Educators can create engaging and inclusive learning environments, equip students with current and relevant content, and prepare them for the demands of a digitally driven world by leveraging digital platforms and resources.
In the Philippines, 45 kilometres from the city centre of Davao, the 1981-built Taga-ibo National High School is home to approximately 176 elementary students and over a hundred junior high students. a school with six instructors and a principal. Due to the school’s isolation from civilisation, there is a lack of materials for pupils to use at this economically disadvantaged and geographically isolated school.
Davao City’s Department of Science and Technology-XI, therefore, donated Science and Technology Academic and Research-based Openly Operated Kiosk Stations (STARBOOKS) to a school in Barangay Malamba, Marilog District.
STARBOOKS was created by the DOST-Science and Technology Information Institute to enhance students’ skills in science, technology, and innovation. It contains a variety of materials that can be utilised and read without an internet connection.
This donation of 300 gigabytes of data representing hundreds of thousands of digital science and technology resources was placed on the computer of the school’s principal for use by the school’s students and instructors.
Encyclopaedias, dictionaries, and educational tools from Quota International and DOST XI were also available. These will be set in each room’s reading nook. STARBOOKS is a stand-alone source of information for people who don’t have access to S&T information tools or have limited access to them.
The goal of the project is to give STI (Science, Technology, and Innovation)-based material in different forms to students and other people in schools and communities across the country that are geographically isolated and have low incomes.
STARBOOKS has hundreds of thousands of digital science and technology resources in text, video, and audio forms. These resources are organised into “pods” with an easy-to-use interface. It has hundreds of thousands of digital science and technology resources in text, video, and audio forms. These resources are organised into “pods” with an easy-to-use interface.
Digitalisation makes it possible for students and teachers to get access to a huge amount of information and resources online. This breaks down geographical boundaries and gives everyone the same chances to learn, no matter where they live.
Through multimedia content, simulations, virtual labs, and collaborative platforms, digital tools and platforms offer interactive and interesting ways to learn. This helps students learn actively, think critically, and be creative.
Also, digital platforms make it possible for learning to adapt to each student’s wants and preferences. Analytics, intelligent tutoring tools, and personalised learning paths help students figure out where they need help and get it.
Students learn the digital knowledge and skills they need to do well in the digital age through digitalisation. It gets them ready for jobs that require knowledge of technology and the ability to change.
Further, digital platforms provide opportunities for continuous learning outside of the traditional classroom. Online courses, webinars, and open educational resources provide professionals and perpetual learners with accessible and adaptable learning options.
Digitalisation facilitates the collection and analysis of information regarding pupil performance, engagement, and learning outcomes. This data-driven strategy enables educators and institutions to enhance their teaching strategies and educational programmes by making decisions based on empirical evidence.
