14/10/2025
๐๐ข๐ข๐: Three BSIT faculty members from Veritas College of Irosin, ๐๐ซ. ๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐จ๐ง๐ฃ๐จ๐ฌ, ๐๐ซ. ๐๐ข๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ง๐ฎ๐ญ๐จ and ๐๐ซ. ๐๐๐ซ๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐จ, attended the ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ข๐ฅ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ง๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐๐ก๐ง๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง (๐๐๐๐๐๐) ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ ๐๐๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ฆ๐๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐ today, October 14, ๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐ ๐๐ณ๐ฉ๐ข ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ, ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ฒ. The assembly focused on the theme โ๐น๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐จ๐ฐ ๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ป ๐ฌ๐
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Over 100 representatives from HEIs and SUCs across Bicol participated in discussions on AI integration, research, and policy in IT education.
Here are the key highlights from the assembly:
๐๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง: Despite over 50 years of AI in education, differentiating AI-generated content remains a challenge. AI detectors are imperfect, and many educators are hesitant to disclose their use of Large Language Models (LLMs) in teaching.
๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ: Experts encouraged institutions to adopt acknowledgment-based AI policies instead of blanket bans, clearly indicating AI use in research and papers.
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๐ข๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ: Studies showed that AI can enhance student engagement, detect guessing in quizzes, and improve skills while reducing mental effort. However, concerns remain about misinformation, plagiarism, and loss of personal writing style.
๐๐ ๐๐ฌ๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐ง๐ฌ: Collaboration fatigue, authorship issues, and bypassing of AI essay-checking tools were highlighted. AI-generated images are discouraged, while grammar and style checkers are acceptable with proper acknowledgment.
๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ:Institutions are advised to align AI policies with goals and legal standards, define the scope of AI applications, and consult stakeholders in policy creation.
๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ฌ: Upcoming workshops on curriculum mapping, student research colloquia, and bulk licensing for software are planned.
๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ฌ: HEIs and SUCs are advised to integrate UN SDGs in Capstone Projects. New Policy, Standards, and Guidelines (PSG) for IT Programs are expected in December 2025, replacing the 2015 CMO, with a one-year compliance period.
The CODITE aims to create a network of universities/colleges/institutes/schools that offer IT education to be able to share good practices, provide quality assurance, assist its members to attain accreditation status, closely coordinate with local and international accreditation bodies to promote a culture of excellence amongst its member institutions.
Information and photo courtesy of Mr. Diomel Canuto