Philippine Daily Inquirer
The Technological Institute of the Philippines (TIP) recently subscribed to at least 5,000 licenses for IT courses supplied by Yapster e-Learning, Inc. beginning June 2002, TIP students in the Manila and Quezon City campuses will have access to online courses that contain basic to advanced IT learning materials.
Dr. Teresita Quirino, TIP's President, represented the educational institution in formalizing a three-year contract whereby Yapster e-Learning will deliver 5,000 International Computer Driving Licenses (ICDL) for use by TIP students. The ICDL is one of Yapster e-Learning's more popular courses. It contains lessons on basic computer operations, and extends all the way to word processing, preparing spreadsheets and presentations and presentations, and using the World Wide Web. For more advanced learners, a series of certification preparation programs such as Web Authoring, Web Programming, Internet Technologies, and a few others are also included. TIP has also arranged for the inclusion into the courseware of internationally accredited vendor specific certification courses from Microsoft, IBM, Netscape, Novell, and Lotus Notes to cater to students who are really interested in these courses.
"Offering e-Learning courses was the obvious next step towards furthering our mission to provide a high standard of relevant and well-rounded education," Dr. Quirino states. TIP recognizes the important role technology plays in the New Global Economy and has therefore restructured its curriculum for June 2002 to reflect this. A fusion of technology and traditional education, TIP's enhanced curriculum aims to make all students computer proficient no matter what course they enroll in.
"To make our enhanced curriculum work for our students, it is critical for us to be abreast with the latest and most advanced IT programs and methods of instruction. With Yapster e-Learning, this is made easier. Yapster e-Learning has a growing library of over 1,200 courses, at least 50% of which are on IT. Yapster e-Learning's complete library of Business and IT courses can be viewed at www.2studyIT.com. Yapster e-Learning also features a highly engaging course design that has been proven by WR Hambrecht = Co. to increase retention rates by as much as 50-60%, at the same time speed up the learning curve by 50%