Our Approach

Kaisipan's learning and teaching approach is three-pronged to harmonize (1) learner-centered pedagogy that balances knowledge with social-emotional learning, (2) curation, alignment, and creation of open education resources (OER), and (3) leveraging last mile intermediate technologies. Learner-centered pedagogy is underpinned by learning science and learning theories where educators view learning as nonlinear, multidimensional, and contextualized. OER are teaching, learning and research materials in digital or any medium, in the public domain, and released under an open license that permits no-cost access, use, adaptation and redistribution by others with no or limited restrictions, making OER ideal for curriculum alignment. Recognizing that access to the Internet is non-existent in some geographic areas in the Philippines, Kaisipan is assessing, sharing information, and leveraging last mile intermediate technologies. 

The UNESCO ICT Competency for Teachers cross-list understanding ICT information, curriculum and assessment, pedagogy, ICT, organization and administration, and teacher professional learning by technology literacy, knowledge deepening, and knowledge creation. The ISTE standards include learner, leader, citizen, collaborator, designer, facilitator, and analyst. Health Education England (HEE) suggests six domains of digital literacy : Digital identity, wellbeing, safety and security; Communication, collaboration and participation; Teaching, learning and self-development; Information, data and content; Creation, innovation and research; and Technical proficiency. Their domains build on the Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) digital capabilities framework. The DQ Standards Report 2019 aggregated over 25 leading frameworks on digital competencies worldwide and created a "common language" that encompasses digital literacy, skills, and readiness.