PhilippinesEducation2025 – ongoingDepartment of Education Philippines
Microsoft 365 Copilot for teachers' administrative work
DepEd teachers reported average weekly savings of 9 hours in a Microsoft Copilot activity
Problem
Teachers handled administrative duties alongside classroom instruction. These ancillary tasks reduced the time available for teaching.
Approach
DepEd and Microsoft introduced educators to Microsoft 365 Copilot through an AI immersion program. Participants used Copilot in their workflows and reported time savings through the Copilot Classroom Hack activity. The activity covered 8 DepEd regions.
Results
Takeaway
The savings came from participant reports in a program activity. They did not establish an average result for all Philippine teachers.
Categories
- Size
- Large enterprise
- Industry
- Education
- Business function
- Internal work and knowledge management
- Innovation type
- Process innovation
- AI technology
- Generative AI
- Adoption
- Off-the-shelf tool or platform
- Evidence
- Vendor case study
Sources
Source summaries
Microsoft described DepEd's educator immersion program and use of Microsoft 365 Copilot. It reported average savings of 9 hours weekly on ancillary tasks among activity participants across 8 regions.
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