Roberto Figueroa

Curriculum Vitae

Summary

With 18 years of teaching and technical experience in ICTE/D (Information and Communication Technologies for Education/Development), Roberto Figueroa has been actively involved in blended and online education as well as various ICT and educational research projects.

His interests include Immersive Technologies, including 360-degree media as well as Mixed, Augmented, and Virtual Realities for Education; Climate Model Analysis; Technologies for Language Education; Instructional Design; Learning Management Systems, and Learning Analytics.

Website:  https://robertofigueroa.space

Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/robfigueroajr

Youtube Channel: https://goo.gl/Ug76cq

Research Gate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Roberto_Figueroa6

Experience

  • Assistant Professor, The University of the Philippines (January 2014 – Present)
  • Adjunct Lecturer (April 2022 – June 2022) International Christian University
  • Adjunct Lecturer (April 2020 – March 2022)Sundai College of Business & Foreign Languages (https://www.sundaigaigo.ac.jp/)
  • Learning Management Systems Project Lead -Consultant (January 2020 – March 2022) J-Global (https://www.j-global.com/)
  • PhD Candidate (May 2019-March 2022) International Christian University（国際基督教大学）
  • Research Scholar, Monbukagakusho/MEXT (April 2017 – June 2020)International Christian University（国際基督教大学）PhD Student and Research Assistant (September 2017 – Present)
  • Teaching Assistant (September 2018 – July 2020)
  • Tokyo University of Foreign Studies (東京外国語大学）Elementary Japanese Language Student　(April 2017 – September 2017)
  • Director, Phileosoft Solutions (February 2011 – December 2015)
  • Senior Programmer, Concentrix (October 2009 – March 2010)
  • Instructor, University of the Philippines (June 2004 – September 2009)
    • UP Los Banos
      • Instructor, Institute of Computer Science
      • NetLogo Simulation Modeler, Bee Program
    • UP Open University
      • Tutor, Faculty of Information and Communication Studies
    • World Agroforestry Centre 
      • IT Consultant, Agroforestry Information System. (March 2009 – September 2009)

Education

International Christian University

Doctor of Philosophy – PhD, Educational/Instructional Technology, 2017 – 2022  

Tokyo University of Foreign Studies

Japanese Language Preparation Course, Elementary Japanese, 2017 – 2017 

University of the Philippines

MS, Computer Science, 2005 – 2010

BS, Computer Science cum laude, 2000 – 2004 

Professional Organizations and Societies

Honors, Awards, Grants, and Scholarships

2004
  • Cum Laude (Bachelor of Science in Computer Science) 
  • UPLB CAS – Institute of Computer Science (ICS) Valedictorian, Class of 2004 
  • CAS Medal of Merit for Academic Excellence
2016 
  • Gawad Chancellor (Chancellor’s Award) for Outstanding Faculty 2016-2018 
  • One U.P. Faculty Award in Computer Science for Outstanding Teaching and Public Service 
  • Cognovo: Collaboratoire Summer School Fellowship.  University of Plymouth, UK
2017 
  • Monbukagakusho:MEXT (Japanese Government Scholarship for Research Student
  • Young Scholar Award, International Conference on Media in Education, University of Hawaii Manoa
2019 
  • Japan International Christian University Foundation Student Activity Grant 
  • One U.P. Faculty Award in Computer Science for Outstanding Teaching and Public Service 
  • University of the Philippines System Promotion System:  From Assistant Professor 1 to Assistant Professor 7 

Selected Publications

Figueroa Jr., R. B., Gil, F. A. P., Taniguchi, H., & Esguerra, J. R. (2022). Virtual Reality Photo-based Tours for Teaching Filipino Vocabulary in an Online Class in Japan: Transitioning into the New Normal. International Journal in Information Technology in Governance, Education and Business, 4(1), 29-41.

Figueroa Jr., R. B., Palma Gil, F. A., Taniguchi, H. 2022. Piloting Virtual Reality Photo-Based Tours among
Students of a Filipino Language Class: A Case of Emergency Remote Teaching in Japan. Avant: trends in
interdisciplinary studies 13(1). doi: 10.26913/avant.202208

Duggan, J. M., Fajardo, J. C. C., Figueroa Jr., R. B., Yassin, E., Dawson, W. P., & Jung, I. (2021). K-12 Education Responses to COVID-19: A Comparison of Five Countries. International Journal for Educational Media and Technology 15(1), 67-78

Figueroa Jr., R. B., Fajardo, J. C., Tan⁴, S. E., & Jung⁵, I. (2020). Developing and Evaluating a Website as an OER for Faculty Development.International Journal on Open and Distance e-Learning 6(1),15-24. 

Figueroa Jr., R.B., Mendoza, G. A. G., Fajardo, J. C. C., Tan, S. E., Yassin, E., & Thian, T. H. (2020). Virtualizing a University Campus Tour: A Pilot Study on its Usability and User Experience, and Perception. International Journal in Information Technology in Governance, Education and Business, 2(1), 1-8.

Torre, I., Lucznik, K., Francis, K.B., Maranan, D.S., Loesche, F., Figueroa Jr., R.B., Sakuta, A., Zaksaite, T.  Openness across disciplines: Reflecting on the ColLaboratoire summer school. (2020). Conrad, D. & Prinsloo, P. (eds), Open(ing) Education: Theory and Practice.  MA: Brill Sense. Preprint: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/338704689_Openness_across_Disciplines_-_Reflecting_on_a_Multiple_Disciplinary_Summer_School

Jung, I., Mendoza, G., Fajardo, J., Tan, S., & Figueroa Jr., R.B. MOOCs in Six Emerging APEC Member Economies: Trends, Research and Recommendations.  (2019). Zhang, K., Bonk, C. J., Reeves, T. C., & Reynolds, T. H. (eds.), MOOCs and Open Education in Emerging Economies: Challenges, Successes, Opportunities. NY: Routledge. Preprint: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/338644486_MOOCs_in_emerging_APEC_member_economies_Trends_innovations_and_impacts_In_K_Zhang_C_J_Bonk_T_C_Reeves_T_H_Reynolds_Eds_pp_199-211_MOOCs_and_Open_Education_in_the_Global_South_Challenges_Successes_and_

Bandalaria, M & Figueroa Jr., R. B. (2018). Philippine Massive Open Online Courses: A Lifelong Learning for All Strategy in a Developing Country’s Context. Journal of Southeast Asian Education 1(1), 35-46.   

DL Pugoy, R. A., DL Habito, C., & Figueroa Jr., R. B. (2016). Hybrid online/offline mobile solutions for accessing open educational resources in areas with poor internet connectivity. Asian Association of Open Universities Journal, 11(2), 182-196.

Pugoy, R. A. D., Ramos, R. C., Figueroa Jr., R.B., Rivera, M. H. C., Siritarungsri, B., Cheevakasemsook, A., … & Kaewsarn, P. (2016).  Augmented Reality in Nursing Education: Addressing the Limitations of Developing a Learning Material for Nurses in the Philippines and Thailand. International Journal of Open and Distance eLearning 2(1). 

Figueroa Jr., R. B., & Amoloza, E. M. (2015). Addressing Programming Anxiety among Non-Computer Science Distance Learners: A UPOU Case Study. International Journal, 9(1), 56-67.

Rabajante, J. F., Figueroa Jr., R., & Jacildo, A. J. (2009). Modeling the area restrict searching strategy of stingless bees, Trigona biroi, as a quasi-random walk process. Journal of Nature Studies, 8(2), 15-21.