The organization also wants to help and empower teachers in the country, especially those in far-flung areas.
“In terms of the education sector, sila ’yung nasa frontline … Gusto din namin paabot sa kanila na there are people out there like us who appreciate what they do. We care for them and we are here to provide them with the support that we can actually offer in our simple little way,” said Bunquin.
A Filipino scientist residing in the United States has created an online platform to help students and teachers enhance their knowledge and skills on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).
According to chemist Jeffrey Bunquin, he created Filipino Science (FilSci) Hub in 2012 as an online community to help teachers on science research.
FilSci Hub is accessible on both Facebook and YouTube.
When the pandemic began, Bunquin expanded the online platform to help STEM teachers teach lessons better through webinars and lectures.
“We provide webinars relevant to online teaching, so ’yung strategy paano ba gumawa ng online modules, strategy kung paano ’yung tamang mode ng evaluation, since this time na walang face to face interaction between teachers and students,” Bunquin told GMA News Online in an interview.
“It’s disservice on our end kung hindi namin iho-hone, kung hindi kami magpro-produce ng mga batang papalit sa mga pwesto namin ngayon, so napaka-exciting niya,” Bunquin said.
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