The AteneoBlueCloud refers to the distinct kind of online education that will be offered by the Ateneo de Manila University. Its goals are:
(a) to define AdMU’s approach to online education and to brand its initiatives, to articulate and communicate our underlying educational philosophy, and to create a strong and distinct image for the university’s high-quality and innovative delivery of online educational services,
(b) to offer our students, faculty, and other stakeholders a virtual campus, a “one-stop go-to space” where basic information on (and links to) the university’s offerings for the different schools and units can be found, and
(c) to build a vibrant online community of learners and educators, strengthened by shared rituals and practices that may be virtual, but no less meaningful and powerful.
Our Philosophy of Online Education
Here are some basic principles of Ateneo’s philosophy for online education:
- Well-designed online educational experiences can be as effective as traditional face-to-face academic and formation programs.
All the online programs of the university will be distinguished by the same rigor and relevance of learning and personal care for every learner that Ateneo de Manila has been known for.
This is the standard that we will aim for in the online education that we will offer our students.
- An Ateneo de Manila education is rooted in Ignatian spirituality and pedagogy and set apart by the Jesuit trademark of magis and cura personalis. The essential characteristics of Jesuit education-with its two-fold commitment to excellence and empathy-will remain the distinguishing hallmarks of the education offered by at the AteneoBlueCloud campus.
Remote teaching” and “distance learning” are but two of the ingredients included in the Ateneo brand of online learning. By no means do they exhaust capture the AteneoBlueCloud’s goals and strategies for online learning and teaching. Through an array of carefully designed virtual environments and personally facilitated virtual experiences, ABC will offer our students effective online learning and formation build on the solid and longstanding tradition of Jesuit education.
- The AteneoBlueCloud will model Ignatian pedagogy as well as 21st-century educational principles by taking advantage of the wide array of technological tools at its disposal to promote active and interactive learning (“learning by doing”) in contrast to the more traditional passive and one-way teaching (“teaching by telling”). Learner-centeredness will characterize the online courses offered on our ABC campus because of the clear conviction that the end goal is learning and formation, and technology is but a means to it.
- Our approach to online education will also be characterized by inclusivity and empathy, as captured respectively by the Jesuit phrases magis and cura personalis. No learner will be excluded or left behind because of access. Provisions will be provided in both the design and delivery of the courses so that all learners will have adequate-and where possible, equal-opportunities for learning.
Check out this QUICK GUIDE for Online Learners.
- We have developed our very own framework for designing learning based on the AteneoBlueCloud philosophy of online education. It is called Adaptive Design for Learning, where the adaptability refers not only to different modes of delivery of educational services (online, blended, and face-to-face), but also to the flexibility of the course designs themselves to suit every individual faculty’s style and to respond to the learners’ needs and contexts.
An online project-based Professional Certificate Course on Adaptive Design for Learning will be offered to all our faculty starting May 2020 to guide them in designing our distinctive online learning and formation programs.
Quick Links
| ← Go Home Go Back to ABC Summer of 2020 to read the main article. | Working Teams See how the different units (Schools and Departments) prepare for our big effort this summer. |
| ADL Framework Learn more about the Professional Certificate Course and how we propose to design adaptively. | Departmental Preparations Find out how you and your department can design and deliver online learning. |
| An Online Learner’s Guide to Successful Learning Read about how you can prepare to be an online learner. | An Introduction to Online Instructional Design Learn from Kate Daniels, a Senior Instructional Design Coach based in Chicago, who conducted a recent webinar for the AdMU community. |
ABC logo and teaser by Ali Figueroa (UMCO)
ADL logo and poster by Meg Villena (SALT)