MANILA, Philippines — Holding online classes in the time of COVID-19 can be unexpectedly funny and seriously challenging at the same time. A tweet about inadvertently recorded ambient remarks during a digital class has since gone viral after several schools and universities started using online teaching platforms because of the monthlong class suspension meant to contain the novel coronavirus. )” were some of the comments posted during an online class lecture delivered through the University of Santo Tomas’ (UST) Cloud Campus. Dr. Jules Meneses, Rizal Technological University’s (RTU) vice president for planning, research and extension services, said RTU provides its professors online platforms like Google Classroom for uploading activities, exercises and modules, and YouTube for online lectures. Aaron Philip dela Cruz, who teaches at the Filipino department of the Ateneo de Manila University (Admu) has transformed his bedroom in Plaridel, Bulacan province, into an online teaching workspace.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer March 14, 2020 21:45 UTC