THE VISAYAS State University in Baybay, Leyte province expressed its full support to the implementation of the flexible learning set-up.

It said that flexible learning can continue as the country has to grapple with the pandemic.

“When CHED chief Prospero De Vera said that the Commission sees flexible learning as the way forward, for us it was a call to rethink our educational system to make it as inclusive as ever. We believe it meant that anybody can study and learn however they want, whether in the classroom or at home, at their own pace, designed for their own unique situations — no longer in response to an emergency, but in anticipation of how the learning experience is changing in the 21st century,” the university said.

It said that VSU students can choose to attend face-to-face classes or go online to get quality higher education.

“Such will be the ‘flexible learning’ of the future. But in the meantime, while the threat of Covid19 is still in our midst, flexible learning is our manifestation of hope and our collective effort to keep on, until we see each other again,” it added.

“We understand that it has its limitations and that our resources, technologies, and systems can only do so much,” VSU said.

The university added that it designed an elaborate system to produce, organize, and deliver high-quality instructional materials “right at the doorsteps of our students.”

“And we have developed our very own e-learning portal for those who can go online,” it added.

“At VSU, we will soon be developing a model smart classroom, one where a teacher can hold a mix of face-to-face and virtual classes using the newest educational technologies that support such interactions. If we succeed, we will replicate it to our colleges and campuses,” the university said.