EDCOM 2 Delegates visit US to study higher education reforms
During day 5 of our trip, we started it off with a visit to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology D-Lab for a discussion about innovations and social impact of higher education institutions.
Jose Pacheco, CoDirector of the MIT Advanced Manufacturing and Design Program, traces evolving research and advances of technology throughout modern history.
Day 4 sang amon US Trip, the EDCOM delegation went to the Harvard Kennedy School to discuss paths for policy reform and power of data and education technology to enhance the Philippine education system. We also visited the Harvard Club in Boston to socialize with Filipino students in Boston.
Thank you Geraldine for touring us around the Taubman Building at the Harvard Kennedy School.
Geraldine Acuña Sunshine is a Filipina of Ilonggo descent who sits in the Harvard Board of Overseers, welcomed us talked about edtech solutions and capacity-building of our teachers.
Good Afternoon sa inyo dira sa Pilipinas, ari kita subong sa University of the District of Columbia sa Washington D.C., ginahatagan kita sang mainit nga pagbaton ni Dr. Maurice Edington, ang Presidente sang sini nga University.
Part kita sang EDCOM delegation nga ma benchmark sang pinakamaayo nga mga praktis sang Higher Education diri sa Estados Unidos, we hope to bring to the Philippines all the great things we will learn, para sa ikamaayo sang aton education system. This trip is sponsored by the USAID UPSKILL Program.
I’m at our afternoon session for Day 1 sang amon trip. Namati kita sa talk Dr. Minu Ipe, ang Managing Director sang Arizona State University-University Design Institute.
His talk was about innovations to address challenges to higher education. Padayon gid kita mag-explore sang mga makabag-o nga mga ways para ma solusyonan aton mga problem sa edukasyon sa Pilipinas.
