By Cyrus A. Natividad

Dr. Stella G. Fernandez, Dean, CPU College of Arts and Sciences.

“Together with the whole university, our CPU College of Arts and Science (CAS) is well prepared on the new normal learning process,” Dr. Stella G. Fernandez, Dean of the College said in an interview with the Weekly Centralian Link on Tuesday, August 4, 2020. She noted some positive comments of people regarding CPU’s well-prepared training on the Learning Management System (LMS).

According to Fernandez, CAS uses the Canvas LMS for their virtual class instruction. Students’ attendance, assignments, and exams are all incorporated in this platform. However, we can use an alternative LMS such as Google Classroom and reinforced by video conferencing like Zoom.
Dean Fernandez on her initiative was able to use the LMS during Summer Classes. She also sent out digital materials for students to study. They had a lively interaction in their virtual classes. She said that “In today’s virtual mode of learning, the teacher should be resourceful and creative enough to make his or her class interesting.”

Fernandez expressed a bit of concern regarding Internet connectivity, but overall, she is proud and happy for the College of Arts and Sciences, and CPU to be adequately prepared for the coming First Semester 2020-2021.