In this episode of Talakayan, Galvin Ngo, Dr. Isabel Martin, and Thess Nebres-Ladrido discuss their perspectives on Education, how it has changed, and what its future can be.
Galvin Radley Ngo is currently an instructor at School of Education and Learning Design, and the director at the Ateneo Institute for the Science and Art of Learning and Teaching (SALT). He has also served as an Education Technology Specialist for the Basic Education Sector Transformation Program, through Cardno, Inc. where he provided technical support to the DepEd ICT Service Department, in the area of technology evaluation, integration, and ICT literacy.
He was formerly the coordinator of the NExT(New Experiences with Technology) Team at Xavier School. His work experience also includes the design of massive open online courses for professional development and research in the area of education technology and student-centered learning in higher education. He has an MA in Educational Administration from Ateneo De Manila University and is currently taking his doctoral studies in the University of San Francisco. He is also an Apple Distinguished Educator and an Apple Professional Learning Consultant.
Dr. Isabel Pefianco Martin is Professor and Chair of the Department of Educational Leadership and Management at the Ateneo de Manila University, Philippines. She is also Coordinator for Research at the Gokongwei Brothers School of Education and Learning Design in the same university. Professor Martin is a leading figure in English language studies in the country, having published in various internationally recognized publications on topics ranging from world Englishes, Philippine English, English language education, English sociolinguistics, and language policy. She has served and continues to serve in private and government institutions that are concerned with upgrading the state of language education in the Philippines.
Ma. Theresa Nebres-Ladrido has 25 years of experience as an educator. Her first teaching job was as a Jesuit Volunteer assigned to teach English in a far-flung area in Bukidnon in Mindanao, Philippines where she discovered her love for teaching. After this one year stint, she worked in Xavier School, Manila Philippines, where she served in the following roles: English teacher, High School English Department Chairperson, Assistant for Academic Affairs, Assistant Principal for Academics. At present, she serves as the High School Principal and the Academic Supervisor of the Xavier School System. She holds a bachelor's degree in Journalism from the University of the Philippines in Diliman and a masters degree in Education major in Educational Administration from the Ateneo De Manila University. As a learning leader, she advocates for student-centered learning and teacher empowerment. Her areas of interest include reading and writing instruction, assessment practices and policies, instructional strategies and Project-Based Learning.
Talakayan is a series which presents how scholarship merges with practice by highlighting innovations, creative solutions, or responses to the complexities, ambiguities, and vulnerabilities we collectively face today. It is produced and shared for the benefit of learners everywhere. Talakayan is available on Arete’s RU-vid channel for free.
Talakayan is an Areté Production done in partnership with Loyola Schools Department of Communication and the Eugenio Lopez Jr. Center for Multimedia Communication.
14 окт 2024
