Article by Ellianan Lei De Guzman Graphics by John Joshua Cruz
May 5, 2022
After almost 2 years of online distance learning, the CIIT College of Arts and Technology announced the plans for the pilot implementation of limited face-to-face classes for quarter 4 in the recent students’ townhall via Zoom last January 31, 2022.
Mr. Sherwin O., CIIT President, opened the meeting with the presentation of CIIT’s COVID-19 vaccination data as of January 28, 2022, with the numbers: 1,174 students had their 1st dose, 1,145 had their 2nd dose, 42 waiting for schedule, and 60 undecided. As for the full-time faculty and admin, 73 of them got their 1st dose and 2nd dose, 3 waiting for schedule and 1 undecided. Meanwhile for the part-time faculty, 68 of them had their 1st dose, 66 had their second dose, 3 waiting for schedule, and 4 undecided.
Mr. Sherwin said in the townhall that CIIT aims to initiate a limited pilot partial F2F class set-up that can be done safely while the pandemic continues, and to provide a safe venue where students can physically interact with fellow students and friends for stronger bonds.
“𝙄𝙣 𝘾𝙄𝙄𝙏’𝙨 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙭𝙩, 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙖𝙞𝙢 𝙤𝙛 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙥𝙞𝙡𝙤𝙩 𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙖𝙡 𝙛𝙖𝙘𝙚-𝙩𝙤-𝙛𝙖𝙘𝙚 𝙘𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙨 𝙞𝙨 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙨𝙤𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙡 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣…𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩’𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙨𝙚𝙩-𝙪𝙥, 𝙣𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚 𝙢𝙪𝙘𝙝 𝙚𝙭𝙘𝙚𝙥𝙩 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙖 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝘾𝙄𝙄𝙏 𝙘𝙖𝙢𝙥𝙪𝙨 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙗𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙖 𝙨𝙖𝙛𝙚 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙘𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙪𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙩 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧,” he said.
𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗶𝗹𝗼𝘁 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗲-𝘁𝗼-𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝘁-𝘂𝗽 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸
The school will implement a blended setup, wherein students will be either joining online, or physically in the classroom.
In this pilot partial F2F, students are not required to join and is purely voluntary, but those who wish to participate will have to go through an application and has to be pre-approved alongside submitting the requirements needed.
Moreover, pre-approved students have the option to still attend classes online.
The campus will only be allowing 90 maximum unique students per day, with 45 students in the AM and PM classes, having 15 maximum students per classroom.
8 classes will be conducted per day, 4 classes each in the morning and afternoon, with each class lasting 1.5 hours, same as the full online class setup.
𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗳𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗜𝗜𝗧’𝘀 𝗿𝗲-𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝗙𝟮𝗙 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀
Mr. O also explained the process flow as the CIIT pushes for the pilot F2F classes.
For the admin, CIIT will retrofit classrooms and campus for blended set-up, submit required documents to CHEDRO, and complete on-site inspection of the campus
As for the faculty, their participation will also be voluntary, then program heads will collate all the subjects with volunteer faculty.
Subjects and schedules will be then released and announced to pre-approved students.
Students then will have to go through an application, wait for their approval, and see if they have subjects they can enroll in.
𝗤𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗶𝗹𝗼𝘁 𝗙𝟮𝗙 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀
To be qualified for the pilot F2F the student and faculty must have the following:
1. Must be able to travel safely to the campus. Preferable staying within NCR+
2. No medical history of comorbidities and also below 60 years of age
3. Must be living with at least one parent/guardian/family member
4. Must have Philhealth coverage
5. Fully vaccinated with booster or two sets of vaccines
The CIIT also offered assistance for students applying for Philhealth membership.
𝗢𝗻-𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗽𝘂𝘀’ 𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲
Same as usual when going out, students are required to wear face masks and bring a personal hygiene kit.
Upon entry, the school requires everyone to have a temperature check, presenting a health declaration form or through a contact tracing app.
Inside the campus, a foot traffic flow plan is implemented to minimize crowding, and there will be a maximum capacity per room and common areas, following a 1.5m social distancing.
Food services will be open, with students required to have their own water bottle and utensils, as food deliveries and going in-and-out of the building is not allowed.
As the application process ended last March 18, the Office of Student Affairs released the available subjects for quarter 4 pilot F2F classes, which are: Science, Technology and Society, Physical Education 1, 3D Animation, Physical Education 3 & 4, Advertising Principles and Practices, Methods of Research, 3D Modeling.
Additional information such as school fees, suspension, and important dates can be seen in the student dashboard. (http://student.ciit.edu.ph/)
The pilot F2F setup will run on quarter 4, from May 23, 2022 to July 22, 2022.
No plans have been made yet beyond the 4th Quarter, and all policies and procedures discussed are subject to change to future changes in compliance with government regulations.
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