Newsletter: Memes improve learning and attitude towards science, Ateneo study finds

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Ateneo de Manila University researchers have found that using internet memes to teach science can significantly improve learning outcomes for senior high school students.

Sample memes that were successfully used to teach biology to Grade 11 high school students. The students not only scored better in tests, they also said they felt more confident in their newfound ability to grasp and use scientific concepts. SOURCES: Reddit.com, Twimg.com, Imgflip.com, and Pinimg.com

Over 200 Filipino private high school students in Grade 11 were involved in the study, which specifically focused on kids in non-STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) tracks who are required to take biology as part of their curriculum. The students were divided into two groups: the experimental classes, where teachers gave biology lessons infused with memes; and the control classes, which received traditional teaching materials without any meme content.

Newsletter: Globe Group, Google team up to digitalize elderly in #SeniorDigizen campaign

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Google is supporting the Globe Group in its #SeniorDigizen campaign, which aims to equip the elderly with tech knowledge they can use in daily life. 

ChildHope scholars receive School-in-a-Bag, learning kits from MPL Cares and Smart

11/13/2021 01:23:45 AM

Scholars and street children beneficiaries from the ChildHope Philippines Foundation, Inc. (ChildHope) will receive a package that will help them learn soon. This came off the heels of a partnership between PLDT wireless unit Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) and Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Professional League (MPL) in the Philippines.

Newsletter: PhilPop 2021 DigiCamp integrates workshop-based approach to this year’s virtual edition

10/12/2021 11:47:07 PM

Author's Note: PhilPop continues to go digital this 2021.

Even with the challenges surrounding the new norm of conducting events, the songwriting foundation continues to integrate its workshop based approach for a more inclusive learning environment for its participants. More about this story in the press release below:

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More students in APAC misses face-to-face learning

08/08/2021 11:31:23 AM

More than half of the children in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region (55%) who switched to remote learning due to the pandemic prefer in-person education, that's according to a recent  Kaspersky survey.

1 in 2 families in APAC bought or rented extra devices for remote learning —Kaspersky study

07/28/2021 02:25:20 PM

There are one in two families in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region that usually buys or rent extra devices as part of their challenges to keep up with today's challenges of remote learning.

More classroom-disguised riskware attacks take place during second half of 2020

02/17/2021 01:12:46 PM

Obviously, the pandemic hasn't slowed down any signs of cyberthreats as Kaspersky has reported that rampant increase of threats basically seen as a popular online learning platform during the second half of the previous year. 

McDonald's turn party spaces into work-friendly classrooms for Nat'l Teachers Month!

10/21/2020 08:15:18 PM

In time for the National Teacher's Month as well as the opening of the new school year, McDonald's Philippines has transformed 221 of its stores' party areas into classrooms and making them available for teachers to use for free.

Kasperksy cites 3 helpful tips for students of the 'new normal'

08/27/20 04:37:52 PM

Are you studying during these times where digital has been the way to go for most activities?

iBlog hits its Finale this November

09/23/2019 09:32:12 AM

Photo fro iBlog Facebook page

Monday morning came with a piece of somewhat explosive news to blogging community: iBlog will have 15th – and LAST – staging this November at UP Diliman in Quezon City.

Yup, after 15 editions, they will bid goodbye.

After Six Club, Ambitious Tribe take over learning sessions at Estancia Mall

07/30/2019 06:36:58 PM

It was a month full of learning this past July at Estancia Mall in Pasig City as Filipino dream advocates labeled the Ambitious Tribe spearheaded a month-long activation on community empowerment through a series of talks and free interviews featuring personalities with inspiring stories and thoughts to share.