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Dr. Ferdinand B. Pitagan
Dr. Ferdinand Blancaflor Pitagan was a Monbukagusho (Japanese Government Scholarship) scholar from 2005 to 2010. He is a graduate (March 2010) of International Christian University, ICU, Tokyo, Japan with a degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Education.
He was a research fellow at Tokyo Gakugei University (2005-2006) and at Institute for Educational Research and Service (IERS), International Christian University, Tokyo, Japan (2010-2012); a special science teacher at Philippine Science High School (1997-2004); and a professional trainer for the Cisco Networking Academy; an educational technology consultant of UP Information Technology Training Center (UP-ITTC) and Philippine Science High School System; and the eLearning Team Leader of the Cloud Top Project of the Department of Education and Department of Science & Technology under the leadership of the Philippine Development (PhilDev) Foundation.
He has done extensive research and written numerous articles about education, technology, and society. Furthermore, he has done various international research presentations; been the project leader of the Asian Graduate School Forum; and received several national and international awards.
At present, he is an assistant professor at the University of the Philippines - Diliman (UPD), College of Education, Educational Technology Department; and the current Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Coordinator of the College.
Source: Iswiki.upd.edu

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