Woops, where did this come from. Pulled it out of my USQ app folder.
There you go aLeTa.
A reminder for your Implications and Significance portion -
SUMMARY OF RESEARCH INTERESTS and EXPERIENCES
My initial research interests are in the areas of inquiry learning , integrated curriculum and progressive education. These are borne out my rich classroom-based experiences at the K12 levels and being a co-founder of a small, multi grade progressive school (builderschool.org) The small school serves as venue for my classroom practice and have naturally become a source of research ideas to capture program models and pedagogies through case studies in the context of curriculum as lived experience. Graduate level coursework provided me with the tools to critically examine and analyze school practices in curriculum development and supervision. Four (4) published works and a few conference paper presentations are evidences of these sustained research pursuits throughout the years.
With my movement towards teacher education through open university work, I have found new meaning, but still through qualitative research in these areas: virtual communities, platforms and frameworks for blended and online learning, virtual schooling at the K12, and more recently, the communities of inquiry , particularly teaching presence and learning presence. The frames of analysis have widened a bit, but with more focus as seen through three (3) published works and a series of conference presentations, all of which have been made possible through one faculty research grant and research dissemination grant.
My proposed research is about the elements of the Communities of Inquiry Framework, namely teaching and learning presence in the Philippine Open High School programs. My current experiences as a teacher of teachers in an open university has provided me with the theoretical lens to examine blended and online teaching and learning. I foresee fruitful application of this study in the areas of teacher training and professional development related to blended and online course design/delivery among K12/ high school learners, postsecondary learners in alternative and open learning systems. This thesis shall provide the space for prospective linkages towards the development of continuing education short courses for K12 blended and online instructors, quality blended programs at the basic education level and possible Yr 11-12 partner institutional offerings .
Therefore this research shall continue to fuel my humble contribution to the Philippine educational system in the area of educational innovations, improvements and reform which will benefit a select but marginalized group of teachers and learners who have made their choice to get into flexible modes, open schooling or alternative learning systems.
There you go aLeTa.
A reminder for your Implications and Significance portion -
SUMMARY OF RESEARCH INTERESTS and EXPERIENCES
My initial research interests are in the areas of inquiry learning , integrated curriculum and progressive education. These are borne out my rich classroom-based experiences at the K12 levels and being a co-founder of a small, multi grade progressive school (builderschool.org) The small school serves as venue for my classroom practice and have naturally become a source of research ideas to capture program models and pedagogies through case studies in the context of curriculum as lived experience. Graduate level coursework provided me with the tools to critically examine and analyze school practices in curriculum development and supervision. Four (4) published works and a few conference paper presentations are evidences of these sustained research pursuits throughout the years.
With my movement towards teacher education through open university work, I have found new meaning, but still through qualitative research in these areas: virtual communities, platforms and frameworks for blended and online learning, virtual schooling at the K12, and more recently, the communities of inquiry , particularly teaching presence and learning presence. The frames of analysis have widened a bit, but with more focus as seen through three (3) published works and a series of conference presentations, all of which have been made possible through one faculty research grant and research dissemination grant.
My proposed research is about the elements of the Communities of Inquiry Framework, namely teaching and learning presence in the Philippine Open High School programs. My current experiences as a teacher of teachers in an open university has provided me with the theoretical lens to examine blended and online teaching and learning. I foresee fruitful application of this study in the areas of teacher training and professional development related to blended and online course design/delivery among K12/ high school learners, postsecondary learners in alternative and open learning systems. This thesis shall provide the space for prospective linkages towards the development of continuing education short courses for K12 blended and online instructors, quality blended programs at the basic education level and possible Yr 11-12 partner institutional offerings .
Therefore this research shall continue to fuel my humble contribution to the Philippine educational system in the area of educational innovations, improvements and reform which will benefit a select but marginalized group of teachers and learners who have made their choice to get into flexible modes, open schooling or alternative learning systems.
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