Meeting: CHED Technical Panel For Information Technology, Committee on Curriculum Development

. L-R: Committee members: Rene Villegas of CHED and Ms. Grace Tyler

L-R: Rene Villegas of CHED, Grace Tyler, Joanne dela Cuesta, Dr. Eliezer Albacea, Vic of CHED, Dr. Rafael Saldaña, and Dr. Bartolome Tanguilig. From the photo collection of Raffy Saldaña (http://raffysaldana.blogspot.com).

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On Friday, 7 November 2008, I attended the 5th Technical Committee Meeting on Curriculum Development of the Technical Panel for Information Technology of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED).

The meeting started at 9:00 a.m. in the Imperial Palace Suites, Timog Avenue, Quezon City.

Below is the meeting agenda:

1. Call to Order
2. Approval of Agenda
3. Business of the Day
Updates on: (a) Survery result on the ACT offering, (b) Discussion on the cutting edge program in IT, (c) HEIs applying for permit/recognition, and (d) DIT curriculum
4. Adjournment


The meeting was chaired by my colleague, Dr. Eliezer Albacea, Professor, Institute of Computer Science, University of the Philippines-Los Banos.

Other attendees include the following:

1. Ms. Grace Tyler
2. Ms. Joanne dela Cuesta
3. Dr. Bartolome Tanguilig
4. Dr. Rafael Saldaña
5. Rene Villegas of CHED
6. Vic of CHED

Photo Link:

http://booleanlogic.multiply.com/photos/album/194

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CHED Endorsement: ACM ICPC Philippines 2008

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Note: Click on the image above to see a larger view.

TO ALL CONCERNED:

Shown above is the CHED (Commission on Higher Education) Endorsement of the 2nd Philippine National Inter-Collegiate Programming Competition (ACM ICPC Philippines 2008) to be held on 22 November 2008 in the University of San Jose-Recoletos (USJR), Basak Campus, Cebu City, Philippines. The contest is being organized by the Computing Society of the Philippines (CSP) and the USJR.

Please visit the Contest website for more details:

http://www.icpc.usjr.edu.ph/

Thank you.

Rafael P. Saldaña, Ph.D.
Contest Director
2nd Philippine National Inter-Collegiate Programming Competition
(ACM ICPC Philippines 2008)
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CHED Technical Panel Meeting on Curriculum Development and Ladderization Program

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Note: Today (6/23/08) I received a notice of meeting for the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) Technical Committee on Curriculum Developmentg and Ladderization Program.

Venue: Old Swiss Inn Restaurant, Belen St., Paco, Manila
Date: June 26, 2008
Time: 9:00 a.m.

Unfortunately, I already made a commitment several weeks ago to give a talk on "Grid Computing and Business Applications" on Thursday, June 26, 2008 in the Far Eastern University (FEU), Morayta, Manila. This event is being organized by the Manila Futurists Society. More on this event later...

Raffy
6/23/08

CHED Workshop on Evaluation Instrument for IT Education

Last May 8-9, 2008 the Committee on Information Technology Education Curriculum under the Technical Panel on Information Technology Education of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) held a workshop in Tagaytay Country Hotel, Tagaytay City to finalize the Evaluation Instrument for ITE tertiary graduate programs (such as Masters in Information Techonology, Masters in Computer Science, PhD in Computer Science, and Doctor of Information Technology).

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Related Links:

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1. Photos

http://booleanlogic.multiply.com/photos/album/118/CHED_Workshop_on_IT_Education_Tagaytay_8-9_May_2008

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2. Previous Blog Entry

http://raffysaldana.blogspot.com/2008/04/ched-philippine-commission-on-higher.html

CHED (Philippine Commission on Higher Education) Technical Committee on IT (Information Technology) Curriculum Development

Photo Caption: Members of the CHED Technical Panel on IT Curriculum Development pose for a group picture during a meeting held last April 24, 2008. I am 5th from the left front row and my colleage Dr. Caslon Chua is on the extreme right front row.

Early this year (January 2008) I was appointed by the Philippine Commission on Higher Education (CHED) to be a member of the CHED TPITE Technical Committee on IT Curriculum Development.

Yesterday (April 24, 2008) the Committee met at the Old Swiss Inn Restaurant, Belen St., Paco, Manila starting at 9:00 a.m.

The CHED TPITE Technical Committee on IT (Information Technology) Curriculum Development consists of the following members:

1. Dr. Caslon Chua (Dean, College of Computer Studies, De La Salle University-Manila)

2. Ms. Joanne dela Cuesta

3. Ms. Michelle Casio

4. Dr. Bartolome Tanguillig

5. Dr. Rafael Saldaña (Ateneo de Manila University)