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Education IT

The Philippines trains teachers in computer labs management

By Xinghui Guo | 23 November 2011

6 State Universities and Colleges (SUCs) spearheaded this year’s iSchools PC Recycling (PCR) 2.0 roll-outs—organised by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST)—in the Philippines where 136 participants learnt to manage and maintain their schools’ computer laboratories.

DOST said that participating educators agreed that computer lab maintenance is one of the more painful aspects for a school’s budget allocation, and although there may be plenty of computer donations coming in, managing and keeping them functional is something that most schools are ill-prepared for.

PCR 2.0 aims to remedy this and the five-day seminar covered the five thrusts of PCR which are:

The use of free and open source software

Demystifying maintenance of the PC

Recognising the need for recycling

Harnessing creativity

Proper documentation of equipment on hand

At PCR 2.0, participants ‘revived’ 71 out of 90 non-functioning computers with non-working spare parts turned into instructional materials and working ones stored and catalogued into a database.

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