To promote and solidify the innovation and digitization projects that will support the requirements of the K-12 Curriculum in delivering quality, accessible, relevant, and liberating education for all. The ICTS-EdTech Unit targets different components and facets of skill development that will enable the technological advancement of the infrastructure and infostructure of DepEd through empowerment training programs in emerging technologies for Filipino educators.
To transform the Philippine Basic Education by developing world-class teachers who are confident and proficient users of the fast-paced development in technology to augment instruction and support the Last Mile Schools in the country.
Provide capacity building program to transform the teaching and learning practices aligned with the responsible, ethical, effective, and inclusive use of ICT.
Provide soft skills development and enhancement program for the effective integration of ICT into teaching and learning practices using the emerging and future education solutions and projects of DepEd: DepEd Commons, DepEd Learning Management Solutions (DLMS), DepEd Professional Development LMS (PD-LMS), DepEd TV, DepEd Radio, Free Online Tutorial Sessions for Learners and Parents (ETULAY), Open Educational Resources (OERs), Productivity Tools (Example: Microsoft Office 365, Google Workspace for Education Fundamentals, Electronic Module Development), and Digital Arts and Design (Adobe Creative Cloud).
Deepen the use of ICT to transform learning using the following future education models and tools: AR/ VR Education, Game-based Learning, Bot and Internet of Things (IoT), Robotics and Artificial Intelligence (AI), Makerspace and 3D Printing Technology, Block-Coding and Programming, Creative Technologies, Mobile Application Development, and Multimedia & Broadcast Communication.
Lead the innovation and research development program focused on new digital platforms, solutions, and tools that will benefit different school environments and types of learners: Inclusive Education (embedding of Filipino Sign Language), Culture-Based Education, Alternative Learning System, Enhancement of the DepEd Regional Learning Management System, Virtual Robotics Education, Remediation Programs (streaming and webinars), and DepEd TV, DepEd Radio, & DepEd History Channel.
Support the vision of DepEd in providing human development projects and capacity-building programs for teachers. These targets the teaching-learning process's soft skills, transferrable skills, and ICT literacy components.
Bridge the digital divide in terms of access to quality education by providing ICT platforms, solutions, innovations, and future thinking to support and augment the requirements of all types of learning environments requirements and promote inclusivity in education.
Craft and sustain a National Technology Plan to supervise the development and transformation of public schools in using ICT to connect the disconnected in the most effective, efficient, convenient, and cost-friendly projects.
Continuously develop and improve the existing educational technology solutions to prepare and make Filipino learners and teachers future-ready and globally competitive.
Collate and upload Open Educational Resources (OERs) using the DepEd Online platforms such as DepEd Commons and DepEd Learning Management Solutions (DLMS).
Gather digital content and identify emerging technologies that will support the teaching-learning process through multimedia, online web tools, streaming, productivity tools, and application-based resources.
Conduct training and capacity-building programs on educational technology and redefine teaching practices using ICT to blend on a digital classroom environment. (face-to-face, online distance learning, offline distance learning, and bichronous sessions)
Expose, capacitate, and facilitate building a showcase digital school to make the Philippines an EduTourism destination.
Provide and assist in developing quality instructional video materials aired on media streams and television to supplement the blended learning program of DepEd through DepEd TV, DepEd Radio, and ETULAY Online Tutorial.
Supplement and leverage skills on digital creativity and video development solutions through future technologies in Robotics, the Internet of Things, Drone Manipulation, and Broadcasting Telecommunications.