TO HELP the government reach out to as many learners as possible, Globe turned to short messaging service, the most basic and stable service that most Filipinos have access to.

Through “Ugnay”,  a text learning course platform, Globe hopes to get closer to its mission of making quality education available to all.

“Ugnay” is a simple remote learning tool for education reinforcement with the capacity of becoming a better alternative to long e-Learning and printed modules. It aims to deliver efficient, effective, and accessible learning content to a broader audience via SMS.

“This pandemic heightened the need for distance learning but there are a lot of challenges –  from the adjustments that have to be done by teachers and students to accommodate distance learning to the availability of content and limitations of accessing learning media that rely heavily on compatible devices and stable internet connection. This prompted us to look for ways to address these concerns,” Ariane Nava, Globe Head of Channel Governance and People Excellence, said.

With the SMS platform, teachers and trainers can create and publish scheduled courses in just a few clicks. Learners can pick a convenient time to receive daily micro-learning contents and assessments. The texts come with multiple-choice or short-answer questions graded at the backend automatically so teachers and trainers can monitor their students’ responses.

Since text messages are short by nature, the lessons are concise and easy to digest.