I had a taste of the monthly seminar given by the NTTCHP last October 27. The topic was about curriculum mapping in outcome-based educaiton and the speaker was Dr. Bong Alviar who is a faculty here in NTTCHP. There were many attendees, from students to college professors with MAs and PhDs, to nurses and MDs. The whole auditorium was packed.
I chatted with some of the attendees prior to the start of the program and they shared to me how important the seminars in NTTCHP are. They said they need all the training they can get so they can translate new changes in their classrooms and follow CHED directives. Outcome-based education is the new thing and the Commission on Higher Education in the Philippines has made guidelines for higher learning institutions to follow in the implementation of OBE. That is the reason why, the Gonzales Hall of UP Manila is packed and overflowed. On the other hand, the students who also attended said they want to know new trends in education and hope to have a head start before they get officially employed.
With all the good things the attendees said, there is one comment that although it may sound negative, it will help a lot in the improvement of the monthly seminar delivery. One of the professors who attended the seminar tapped me at the back and asked if she could give a comment. She said that although they appreciate all the learning they are getting from NTTCHP, they are getting information over load and are longing for some help in the processing and application of the knowledge learned.
Good point and valid request!
