RAMOS, Anna Cherylle M.

RAMOS, Anna Cherylle M.

Asst. Prof. Anna Cherylle Ramos has over two decades of experience in instructional technology in various capacities and appointments.  She is a certified eLearning Specialist through a scholarship grant from the Federal Government of Germany and Global Campus 21 e-academy, and a Digital Leadership and Innovative Teaching alumna of the distinguished Australian Fellowship Awards (2015) from Queensland University of Technology (QUT).   She is currently appointed as the Director of the Educational Technology Center of the University of Santo Tomas (UST), supervising the UST Cloud Campus Project, where she specializes in massive-wide eLearning management for the oldest university in Asia with an average online deployment of 46,000 students and 2600 academic staff per academic term. As an eLearning leader, she ensures the professional development of the teaching workforce in the appropriate use of technology across the wide spectrum of online remote delivery modes.  She has worked with UNESCO ICT for Education (Bangkok) and among Philippine teacher education institutions as a Resource and Distribution Training Center (RDTC) coordinator in the promotion of the use of open and free educational resources (OERs).  She also served as  President and Member of the Board of Trustees of the Philippine eLearning Society, spearheading an exemplary league of eLearning professionals in the advancement of online technologies in the Philippines. Currently, she is appointed as a member of the Board of Directors of the eLearning Forum Asia (ELFA) to advance the application of information technology in teaching and learning, with special emphasis on the opportunities and challenges faced by institutions in the Asian region.  

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Academic Qualifications

Research Highlights

Research Interests

Academic Qualifications

Degrees

  • Master of Science in Biology Education, University of Santo Tomas – Manila, Philippines, 2001
  • Bachelor of Science in Biology (Cum Laude), Philippine Normal University – Manila, Philippines, 1992

Certificate Programs:

Global Campus 21- GIZ: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit  (2012)

  • eSkills Certificate in Content Development
  • eSkills Certificate in eLearning Technology
  • eSkills Certificate in eLearning Management

Global Campus 21 – InWent: Internationale Weiterbildung und  Entwicklung gGmbH  Friedrich-Ebert-Allee (2007)

  • eSkills Certificate in Instructional Design  
  • eSkills Certificate in e-Learning Strategy  
  • eSkills Certificate in Tutoring and Support in Virtual Learning Communities

Research Highlights

  

Research Interests

  • eLearning Management
  • Online Learning and Distance Education
  • Instructional Media Production
  • Open Educational Resources (OER)
  • Adaptive Learning Systems
  • Biology Education
 
 

Courses Handled

Major Recognitions

Professional Activities

Courses Handled

  • Educational Technology (Graduate School, Teacher Certificate Program, Teacher Undergraduate Program)
  • Science, Technology, and Society
  • Biological Science
  • Environmental Science
  • Anatomy and Physiology

Major Recognitions

  • Awardee, 2018 VLIR UOS Awards Fellowship on Audio Visual Learning Materials Production and Management – Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KU Leuven)
  • Awardee, 2017 EduTech Asia Awards – Outstanding Individual for Education Inclusion
  • Awardee, 2016 Gawad San Lorenzo Ruiz Award
  • Awardee, 2015 Australian Awards Fellowship (Digital Leadership and Innovative Teaching)  – Queensland University of Technology (QUT)
  • Grand Prize Winner (Professional Category) – 2014  BIOTECH SHORTIES for the animated film “Discovering the Extraordinary in our Ordinary Lives” of the  International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications (ISAAA) and the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture – Biotechnology Information Center (SEARCA-BIC)
  • Awardee, 2012 Gawad Santo Tomas Award for the Outstanding Assistant Professor
  • Awardee, 2012 Best Lecturer in Pedagogy (Biology Teachers Association of the Philippines)
  • Awardee, 2007 Best Workshop Presenter (Biology Teachers Association of the Philippines)
  • Grand Finalist, 1992 National Search for the Outstanding Young Science Researchers (TOYS) of Department of Science & Technology (DOST) Science Education Institute 
  • Special Awardee, 1992 Asian Alliance of Appropriate Technology Practitioners (APPROTECH-ASIA)  

Professional Activities

  • Director, UST Educational Technology Center (2011 – present)
  • Board of Directors, eLearning Forum Asia (2023 – present)
  • President, Philippine eLearning Society (2018-2022)
  • Secretary, Philippine eLearning Society (2010-2013, 2016-2018)
  • Board of Trustees, Philippine eLearning Society (2010-2013, 2016-2022)
  • Coordinator, UNESCO ICT Bangkok Resource Distribution and Training Center (2014 – 2017)
  • Coordinator, Asian University Digital Resource Network (2014 – 2020)
  • Member, Asian Association for Biology Education
  • Member, Biology Teachers Association of the Philippines
  • Member, Australia Alumni Communities Philippines (AACPh)

Selected Publications

  • eCitizenship: An e-Book for Teachers about Cyber Wellness and Digital Citizenship, Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization Regional Center for Educational Innovation and Technology (SEAMEO INNOTECH), 2018.
  • Timeless & Timely: Upholding Relevance and Overcoming Massive-wide eLearning Adoption Challenges for the Oldest University in Asia,” 2015 14th Asian University President’s Forum (AUPF) November 2015, pages 143-150. 
  • Integrating Technology in the Biology Classroom” The Philippine BIOTA Vol. XXXVIII No. 2 March 2005, pages 74-85. 
  •  “A Web-enhanced course in Plant Biotechnology” The Philippine BIOTA Vol. XXXVII No. 2 March 2004, pages 4-20.