Shortened Cv - Tan - Sept 2009

MARIA MELIZZA D. TAN (+63) 919-2095294 (mobile) [email protected] PROFILE A certified secondary school teacher with a nine-year teaching experience as well as an academic training in Psychology, Education, and Management. An effective project manager, leader, and team player, driven to excellence and earnest about healthy personal and professional growth. Current work revolves around ICT for Education (ICT4E) and Teacher Training. PROFESSIONAL LICENSES Professional Teacher License (Secondary Level) from the Philippine Professional Regulatory Commission; Reg. No. 745251 ƒ Civil Service Eligibility (Professional) ƒ Expert in New Learning Technology (March 2009), certificate issued by the tele-akademie of the Hochschule Furtwangen University of Applied Science, Germany ƒ

PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND ƒ

March 2005 – present: various responsibilities, Human Capital Development Group (HCDG), Commission on Information and Communications Technology (CICT) o Head Executive Assistant: monitors all projects and activities that are managed and implemented by the units in the HCD Group; provides guidance and assistance to HCDG units on behalf of the Commissioner, particularly on ICT for Education (ICT4E) project o Project Manager for eSkwela – a project that uses ICTs to enhance Alternative Learning targeted for Out-of-School Youth and Adults; the Php 100Million project received a Certificate of Commendation, Non-Formal Educator Category at the UNESCO ICT in Education Innovation Awards 2007-2008

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March 2004 – March 2005: Freelance project-based Trainer and Consultant o including stints at Corporate HR-Organizational & People Development (OPD) unit of San Miguel Corporation; Prime Pacific Corporation (fastfood industry)

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October 1994-May 2003: various positions, Ateneo de Manila University, Loyola Heights, Quezon City, Philippines o Chairperson (May 2001-April 2003), Computer Department, Ateneo de Manila High School o Associate Teacher (October 1994-April 2003), Computer Department, Ateneo de Manila High School o Parttime Instructor, Fundamental Statistics(June 1996-October 1996), Psychology Department, Ateneo de Manila University

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July 1991 to May 1994: various positions in the private sector o Project Supervisor (April 1992-May 1994), Landco, Inc. o Asst. to the Comptroller (July 1991-March 1992), PNB-Tayuman Branch

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PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS & SEMINARS ATTENDED ƒ ƒ ƒ ƒ

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member, APEC Learning Community Builders (ALCOB), since November 2007 graduate, eLearning Development and Implementation 2008, co-organized by InWEnt and UPOU (May 2008-February 2009) graduate, IT Capability Building for Women of the APEC Region by the Korean Ministry of Gender and UNAPCICT (September 2009) speaker / presenter on behalf of CICT and/or the eSkwela Project in various local and international conferences and fora including o International Symposium on the Prevention of ICT Misuse (APWINC, September 2009) o Asian-European Conference on the Professional Development of Teachers and Trainers in Lifelong Learning in Asia and Europe (by Asia-Europe Meeting Hub-Lifelong Learning Network 3 (ASEM-LLL) and the German Institute for Adult Education (DIE)) (June 2009) o 11th Philippine Society of IT Educators (PSITE) National Convention o International Conference on AEF Activities o Asia Policy Forum on ICT in Education o 1st National Alternative Learning System Summit (DepEd) o Celebrating Innovative ICT in Education Practices: From Idea to Impact (UNESCO-Bangkok) o National Conference on eLearning Models: Strategies and Challenges (PSUCCESS) o 3rd National Conference on Open & Distance Learning (UPOU) o 5th National eLearning Conference (PELS) o Launch of Taguig’s eDUCATE Project o National Training Programme for Teacher Educators on ICT-Pedagogy Integration (UP-NISMED & APEID-UNESCO) o International Symposium on ICT in Social Development (ASEAN ICT4D Collaboratory) o DLSU-ICT4D Conference: Emerging Technologies 2010 o ASTI Conference on ICT in Education o ASEAN eLearning Conference 2006 o UNESCO-DOST-SEI Gender Issues in ICT official CICT participant to various local and international conferences and for a including o Regional Meeting on the Recognition of Higher Education Qualifications in the Asia-Pacific Region (by the UNESCO National Commission of the Philippines) o 9th Round of the APEC eLearning Training Program (by IACE, Korea) o Oracle Education Foundation Think Team Support Specialist Pilot Group Training Workshop o National Conference on Improving Competitiveness Through S&T Human Resource Development (by DOST-SEI) o Changing Metaphors of Learning: Implications of Cognitive Science for Teaching in Philippine Schools (UNESCO – Philippines) o Oracle Education Foundation APAC Conference 2006 o FOSS in Education Forum o Formulation and Adoption of the National ICT Competency Standards for Teachers (NICS-Teachers) o Choices and Opportunities II: A Regional Conference on Open Source Software (Intel) personal capacity: o 1st Asia-Europe Foundation International Teacher Conference in Singapore (co-moderated a multicountry team that was a recipient of the 1st Asia-Europe Classroom Award) o participant, InWEnt Facilitators’ Workshop, co-organized by InWEnt and UPOU, Los Banos (May 2009) o participant, various in-service training workshops on Jesuit Education, Teaching Mathematics, etc. official trainer, eSkwela Training for Learning Facilitators; iSchools ICT Literacy Training Program for Teachers; iSchools Webboard

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RESEARCH / PUBLICATIONS ƒ ƒ ƒ ƒ ƒ ƒ

author, eSkwela: ICT in Education Innovative Practice, UNESCO-Bangkok series (May 2009) contributor, The Potential of e-Learning to Address the Needs of Out-of-School Youth in the Philippines, Children's Geographies, 5:4, 443 – 462 (2007) author, Journal Article: Harnessing ICTs for Philippine Basic Education, Official journal for eTESDA launch (2007) author, Journal Article: eSkwela for the Out-of-School Youth, an eLearning Variant of the Community eCenter, Malaysian Journal of Educational Technology (my.JET), 6(1), pp. 63-6 (2006) developer, Teacher’s Training Manual: iSchools ICT Literacy Training Program for Teachers -nationwide implementation (2006) co-author, Computing for Life Books A & D (for High School IT Education by FNB Educational Inc., Quezon City – a high school textbook for Computer Education available for circulation (2001, 2nd ed 2005)

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND ƒ ƒ ƒ

Master of Arts - Psychology, Child and Family Development, Ateneo de Manila University, Loyola Heights, Quezon City, Philippines (June 1994-May 2001) 18 Education units, Master’s program, Ateneo de Manila University, Loyola Heights, Quezon City, Philippines (June 1996 – October 1999) Bachelor of Science – Management Engineering, Ateneo de Manila University, Loyola Heights, Quezon City, Philippines (June 1987 - March 1991)

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