Useful Remote Conferencing and Video Platforms for Online Learning and Meetings
Due to the community quarantine, students and workers must do remote work. Furthermore, businesses have been encouraged to allow their workers to telework on various platforms. In this article, we will be reviewing platforms that can be used for online conferencing...
Virtual Exclusion? The Problem of Online Classes and Ways to Deal with them
The decision of some schools and universities to go online and hold classrooms via websites such as Zoom and Google classroom is a godsend to many students amidst the Enhanced Community Lockdown. This is especially true for those who need to catch up on their...
A Short History of English and Its Connections
As the most spoken language by second-language speakers and the third most spoken language by native speakers (after Mandarin Chinese and Spanish), English has become the most dominant common language or lingua franca in the world. In the Philippines, in particular,...
An Open Letter to All Those on the Corona Battlefield
To all those on the battlefield, We want to thank you for all your efforts in fighting this ghastly virus. If not for your efforts, the rest of us would have died out by now. We would have doomed ourselves to an apocalypse where we would actually have to resort to...
5 Winning Pointers to Stay AHEAD of the Coronavirus
Let's be real: thinking positive during the Coronavirus is not easy. Especially when you're stressed from how things are going (i.e. unmet expectations and stuff). In a constant state of stress, your body will constantly be releasing cortisol. In a nutshell, cortisol...
Now What? Post-Grad Existential Crisis and Ways to Cope With It
Graduation is a day students look forward to for it is a culmination of all one's efforts after four years college, where they can finally get their diploma and enter the "real world" of work. It is a day of celebration not only...
Nicos Weg: Learning German Easily
Are you interested in learning a language online in an interactive way? Deutsche Welle, a German public international broadcasting company, released a website and online drama series called Nicos Weg. With Nicos Weg, you can...
Five Reasons Why Students should not Self-review for the College Entrance Exams
Some may not see it, but studying alone is the hardest thing to do. Group studies and late-night calls about homework aren’t unheard of, especially for our generation where the entire internet is only a click away. Studying for the college entrance tests by your...
Long Distance Teaching? The History of Distance Learning
With the cancellation of regular classes due to the enhanced community quarantine, one of the alternatives being pursued is to hold classes online. These online learning courses would substitute for regular classes so that students still learn something in spite of...
Online Learning: Courses on the Internet
Due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 or novel coronavirus and the strict quarantine measures imposed, many people have been advised to stay home and avoid large gatherings of people. As a result, in the Metro Manila area, classes have been suspended since March 10,...