September 30 – October 2, 2021
via Zoom
Dr Rodney T. Cajimat
Rodney T. Cajimat, PhD is a college professor at the College of Teacher Education, Nueva Vizcaya State University – Bambang Campus and currently designated in this University as the focal person for the Southeast Asian Technical and Vocational Education and Training. Dr. Cajimat finished his degree in Doctor of Philosophy in Science Education major in Biology at De La Salle University, Manila where he was an outstanding dissertation awardee. He was also a part of the team of researchers from the Philippines who participated in the Action Research to Innovate Science Teaching (ARTiST) Project, a co-funded project of the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union.
He was the Vice President of the Biology Teachers Association of the Philippines – De La Salle University Chapter (2019-2021). He is also a member of the Foundation for Upgrading the Standards of Education in the Philippines. Moreover, he is the current Chair of the Research and Development Committee of the Division I (Governmental, Educational and International Policies) of the Department of Science and Technology – National Research Council of the Philippines.
Some of his locally and nationally funded research projects include topics such as innovative pedagogies (NVSU), bio-pesticide for citrus (DOST-PCAARRD), capacitating HEIs in the Philippines (CHED-RECPE) and bridging the gap in remote teaching-learning during the pandemic (DOST-NRCP).
About the Seminar
Using Social Media to Support Teaching and Learning
Social media has been utilized by many of us long before the COVID-19 pandemic. We have seen its potential from merely used to reconnect with our friends and acquaintances, posting milestones, daily updates and now, a common platform for online selling, trading and even a virtual support for teaching and learning. Like most schools are still closed for student’s face to face learning, we can’t help but to sometimes wonder, will this modality of using internet for remote teaching and learning last longer? Most of us were not ready for this set-up – we speak about available facilities, gadgets, and technology. But for us members of the academe who are challenged by unavailability of these resources, we were innovative and creative in finding ways to maintain quality teaching and learning for all our students despite the restrictions posed by this pandemic. In this virtual seminar, we go back to the earlier experiences when our resiliency, resourcefulness, and innovativeness find its way to solving academic challenges of equal access to education, issues on physical and mental health, and problems among internet-stricken areas. Perhaps, thanks to social media.