Delivering exceptional outcome-based education

The challenge

• Ensuring all teachers across the network were adequately trained to effectively use the LMS
• Transitioning from traditional teaching methods to an outcome-based approach required adjustments in curriculum delivery

The solution

Aisa Q. Hipolito, Vice President for Academics: Our methodology is an outcome based approach, where we make sure that our students, the skills that they learn are put into practice. These are exercises and activities, wherein we make sure that whatever they apply are based on industry standards. Using CYPHER, students get to see their progress in the different competencies and the teachers can also easily track the progress of students. This is a platform where the students and the teachers alike are able to collaborate on their work and learning experiences.

Heide Balcera, Academic Faculty Researcher: Since STI is a network of schools and we make use of the standardized curriculum, CYPHER helps us in distributing coursework materials, and giving notifications and announcements to all the campuses of STI. As an administrator, CYPHER is incredibly helpful because it enables us to generate analytics of the usage of our students, as well as tracking reports. Since using CYPHER it's much easier to track the attendance of our students, and also we can see which students are having difficulty in various subjects because of the competency-based learning feature. We are also able to provide students with intervention activities so that we can assess them and help them if they are struggling with their academics.

Features

Drip content: My favorite feature is drip content. It allows you to release content in a sequential manner, so it doesn't give you the entire module at one time - Aime Lazaro, Head of Training

Security: Since STI takes an outcome-based education approach. We see to it that our students understand the lesson and apply it to their lives, especially when they do their assignments, outputs, and other projects. For me, the most helpful feature on CYPHER is that the files are secured. I can easily extract them anytime and wherever I may be. I am also confident enough that the students are aware of the deadlines and also our class schedules - Ka Lai Wan, Faculty Member

Analytics: One of the most remarkable features of CYPHER's LMS that goes beyond the usual classroom setting is that students can keep up with their lessons and they can even submit their assignments on time even if they are not physically present in school. Students are more engaged and they are also more participative during classroom discussions. With the help of the analytics in CYPHER, I can easily track student progress - Rodolfo Bautista, Academic Head

The results

• CYPHER facilitated better tracking of student progress and enhanced collaboration between students and teachers across the network
• The platform streamlined administrative tasks such as attendance tracking, analytics generation, and intervention planning, leading to increased efficiency
• Students reported improved organization, accessibility, and engagement with schoolwork through CYPHER, enabling them to stay on top of assignments and deadlines

Aisa Q. Hipolito, Vice President for Academics: Feedback from our teachers is that they are able to appreciate CYPHER because all the exercises are centeralized. In the past when students were not able to keep up with different activities, they had to come up with their own. But with the LMS, when they tell us, "can we have more activities and exercises on a particular competency?", we are able to share it with them across the network. So the teachers are able to give more exercises, assessments, and different modules to help our students learn better and achieve the outcomes that we want them to achieve at the end of the day.

Jamie Rhei Vargas, Senior High School Student: What I love about CYPHER, is that it helps me to stay organized as a student. I can do my schoolwork even when I'm on the go, I don't need to always carry a laptop with me because it's accessible. I can have my phone, and then it's just a touch of a finger. I can also review, I can submit papers, I know my deadlines and my tasks, which is very handy for me.

Shaira Gonzalvo, Hospitality Management Student: My teachers use CYPHER in a way that make us students engaged and classes more interactive, because we have this visual guide where we can actually see the things that they are explaining to us, discussing with us, and this way we're able to keep up with everything that they are explaining to us in class.