Civil Society, Citizens Groups and PeLS

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Civil Society, Citizens Groups and PeLS

• Raffy Mananghaya, PeLS

raffym_at_gmail.com
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What PeLS Does

• Promoting research on the effective use of
  eLearning,
• Sharing of eLearning experiences,
• Developing standards of excellence,
• Promoting interoperability of eLearning systems,
• Encouraging collaboration in the development of
  substantive content,
• Cooperating with international eLearning groups,
• Promoting public awareness and appreciation of
  the nature and uses of eLearning.

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Immediate Goals

• Connect the current elearning pioneers with the
  more numerous but lower income segments of
  society, such as the schools devoted to basic and
  vocational education, on a helping but also
  income-augmenting relationship.
• Actively participate in the Asian regional market
  to co-develop content rich in the unique
  qualities of the Asian people and to achieve
  scale economies in elearning.

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Current Programs

• SCORM Training of trainers in SCORM and
  development/promotion of SCORM-compliant content
• Cheap PCs Widening access through low-cost PCs
  and free software
• RoadMap Sharing of experiences in elearning
  implementation
• Information Literacy Advocacy on
  elearning-centric policies/standards

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Achievements

• Hosted annual conference since 2004
• Collaborated with Asian colleagues through AEN
  (Asian Elearning Network)
• Member institutions did pioneering elearning
  implementations (UPOU, UST, CrimsonLogic, iDiwa,
  among others)
• Individual members did pioneering work (OTL,
  Eminima, SCORM applications)
• Conducted SCORM training of trainers

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Example Inputs for Digital Divide Programs

• Elearning program consultancy/ assessment (UPOU,
  UST, DLSU, ADMU)
• Teacher training on elearning methods, deployment
  and content development
• Distribution of elearning packages (open-source
  or proprietary)
• SEI-ASTI, DOST (public)
• Genio (proprietary)
• Eminima/Puppy Linux Pups (open-source)