demand which the classroom teacher can use to further enrich the lessons during remaining time

Dedicated platform hosting wide variety of multi-media educational content and Child-friendly Internet environment

PROJECT IMPACTPROJECT IMPACT

CYBER ED FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERSCYBER ED FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS

Improving teacher training

Frequent In-school “Virtual” Training from certified experts

Unlimited access to professional development materials

Country-wide collaborative learning and courseware development (learning from each other)

PROJECT IMPACTPROJECT IMPACTCYBER ED FOR SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS

Enhancing school-based management

Efficient Management Information System

Cost-effective monitoring and internal control system

Empowerment and decentralization through connectivity

EXPECTED REACH OF EXPECTED REACH OF THE THE

CYBER EDCYBER ED PROJECT PROJECTTotal School Beneficiaries:

37,794 Outside 1st and 2nd class cities

Total schools with satellite-

based facilities: 26,618Elementary Schools: 22,855 (62%) Secondary Schools: 3,763 (77%)

Additional 30% of elementary schools through clustering

90% of all public elementary and secondary

schools stand to benefit from the project.

Serving at least

13 MILLION students

and 800 classes for OUT-OF-SCHOOL youth

PROJECT PROJECT INVESTMENTINVESTMENT

Per capita cost of the Per capita cost of the Cyber EdCyber Ed ProjectProject

INITIAL PROJECT INVESTMENT (Year 1)

$100M Chinese ODA + GOP

Counterpart = PhP5.8B

CYBER ED COST PER PUPIL

Php1.22 per day

VS. INTERNET CAFÉ

COST (unguided

learning) PhP 15.00 per hour

PROJECT INVESTMENTPROJECT INVESTMENTSummary of the cost of the Summary of the cost of the Cyber EdCyber Ed

ProjectProject

TOTAL INVESTMENT (over 5 years)

PhP 26.48 billion

Equipment for Schools

68.57%Equipment

for backbone2.30%

Courseware Training Quality

Assurance2.20%

Operating Cost

12.66%

Duties and Taxes10.97%

Inflation3.30%

•Phase 1: $100M

•Phase 2: $200 M

•Phase 3: $150 M

PROJECT INVESTMENTPROJECT INVESTMENTEconomic per capita cost of Economic per capita cost of Cyber EdCyber Ed

TOTAL PROJECT INVESTMENT

PhP26.48B5-YEAR AVERAGE

YEARLY COVERAGE

13.6 Million Students

5-YEARPER STUDENT

COSTPER DAY

64 CENTAVOS

IMPACT OFIMPACT OF CYBER EDCYBER ED Improvement in the delivery of basic education by enhancing student competence and upgrading the capabilities of teachers, schools heads and other stakeholders

Improvement in the quality and efficiency of management information system

Enhancement of school-based management and internal controls

CONCLUSION:CONCLUSION:Impact of the Impact of the CYBER EDCYBER ED project on public project on public

educationeducationImproved student performance

Savings of up to PhP 60.3 billion in DepEd operations

New possibilities for the Philippine education sector

“Basic Education has the highest return on investment. We should

invest in our youth.”

MARAMING SALAMAT MARAMING SALAMAT PO!PO!