In line with the continuous innovation projects of the Department of Education, its Information and Communications Technology Service– Educational Technology Unit (ICTS-EdTech) has provided a new offering to enhance the ability of learners to grasp, understand and enjoy their lessons in their virtual classes.

This is through the introduction of the so-called ETULAY Online Tutorials or simply ‘ETULAY.’ ETULAY combines the acronym for Educational Technology Unit (ETU) and ‘tulay,’ the Filipino term for a bridge. ETULAY literarily means ‘bridging’ and DepEd has coined this term to refer to its online courses.

The program links the instructions of teachers to the related educational materials that are being produced on the internet by the Department. The activity uses the ‘remediation’ or the tutorial format using a streaming site.

ETULAY online tutorials were conceptualized on 04 January 2021 to support the different blended learning modalities of DepEd. The courses are contained in a tutorial web format with the following objectives:

1. To guide learners in answering Self-Learning Modules (SLMs);

2. To ensure that learners fully understand the important concepts using the vernacular means of communication;

3. To assist teachers in the delivery of lessons by providing free downloadable presentation tools and tutorial format of lessons (remediation); and

4. To promote the confidence of parents and guardians in facilitating distance learning.