Vibal Foundation, the
non-profit arm of Vibal Publishing House, Inc., and the Catholic Educational
Association of the Philippines (CEAP) are inviting educators, students,
scholars, publishers, and policy makers to the forthcoming “The Future of
Education” Conference slated on August 28, 2012.
The conference,
scheduled from 7:30 am to 3 p.m, will be held at the SMX Convention Center in
the Mall of Asia complex, Pasay City. It has a prestigious roster of speakers
including Department of Education Secretary Bro. Armin Luistro, FSC; CEAP
President Fr. Greg Bañaga, LitWorld Executive Director Dr. Pam Allyn, who will
talk about “Universalizing the US Common Core State Standards”, Philippine
Normal University President Dr. Ester Ogena who will discuss “A New Culture of
Teaching” and Vibal Publishing House President Mr. Gaspar A. Vibal who will
give a presentation on “Life-long Learning”.
This momentous
gathering will discuss the present state and future directions of Philippine
education at the height of global innovations in learning. It is also a
ground-breaking venue for Filipino educators to cull insights, experiences, and
issues relevant to coping with dramatic digital transitions in education around
the world.
Locally, the latest
manifestation pertaining to the digital shift is the adoption of tablet
education and e-textbooks by different major schools all over the Philippines. Starting
out as a pilot class or experimental program in pioneering schools like Foundation
University in Dumaguete and La Salle Green Hills in Mandaluyong, the practice
has now expanded to full implementation across different learning institutions,
not only within Manila but also in the provinces.
One of the purveyors
of digital learning is Vibal Publishing House, which has, to date, deployed
18,000 e-textbooks at the start of the 2012-2013 schoolyear. As an innovator in
the industry, Vibal has produced the latest version of the etextbook called
ePub 3.0, which makes it possible for e-books to come embedded with audio and
video clips and enables true user interactivity. Students can answer
self-scoring quizzes and generally benefit from the enhanced user experience
for more effective learning.
The Future of
Education conference is also a fitting prelude to the CEAP National Convention to
be held from August 29 to 31, 2012 also at the SMX Convention Center.
To register for the
Future of Education conference, please go to
For questions, please
call tel. no.: +63(2) 712-9156 to 59 loc 343 to 344 or fax: +63 (2) 4168460. Email questions and
feedback to
inquire@vibalpublishing.com.
Reference: Arvin Ligon
AMPR Publicity and Communications Inc.
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