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The Center for Innovative Teaching and Educational Delivery (CITED) was born in 2017 from the visionary ideas of the Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs, Prof. Dr. Cheryl R. Peralta and Prof. Dr. Allan B. De Guzman, the former Dean of the College of Education, who, alongside a dedicated team of academic staff, brainstormed its formation. In the academic year 2017-2018, their aspirations came to fruition as CITED became fully operational under the leadership of the esteemed Office of the Vice Rector for Academic Affairs (OVRAA). The successful implementation and training efforts of CITED were made possible with invaluable support from the Core Group of Speakers and Facilitators.
A significant milestone in CITED's history occurred on August 1, 2021, when it was officially integrated into the Institution’s Organizational Structure. This integration coincided with the approval of the position of Director, who would serve as the head of the office.
CITED embarked on creating its first-ever Operational Plan for the academic year 2022-2023, charting its program, projects and activities aligned with the key result area (KRA) of the University’s third strategic directional area which is Teaching and Learning and the 7-point agenda of the Father Rector.
Recognizing the broader and more complex tasks that the Center undertakes to advance teacher training through data-driven decisions and to expand its reach to various stakeholders, the Assistant to the Director post was approved and added to the organizational structure as of January 1, 2025.
As part of its ongoing pursuit of excellence, the Center sets its sights on achieving ISO readiness, signaling its commitment to adhering to global standards of academic quality and ensuring a world- class learning environment for its stakeholders.
With the collective passion and dedication of its founders, academic staff, and support from the university leadership, CITED is poised to revolutionize teaching and educational delivery, making a profound impact on the future of education at UST and beyond.
CITED serves as the training arm for faculty development projects and programs at the institution. It conducts comprehensive training programs that aim to enhance the teaching proficiency of academic staff, responsive to emerging needs and the changing educational landscape.
CITED plays a central role in coordinating training programs and logistics at both university-wide and unit-specific levels, meeting the individual needs of the academic staff and collective needs of the academic units. It appoints and supervises CITED facilitators, who are instrumental in conceptualizing, implementing, and monitoring faculty development training.
Pedagogical Leads (PLs) are also managed by CITED, with a focus on identifying academic-unit-specific faculty training requirements, contextualizing the projects and programs of the Center, ensuring course quality, and submitting accomplishment reports to the Center.
CITED likewise provides capacity-building programs for CITED Facilitators (CFs) and PLs to enable them to fulfill their roles effectively. Additionally, the Center provides continuous academic support through consultation, mentoring, and follow-up initiatives.
Aligned with the university’s Strategic Directional Areas on Teaching and Learning and Public Presence, CITED carefully utilizes the recommendations of internal and external quality assurance units to continuously improve its activities, projects, and programs, thereby expanding the pedagogical toolset of every Thomasian educator. CITED is likewise committed to sharing these best practices with other stakeholders of the university.
Overall, CITED dutifully executes its responsibilities, making a significant contribution to the academic growth and success of the institution.
Mission:
Promote responsive, outcomes-based and empirically-based pedagogical platforms and excellence driven educational delivery that nurture instructional leadership among the faculty and meet the challenges of learner diversity and technological modernity.
Vision:
CITED envisions itself to be a dynamic hub where risk-seeking and taking behaviors, reflection, and coopetition permeate the teaching platform and where empowerment becomes the language of the 21st-century learning.
Motto:
Advancing Today’s Teaching, Inspiring the Future of Learning
The Office of the Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs, in collaboration...
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Read MoreA progressive institutional faculty development program, nurturing instructional leadership among the academic staff and meeting the challenges of learner diversity and technological modernity. The training is designed to be aligned with the global and national standards, the University of Santo Tomas’ vision and mission, Thomasian Identity, Strategic Directional Area on Teaching and Learning, Father Rector’s 7-point Agenda, and the current trends and issues in education, among others.
This service provides new academic staff with the skills and knowledge they need to be successful in the classroom. The training covers a variety of pedagogical, technological, and spiritual formation and wellness sessions equipping the new academic staff with the necessary tools to advance teaching and learning.
Anchored on the identified needs of each academic staff as s/he navigates changing educational landscapes, CITED provides training and mentoring sessions within academic units to reinforce concepts gained from all the training cycles and incorporate emerging pedagogical and technological frameworks. These are contextualized learning sessions, which are aimed at addressing discipline-specific queries of academic staff. These sessions are planned and implemented collaboratively with the UST Educational Technology Center through their eLearning Specialists.
CITED provides capacity-building programs for CITED Facilitators (CFs) and Pedagogical Leads (PLs) to enable them to fulfill their roles effectively. This service provides CITED Facilitators and Pedagogical Leads with the skills and knowledge they need to train other academic staff. The training covers a variety of topics, including approaches in giving feedback, effective delivery of tasks, mentoring, and trends in curriculum development, among others.
The Center extends assistance to requesting academic units during course and curriculum review. CITED identifies the appropriate evaluation questions, instruments, and methods to achieve the identified purpose of any evaluation activity.
Inspired by the concluding word of the UST Hymn, “GRACE,” the GRACE session is designed to support retirees as they navigate the later stages of life. Just as the hymn’s message speaks of unending and meaningful grace, this program seeks to offer ongoing guidance and opportunities for growth in key areas that matter most to retirees, specifically on the following domains:
True to the commitment of the University to illuminate others through sharing of best practices on pedagogy and technology integration, CITED offers free online learning sessions to external beneficiaries highlighting concepts that were emphasized during institutional faculty training programs. These are normally offered during the University foundation week.
Asst. Prof. Ana Ruby M. Paez, MSc
Director
Assoc. Prof. Kim Gerald G. Medallon, PhD
Assistant to the Director
Asst. Prof. Vincent V. Caparas, LPT, MaEd
Outcomes and Assessment
Prof. Mylene J. Domingo, DIT
Course Plan Evaluation Spreadsheet
Junior Teacher Jann Ernest R. Fesalbon, LPT, MA
Basic Education Curriculum
Asst. Prof. April Joy M. Gascon, MAN, RN
Technology-Focused Training
Master Teacher Ryan V. Lansangan, PhD
Assessment
Junior Teacher Shane Alexander Y. Laong, LPT, MA
Technology-Focused Training
Asst. Prof. Leo-Martin Angelo R. Ocampo, MA
Thomasian Formation
Sr. Lib. Edward H. Puzon, RL, LPT, MALIS
Library Resources
Asst. Prof. Maria Lourdes S. Antonio, MA
Thomasian Identity and Formation
Asst. Prof. Fermin Antonio D.R. Yabut, CPA, PhD
Sustainability in Teaching and Learning
Ms. Analene A. Bala, MA, RGC
Discipline Specific Orientation and Training for Newly-Hired
Ms. Iren Frances D. Velasco, MA, RGC
Unit-based Facilitators
Ms. Melissa Mae P. Bulan
General Clerk
