PLDT and its wireless unit Smart Communications Inc. empower teachers to be future-ready with special training on Artificial Intelligence (AI) for the classroom.
Launched in support of the recent National Teachers’ Month, PLDT and Smart’s ‘AI Basics: A Smart Start Talk’ offers hands-on training on useful AI-powered applications that can help teachers create more engaging classroom experiences for learners.
“PLDT and Smart are advocates of ‘Technology for Good’ in the field of education. Heeding the call of the Department of Education to support teacher training, we leverage our digital innovations to ensure that there will be no teachers left behind as we embrace technology-aided learning,” said Stephanie VOrlino, AVP and Head of Stakeholder Management at PLDT and Smart.
The PLDT Group partnered with the DepEd – Division of Muntinlupa to pilot the program. Jon Ervir Cabiling, Solutions Architect Supervisor and Officer-in-Charge of Technolab, PLDT and Smart’s Technology Innovation Center under the Network Strategy and Transformation Office, equipped teachers in elementary, junior and senior high schools with foundational concepts of AI and its core components, AI ethics and responsibilities, and useful real-world applications that will aid their daily tasks.
The highlight of the module was the hands-on activity on AI-powered digital tools that help craft slides for presentations, make audio visual presentations, generate quizzes, and create voice over avatars.
PLDT and Smart also participated in the free symposium organized by DepEd Manila and Aboitiz Foundation called ‘Empowering Educators: Harnessing AI for Future-Ready Teaching’.
