Keynote Speaker
Dr. Arlyne Marasigan is a professor of educational leadership and management at the College of Advanced Studies (CAS), Philippine Normal University (PNU), Manila. Since 2019 she’s been one of the associate editors of the PNU journal publications (The Normal Lights (TNL), Asia Pacific Higher Education Research Journal (APHERJ), and Association of Southeast Asian Teacher Education Network (ASTEN) and a reviewer of other international and local journal publications. She is the former Graduate Research Office (GResO) Director (2020-2022) in charge of assisting the college in establishing PNU’s leadership in teacher education research by ensuring that graduate students become active contributors in international and national teacher education research networks and fora. Currently, she is faculty researcher of PNU’s Education Policy and Research Development Office (EPRDO) She is one of the researchers of three internationally-funded projects: (1) Educating Science Teachers for All (ESTA), an Erasmus+ Capacity Building in Higher Education (CBHE) Grant-funded project that supports pupils in science, partner countries need better education for pre-and in-service science teachers preparing then to teach diverse science classes in terms of language and culture; (2) Strengthening University-Enterprise Collaboration for Resilient Communities in Asia (SECRA), another Erasmus+ Programme Capacity Building in the Higher Education (E+CBHE) of the European Union; (3) an Australia Alumni Grants Scheme-funded project that reviews the basic education delivery in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) in relation to peace, conflict, and the pandemic. Furthermore, Dr. Marasigan’s other accomplished projects are (1) the mid-term performance evaluation of USAID's program on Advancing Basic Education in the Philippines, known as ABC+. (2) two discussion papers on Madrasah Education under the Islamic Studies Program at UP Center for Integrative and Development Studies (UP CIDS). During the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Marasigan was invited as one of the trainers of the Commission on Higher Education-Quality Higher Education Action Research Training (CHED-QHEART) project funded by CHED, which aims to train in-service teachers and university faculty on Action Research. In addition, she is the co-founder of LakbayLapis2019, which aims to support rural agri-education stakeholders. Likewise, she is a member of the Asia Organization Development Network, Pi Lambda Theta Philippines, Women’s Studies Association of the Philippines (lifetime member), an associate member of the National Research Council of the Philippines, and other national and international education organizations. She is the Past President of the Rotary Club of Atimonan Lakambini District 3820 of Rotary International. She has been a resource person in the areas of pedagogy, research, curriculum studies, science education, environmental sustainability, madrasah education, ecofeminism, rural education, green chemistry, and comparative education in various local, national, and international educational institutions and agencies.
Title: Making a community a living laboratory (LakbayLapis2019): A Rural Agri-Education Advocacy towards Climate Action and Ecopedagogical Literacies in the Philippine Context
In the 2018 World Risk Index (WRI), the Philippines was ranked third among the most disaster-prone countries globally. By 2023, the country had moved to the top position. Given the geographical location of the country in the Asia-Pacific region, Filipinos have had no choice but to cultivate robust resilience and accountability to withstand natural calamities and disasters. One of the best strategies for building resilience and accountability involves transforming the community into a living laboratory, extending meaningful learning experiences beyond traditional classroom settings, and translating theory into practice (praxis) to foster climate action and eco-pedagogical literacy. This presentation will highlight how LakbayLapis2019 supports rural basic education stakeholders to promote quality and inclusive education and to ensure community members become lifelong learners.