WoW BiPSU LEARNING CONTINUITY PLAN
WoW BiPSU LEARNING CONTINUITY PLAN
WoW BiPSU LEARNING CONTINUITY PLAN
I. RATIONALE
It’s undeniable that this global health crisis has greatly disrupted not just our normal lifestyle but
more so the backbone of this society – economy, politics and even education. Students, teachers, and
administrators in higher learning institutions are also affected by this global pandemic due to class
suspensions brought by lockdowns, border closures, community quarantines, and other health and safety
measures that limit the movement of the people. Along with the huge challenge facing by the education
sector particularly the higher education sector on how to continue the delivery of free quality and accessible
higher education among its 1.3 million students across the country – these include the challenges of the
learning environment and availability of resources for both students and teachers.
However, learning shall and must continue amid the pandemic to ensure social progress during or
even beyond these trying times. Hence, the Biliran Province State University, in close coordination with
other State Universities and Colleges (SUCs) in the Eastern Visayas region and with the Commission on
Higher Education (CHED), uphold and ensure that its almost 9,000 students enrolled will be able to continue
their learning activities in this new normal.
Guided by its vision of becoming “a state university leading in research and innovation for human
empowerment and societal development” and its WoW BiPSU strategic direction, BiPSU is committed to
the Biliranons and its learners coming from neighboring provinces in providing quality education appropriate
to the learning environment they need in this new normal. BiPSU is doing its best in making sure that all
BiPSUnitas will thrive in the new normal to a better normal.
Putting first the students on top of its priority, the university has conducted a series of surveys that
assess the preparedness of the students in terms of their internet connectivity, resource availability and
learning modality preferences.
Data obtained from the survey served as the baseline for the university in crafting its Learning
Continuity Plan for Academic Year (AY) 2020-2021. The WoW BiPSU Learning Continuity Plan (LCP is the
blueprint of the university in establishing a clear groundwork in delivering higher education in the new
normal set-up without compromising its quality. With the collaborative efforts among its stakeholders
through a series of planning and consultations, this LCP was conceived to fully address the learning gap
and learning anxiety of every BiPSUnista.
Further, the WoW BiPSU LCP is also aligned with the Eastern Visayas Higher Education
Institutions-Flexible Learning Management System Consortium (EVHEIs-FLMSC) – a region-wide and
localized consortium composed of all the ten (10) State Universities and Colleges (SUCs) and selected
private higher education institutions in Eastern Visayas which primarily aims at establishing a quality
learning management system (LMS) that will be shared and used among public/private HEIs in the region.
In fact, the Biliran Province State University is proud and honoured to be the lead institution of the EVHEIs-
FLMSC.
The Biliran Province State University firmly believes that with this WoW BiPSU Learning Continuity
Plan (LCP) will provide direction for the university in journeying new normal education and bring BiPSU
closer to the community in response to its mantra that “BiPSU is everywhere”. Moreover, the WoW BiPSU
LCP is anchored to the two principles: “Saving Lives'' and “Upholding Quality Education” – principles that
also pave way for BiPSU’s strong commitment that “No BiPSUnista will be left behind”.
II. FRAMEWORK
This WoW BiPSU Learning Continuity Plan is anchored on the guidelines stipulated in CHED
Memorandum Order (CMO) No. 4, series of 2020. It reflects framework and system for the transition and
integration of the flexible learning approaches and responses interventions that reduces disruption of
classes and impact of natural calamities making continuity of learning more resilient.
Per CMO 4, as far as the implementation of the flexible learning this LCP covers the following; a)
systems and procedures adopted for the transition of Flexible Learning including key people, modalities,
resources, and support services for students and faculty, assessment of effectiveness, teaching and
learning activities and requirements, expected outcomes, including On-the-Job Trainings (OJT) and
practicum, among others; policies on enrollment, attendance, reporting and updating of student-teacher
engagement, grading system, teaching complement, intellectual Property Rights (IPR), Open Educational
Resources (OERs), plagiarism, among others; C) constant dialogue with the Local Government Unit (LGU),
Regional Interagency Task Force (IATF) and other relevant stakeholders to be updated and a possible
partner in the preparation during the COVID-19 crisis considering the different situation of the Regions in
the Philippines; D) health and safety protocols in accordance with the IATF and LGU advisories; E)
Overview and orientation guide for students, teachers and other school administrative and support services
staff; and F) mechanisms for continuous quality improvement.
Moreover, this learning continuity plan is also heavily patterned after the framework of the Eastern
Visayas Higher Education Institutions- Flexible Learning Management System Consortium (EVHEIs-
FLMSC) which is centered on the flexible learning delivery by CHED based on the Higher Education
Academy (HEA) and the Office of Teaching and Learning (OTL) framework of the Utah Valley University
as well as South Missouri State University. The original framework of the OTL is composed of nine (9)
aspects. The nine (9) aspects describe how flexible learning was implemented and maintained. These nine
(9) aspects were clustered into five (5) components that are to be used by the Commission on Higher
Education Region 8. These includes (1) Training and Capability Building, (2) Content Development, (3)
Technology Infrastructure and Support, (4) Monitoring and Assessment and (5) Policy Development and
Agreement.
The plans, activities and programs of this plan also reflects the plans and programs of the 5-year
development plan of the university dubbed as WoW BiPSU (Weaves of Worthiness for Biliran Province
This learning continuity plan, dubbed as WoW BiPSU LCP, primarily aims to ensure the continuity
of learning and delivery of quality and accessible higher education under the New Normal among the
stakeholders of the university for the Academic Year 2020-2021. Specifically, the plan is directed to:
IV. SCOPE
This WoW BiPSU Learning Continuity Plan is applicable to all students, faculty and staff of Biliran
Province State University in Naval and Biliran campuses.
V. SYSTEMS AND PROCEDURES
KEY
OBJECTIVE STRATEGY ACTIVITY TIMELINE RESOURCES PERSON PERFORMANCE
NEEDED RESPONSIBLE INDICATORS
Strengthen Faculty Sending faculty members to October Laptops Faculty-Recipients 6 Faculty scholars will
Mobility International Continuing 2020 - Wifi of the Scholarship complete the program
Professional Education Program on March Program
Flexible Learning 2021
All year Director, Signed Memorandum of
Forging partnership and linkage with round Internationalization Agreement (MOA) or
international organizations to Office Memorandum of
increase faculty mobility President Understanding (MOU)
BiPSU faculty
accepted as scholars
and recipients of
different faculty
mobility programs
Production of Quality ● Submission of modules 4th quarter Payment for Director, Production ISSN certified
assured materials and other Instructional of 2020 ISSN of Services Office modules
Materials (IMs) for ISSN modules Director, Research
and Innovation Office
Modules Deans
Program
Chairpersons
Faculty members
● Capacitate LMS
administrators
● Conduct series of training
in the use of LMS for
teachers
● Conduct orientation of LMS
utilization for students
● Utilization of LMS for
flexible learning delivery
● Partner with the different August – Funds BIPSU MIS Operational/
Establishment of municipal LGU for the October MOA LGU Functional Municipal
Municipal Kiosks establishment of the 2020 kiosks
different municipal kiosks in
the province and nearby
towns in Leyte
● Submit proposal for BiPSU November Proposal President Approved proposal for
Establishment of 2020 PMT the establishment of
SMART CAMPUS to CHED
SMART Campus and SMART Campus and
MIS
SMART Classrooms SMART Classrooms
● Conduct meeting and September Virtual Pilot class teachers, Feedback and
presentation of report on 30,2020 conference selected students, recommendation from
the conduct of pilot testing app Laptop deans, chairpersons, the persons involved
Wifi/ Data VP for ARI
● Production of printed July- Modules VP for ARI Quality assured
Implementation of modules for offline October Bondpapers modules delivered to
VP for ESSEA
modular instruction to instruction and for 2020 Printer students who are in
Deans
Low Level Technology students who belong to Laptop and the Low Level
Chairpersons
category students the Low Level other device Technology category
Faculty members
Technology category
OJT/Practicum to the
students
● Submit a proposal 2nd Funding Radio School Deans, Equipped faculty for the
Implementation of
● Capacitate teachers for semester station Chairpersons implementation of
Radio-based
the use of radio-based Faculty Members radio-based instruction
Instruction
instruction
● Propose for limited face Upon Administration,
Proposal Approved proposal for the
to face classes approval of School Deans,
Chairpersons implementation of limited
Implementation of the IATF
face to face classes
Faculty Members
Limited Face-to- face ● Prepare the facilities such
classes as classrooms, and
implementation of strict
social distancing and health
measures
online-mediated and ● Forge partnership with All year MOA Director, Signed MOA/ MOU with
flexible learning international agencies round Internet Internationalization international universities
modalities and universities connection Affairs and organizations
Laptop and President
other device
Virtual
conference
app
● Strengthen partnership All year MOA BiPSU President Signed MOA/ MOU with
with other Higher round HEI Presidents other SUCs/ HEIs
Education Institutions
(HEIs)
● Tap external stakeholders All year MOA President partner Signed MOA/ MOU with
and agencies as official round agencies external stakeholders
partners in the
implementation of Flexible
Learning Delivery such as
DICT, Globe and Smart
Telcos, etc.
● Conduct of Action Research January Laptop, Wifi RIO, Deans, At least 1 completed
Monitor and assess the & Case Studies on the 2021 Chairpersons, research/case study in
implementation of the effectiveness of the learning Research every School
said learning Assessment of implementation of the Coordinators
management system in Effectiveness learning management
the university system in the university
● Identification of monitoring September President Developed a standard
team for the implementation 2020 FL Committee assessment tool
of flexible learning delivery members
in the university and per Monitoring Team
municipality
● Convergence of the
monitoring team for the January
review of reports and 2021
crafting of action plans to
address issues and
concerns based on the
monitoring result.
Establish mechanisms ● Tap national and Honoraria President Partnership with national
for continuous quality international experts for All year Laptop VPs and international
improvement of Consultancy with inputs and benchmark on round Virtual consultants
teaching and learning national and best practices of flexible conference
international experts learning delivery app
implementation Wifi
● Facilitate the conduct of 3rd to 4th Laptop AACCUP Accreditors AACCUP Survey Visit at
Virtual QAA
AACCUP Accreditation Quarter of the university
FY 2020 conference Deans
app Program Chairpersons
Wifi
● Conform all the findings 4th Quarter Laptop QAA Compliance of all
and recommendations of of FY 2020 Virtual Deans required documents
AACCUP accreditors onwards conference Program Chairpersons
app
Wifi
Secure Certificate of ● Monitor the status of the 4th Quarter Bondpapers QAA Certificate of Program
Program Compliance CHED COPC for its of FY 2020 Printers Deans Compliance (COPC)
(COPC) for all its programs Laptops Program Chairpersons for all programs
programs in both
campuses ● Preparation of documents
to comply with the needed
requirements
Conduct pre-conference on ISO 4th Quarter Honoraria President, Vice Compliance of all
Submission for DNV- 9001:2015 Training and of FY 2020 Presidents, QAA external audit findings
GL ISO 9001:2015 Laptop/ other
Institutional Certification Director, Faculty
QMS Periodic Audit 1 device
No major/ minor non-
Conduct ISO 9001: 2015 Honoraria President, Vice conformance incurred
Foundation Course and Risk Laptop/ other Presidents, QAA
Management Training device Director, Faculty Passed the periodic
audit 1 of DNV-GL
POLICY IMPLEMENTATION
Adoption and ● Create a team for the April 2020 TWG Approved policy for
Implementation of crafting of modified policies Deans A. Enrolment and
modified policies for: and procedure on the Chairpersons Admission
Establish mechanisms following which is in line with President, VPs B. Grading
for continuous quality A. Enrolment and the new normal: System
improvement of Admission ○ Enrolment and C. Alternative Work
teaching and learning B. Grading Admission Arrangement
System ○ Grading System
C. Alternative ○ Alternative Work
Work Arrangement
Arrangement
● Implementation of the BiPSU-BOR
modified policies and President, VPs
procedures for the Deans
○ Enrolment and May - June Chairpersons
Admission 2020 Students
○ Grading System
○ Alternative Work 1st
Arrangement semester,
AY 2020-
2021
To ensure the successful implementation and execution of this Learning Continuity Plan and ensure the continuous improvement and sustainability of he aforementioned
plans, activities and programs under each area of concern, Biliran Province State University shall create a technical working group assigned for the assessment and monitoring. A
standard assessment tool will be used for the monitoring and evaluation of the different programs and activities. (See Standard Assessment Tool)