West Visayas State University has now three certified MIKROTIK academic trainer in the person of Prof. Kent Alvin Cebal, Dr. Joe Bernie Esposo, and Engr. Vincent Catamin.
Month: February 2020
MikroTik is a Latvian company which was founded in 1996 to develop routers and wireless ISP systems. They provide hardware and software for Internet connectivity in most of the countries around the world.
Engr. Lester L. Dela Cruz and Prof. Edison C. Silvestre, both faculty from the School of Information and Communications Technology (SOICT) of WVSU-Pototan Campus, are now certified Mikrotik Academy Trainers and Consultants after having successfully completed and passed three Mikrotik training courses last January 27 to February 1, 2020 at West Visayas State University-Himamaylan Campus , Himamaylan City, Philippines conducted by WIZMASTER Mikrotik Training Center.
Engr. Lester L. Dela Cruz and Prof. Edison C. Silvestre were recognized as Mikrotik Certified Network Associates (MTCNA), Mikrotik Certified Routing Engineers (MTCRE), and Mikrotik Certified User Management Engineers (MTCUME).
WVSU-Lambunao Campus is now recognized as one of the MikroTik Academies in the Philippines, making it qualified to offer the internationally recognized Mikrotik Certified Network Associate (MTCNA) certification for free.
MikroTik is a Latvian network equipment manufacturer. The company develops wired and wireless network routers, network switches, access points, as well as operating systems and auxiliary software (Mikrotik.com)
Through its MikroTik RouterOS Academic Study Program for Higher Educational Institutions, MikroTik is offering academic institutions the opportunity to organize Networking classes using RouterOS as a learning tool.
The program is open to universities, technical schools, colleges, vocational schools, and other institutions that grant academic degrees in a variety of subjects.
Along with the recognition, WVSU-LC will also receive routers for laboratory and training equipment for free.
Mrs. Jojo C. Garanganao, MSCS of School of Information & Communications Technology (SICT), Prof. Ma. Grace Rona L. Leal, Professor of SICT and Mr. Romer P. Pedroso, faculty of SICT attended the six (6)-day training.
The WVSU-Lambunao Campus delegates passed the following exams, making them certified trainer of Mikrotik:
- MikroTik Certified Network Associate (MTCNA)
- MikroTik Certified User Management Engineer (MTCUME)
- MikroTik Certified Routing Engineer (MTCRE)
The training was held at the WVSU-Himamaylan Campus from January 26 to February 1, 2020.
Title:
“Technology-Supported Instruction:
Its Effect on Students’ Attitude, Difficulties
and Performance in General Mathematics”
About the Research
Generally, students have difficulties in dealing with calculations especially in signed numbers and working with mathematical problems. The researcher was challenged to find new teaching methods that could make the subject more interesting and appealing to the learners. The purpose of
this study was to investigate the effect of using technology-supported instruction in students’ attitude, difficulties, and performance in General Mathematics with special reference to the topic of Functions and Rational Functions in order to improve learner performance. The study used the
pretest-posttest quasi-experimental research design using quantitative approach. The results indicated that there was a significant differences existed in the attitude of students towards mathematics in terms of confidence in mathematics, t (40) = 4.680, p < .05; importance of
mathematics, t (40) =3.741, p < .05; and engagement in mathematics, t (40) = 4.288, p < .05 in favor of students who were exposed to technology-supported instructions. From the results it was evident that the use of technology-supported instruction had a positive effect on learners’ attitude
and understanding of Functions and Rational Functions and decreased their difficulties encountered in General Mathematics as reflected in their performance and on their attitude towards mathematics, as seen in the questionnaire responses.
About the Researcher:
The researcher is a Master Teacher II of Lamberto H. Tirol National High School, Yapak, Boracay Island, Malay, Aklan. Over the past 13 years, she has taught Mathematics passionately. This has inspired her to pursue a Doctorate degree in order to make important contributions and development in the field of Mathematics. She is very interested in shaping curriculum and shaping students in order to prepare them for a modern world. She is also helping her fellow mentors by sharing her expertise as resource speakers during seminars and workshops.
West Visayas State University – Janiuay Campus is now recognized as one of the Mikrotik Academies in the Philippines. Being part of the Mikrotik Academy means that the school can offer Mikrotik Certified Network Associate (MTCNA) course to interested students for free.
MikroTik is a Latvian manufacturer of computer networking equipment which was founded in 1996 to develop routers and wireless ISP systems. The MikroTik Academy Program is for educational institutions such as universities, technical schools, colleges, vocational schools, and other educational institutions. (mikrotik.com/training/academy)
The school’s ICT Faculty, Mr. Jo Mar F. Casianan and MIS Officer Designate, Senen E. Falcis attended the 6-day bootcamp and passed the international recognized certification conducted by Engr. Roy L. Pamintalan last Janiaury 27- February 01, 2020 at the West Visayas State University – Himamaylan Campus, Himamaylan, Negros. Engr. Roy L. Pamintalan was also recognized as Mikrotik Certified Network Associate (MTCNA), Mikrotik Certified Routing Engineer (MTCRE), and Mikrotik Certified User Management Engineer (MTCUME), a Mikrotik Certified trainer and Mikrotik Certified Academy trainer, served as the resource speaker and trainer for the said bootcamp.
West Visayas State University – Janiuay Campus is now recognized as one of the Mikrotik Academies in the Philippines. Being part of the Mikrotik Academy means that soon, the campus can offer Mikrotik Certified Network Associate (MTCNA) course to interested students for free. The Campus will also be a beneficiary of Php 50,000 worth of networking laboratory equipment for training purposes.
MikroTik is a Latvian manufacturer of computer networking equipment which was founded in 1996 to develop routers and wireless ISP systems. The MikroTik Academy Program is for educational institutions such as universities, technical schools, colleges, vocational schools, and other educational institutions. (mikrotik.com/training/academy)
The school’s SOICT Faculty, Mr. Jo Mar F. Casianan and MIS Officer, Senen E. Falcis attended the 6-day bootcamp and successfully passed the international recognized examination on Mikrotik Certified Network Associate (MTCNA), Mikrotik Certified User Management Engineer (MTCUME), and Mikrotik Certified Routing Engineer (MTCRE) certifications conducted by Engr. Roy L. Pamintalan last January 27- February 01, 2020 at the West Visayas State University – Himamaylan Campus, Himamaylan, Negros. Engr. Roy L. Pamintalan, a Mikrotik Certified trainer and Mikrotik Certified Academy trainer, served as the resource speaker and trainer for the said bootcamp.
The school’s ICT Faculty, Mr. Jo Mar F. Casianan and MIS Officer Designate, Senen E. Falcis attended the 6-day bootcamp and passed the international recognized certification conducted by Engr. Roy L. Pamintalan last Janiaury 27- February 01, 2020 at the West Visayas State University – Himamaylan Campus, Himamaylan, Negros. Engr. Roy L. Pamintalan was also recognized as Mikrotik Certified Network Associate (MTCNA), Mikrotik Certified Routing Engineer (MTCRE), and Mikrotik Certified User Management Engineer (MTCUME), a Mikrotik Certified trainer and Mikrotik Certified Academy trainer, served as the resource speaker and trainer for the said bootcamp.
From Feb. 17 to 21 this year, the West Visayas State University through the College of Education plays host to the second Transnational Training of Trainers of Project FORTH or Formation of Teachers in Challenged Areas in the Philippines that is co-funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union.
This three-year project gathered 73 delegates coming from participating HEIs in the Philippines and in Europe as well as significant partners in the country. The five universities, including WVSU, will be working on six course modules that aim to create a system of quality, motivation and support to teacher training in a number of challenged areas in the Philippines that could serve as a model of teacher training for similar contexts in the world. This will be at the master’s level with a preparatory course at the undergraduate level.
The five “complementary universities” participating in Project FORTH are the following: Polytechnic University of the Philippines – (PUP) Manila, Centro Escolar University – (CEU) Manila, University of Southeastern Philippines – (USeP) Davao and University of St. La Salle-(USLS) Bacolod, and West Visayas State University – (WVSU).
The representatives of European Universities leading in Educational Reform and International Organizations in Europe that are in the Iloilo training this week are: University of Groningen, the Netherlands; Universidad de Deusto in Bilbao, Spain; University of Bologna in Bologna, Italy; Education for an Interdependent in Brussels, Belgium, Fundación InteRed in Madrid, Spain.
Other significant partners in the Philippines are the Commission on Higher Education, Philippine Association for Teachers and Educators, Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization, Regional Center for Educational Innovation and Technology, and Teresian Association International, Inc. while the associate partners are the Department of Education’s Divisions of Manila, Bacolod City, Negros Occidental, Iloilo, and Davao.
Title of Dissertation: Learners’ Learning Progression and Science Teachers’ Formative Assessment Practices: Bases for the Development of a Module in Physics
About the Research
The study aimed to investigate the assessment of the learning progression of students in physics and science teachers’ formative assessment practices to develop a module in physics. Results revealed that the Grade 11 students had not mastered skills in inferring how the movement of the particles of an object affects the speed of sound through it, investigating relationship between the angle of release and the height and range of the projectile, inferring the relationship between current and charge, describing the horizontal and vertical motions of a projectile, and inferring that the total momentum of the system before and after collision is equal. Meanwhile, the formative assessment strategies of science teachers were classroom discussion, problem-solving, observation, rubrics, Venn diagram, multiple-choice, and self/peer assessments. Science teachers utilized the results of these formative assessments to elicit evidence about students’ learning and to modify or adjust teaching and learning instruction. The teaching module in physics was overall rated excellent by the teachers in terms of objective, content, activities, assessment, design, and presentation. Hence, the teaching module can be used as support instructional material for teachers to shorten the gaps in the learning progression of students in physics. It is recommended that students may engage in daily instructional activities that will best move them to deeper learning and application of knowledge.
About the Research Proponent:
The researcher is a Ph.D. in Science Education major in Physical Science candidate. He is presently a senior high school faculty member of Maasin National Comprehensive High School- Schools Division of Iloilo teaching science and research subjects. He supports the DepEd thrust of doing action research to answer the increasing need of strengthening classroom instruction and delivery to improve the quality of basic education.
Title: “Unraveling Ethnomathematics in Panaeaba (Oyster Farming)”
About the Research
This focused ethnographic study of qualitative research paved the way for unraveling Ethnomathematics in Panaeaba. I used ethnomathematical analysis to unravel the Ethnomathematics and document analysis to identify the mathematical concepts and principles vis-à-vis K-12 competencies used by the fourteen (14) Manugtaeaba who were chosen purposively. This study was generally governed by the epistemological umbrella of constructionism and symbolic interactionism as its interpretive approach for the thematic, ethnomathematical and document analyses. Results show that ethnomathematics along Numbers and Number Sense, Algebra, Measurement, Geometry, Business Mathematics and Logic were unraveled in Panaeaba. The EKPS on numbers and number sense used by Manugtaeaba were rational numbers, paghuyap, pareho, indi’t pareho, bana-bana, pagdugang, pagbuhin, pagpaabo, pagpartida, ratio and proportion. For EKPS along Algebra includes the parabola, relations and functions in line with size or area of oyster shell, tubo, eotaw, karga, agad’s/tuhog’s length and quantity, minimum function, navigational speed, gataw, and tidal activity. Out of the results on the unraveled EKPS in Panaeaba, I came up with the matrix of the mathematical concepts and principles patterned from EKPS and K-12 learning competencies known as TALAMATH. From this matrix, I developed TALAMATH lesson exemplar that can be used in the teaching and learning process of mathematics a well as guide for potential development of instructional materials contextualized in oyster farming.
About the Researcher
The researcher is a faculty of Senior High of Capiz National High School at Roxas City, Capiz. He wants to promote mathematics contextualization that is why he ventures Ethnomathematics research believing that this is an avenue to connect mathematics to the life’s space (culture) of the learners. His study becomes a reality because being a Capizeño but by dialect an Akeanon he wants to prove that indeed Capiz is the seafood capital of the Philippines aside from being grateful to what he has achieved today, that he was once a Manugtaeaba (Oyster Farmer) and now becoming a PhD holder.
Title:
“Programmed Module Instruction: It’s Effect on
Learners’ Performance, Collaborative and
Critical Thinking Skills in General Mathematics”
About the Research
The research aimed to find out the effects of a researcher-made programmed module instruction to the learners‟ mathematics performance, collaborative skills and critical thinking skills in General Mathematics. Results showed that after the intervention, the learners‟ mathematics performance is at a „Proficiency level” and critical thinking skills improved to “Moderately Strong”. There was no significant difference in the mathematics performance of learners and critical thinking skills before exposure to non-programmed module instruction and programmed module instruction. There was significant difference in the mathematics performance and critical thinking skills of learners after exposure to non-programmed module instruction and programmed module instruction. The programmed module gave enjoyment, motivation, clear and simplified approach in presenting the lesson, encouraged the learners to work independently using computer and offered valuable instructional material for learners.
About the Researcher
Presently, the researcher is a Senior High School Teacher at Rufino G. Palabrica Sr. National High School, San Matias, Dingle, Iloilo. He has a passion in teaching mathematics to the millennial learners. For him, pursuing the doctorate degree is a requirement for the teacher to improve their teaching strategies and style in teaching millennial learners.
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WVSU celebrates U-Days 2020
Another year filled with camaraderie and fun came as West Visayas State University (WVSU) celebrated its University Days on January 21-24, 2020.
With this year’s theme, “WVSU: Sustaining the Tradition of Excellence,” Dr. Joselito F. Villaruz, the newly-installed University President, highlighted the importance of the annual celebration during the Opening Program.
“This event is an opportunity for us to showcase the talents of our students in the literary and cultural arts. Moreover, this will also give us three indelible and important lessons: one, the thrill of competition; two, the joy of winning and three, the humility of losing. Indeed, the memories that we get from competing will truly make us successful,” he said in his Welcome Remarks.
The first day activities include the Holy Mass, Foot Parade, General Alumni Assembly, Gift Giving of Golden Jubilarians, Opening of Academic Exhibits and Agro-Industrial Fair, Visual Arts, Writing, and Live Band Competitions were conducted in various areas of the Main Campus while the Alumni Homecoming was held at the Iloilo Convention Center in the evening.
On the second day, the Investiture Ceremony of Dr. Villaruz as the 8th WVSU President, Fiesta sa West, Mr. and Ms. West Preliminaries and Talents Night and contests on English Literary, Musical, and Radio Drama were conducted.
The third day comprised contests on Filipino and Hiligaynon Literary, Newscasting, Dance and Quiz Bowl.
To cap the celebration, Lip Sync and Short and Sweet Play Contests were held in the morning while the Overall Awarding of University Week winners were done in the evening dominated by the Senior High School (SHS) as Overall Champion for 2 consecutive years; College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) as 1st Runner Up and College of PESCAR (COP) as 2nd Runner Up.
Alongside the closing ceremony was the Coronation of Mr. and Ms. West where Terence Talagon and Angie Lou Somodio of SHS seized the titles, respectively.
