8th International Congress on
Action Research, Action Learning
ARAL 2025
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PROGRAM OVERVIEW
DAY 1
16 May 2025 (Friday, Virtual)
0800-0830
Online Admission
Host
Dr. Aireen Arnuco
Associate Dean
Br. Andrew Gonzalez FSC College of Education
De La Salle University
0830-0900
Opening Ceremony
Prayer
National Anthem
Welcome Remarks
Br. Bernard S. Oca, FSC
President, De La Salle University
SDGs Scenario Setting
Prof. Dr. Anthony Shun Fung Chiu
Vice President for External Relations and Internationalization
Member, United Nations Environment International Resource Panel
Dr. Raymond Girard R. Tan
Vice President for Research and Innovation
Dr. Rochelle Irene G. Lucas
Dean, Br. Andrew Gonzalez FSC College of Education
Dr. Maricar S. Prudente
Chair, ARAL2025 Organizing Committee
0900-1000
Keynote Address 1
Leading to Climate CHANGE education: A trajectory of methodology
Peta J. White, PhD
Associate Professor for Science and Environmental Education
Co-Director, Centre for Regenerating Futures
Deakin University, Australia
1000 – 1100
Plenary Lecture 1
Leveraging education to take action for climate empowerment
Decibel V. Faustino-Eslava, PhD
Professor, School of Environmental Science and Management, University of the Philippines, Los Baños, Laguna
Lead Researcher, Action for Climate Change
1100 – 1200
Lunch Break
1200 – 1330
Parallel Paper/Symposium Presentations (Virtual)
1330 – 1430
Plenary Lecture 2
Participatory action research as a pathway towards decolonising curriculum development
Syafiq Mat Noor, PhD
Assistant Professor in Climate Change Education, School of Education, University of Leeds, United Kingdom
Principal Investigator, Voices of the Rainforest Project
1430 – 1445
Break
1445 – 1615
Parallel Workshops (Virtual)
Power, Language, and Meaning: A Workshop on Discourse Analysis
Jennifer Tan-de Ramos, PhD
Department of English and Applied Linguistics
BAGCED, De La Salle University
[Content and Language Integrated Learning]
ESTA (Educating Science Teachers for All) Team
Lydia S. Roleda, PhD and Minie Rose Lapinid, PhD
Department of Science Education, BAGCED
Rochelle Irene G. Lucas, PhD
Department of English and Applied Linguistics, BAGCED
and Ms. Fritzie Ian DeVera
Vice President for Lasallian Mission, DLSU
1615 – 1645
Day 1 Reflection and Evaluation
DAY 2
17 May 2025 (Saturday, Hybrid)
0830 – 0900
Preliminaries and Online Admission
0900 - 1000
Keynote Address 2
ATIPAN: A community-based digital health strategy in support of UHC and MHL
Romulo de Castro, PhD
DOST Balik Scientist
Director, Center for Informatics (CFI)
University of San Agustin, Iloilo City, Iloilo
1000 – 1100
Invited Symposium 1
[Action research in business and entrepreneurship]
Maria Paquita Diongon-Bonnet, PhD et al.
Chairperson and Associate Professor
Department of Management and Organization
Ramon V. Del Rosario College of Business, De La Salle University
1100 - 1230
Parallel HYBRID Sessions:
Interactive Poster Session, Symposium,
and Workshop
Sociolinguistic Analysis of Interview Data
Raymund Vitorio, PhD
Department of English and Applied Linguistics,
BAGCED, De La Salle University
1230 – 1330
Lunch Break
1330 – 1500
Parallel Paper Presentations (Hybrid)
1500 – 1600
Invited Symposium 2
[Cultivating equitable, culturally expansive learning]
Louie Dasas, LPT, PhD
Assistant Dean and Associate Professor
College of Education, University of Santo Tomas, Manila
Zendel Rosario Taruc, LPT, PhD
Chairperson and Professor
Department of Filipino, College of Education
University of Santo Tomas, Manila
1600 - 1615
Afternoon Break
1615 – 1745
Parallel Workshops (Hybrid)
Flourish and Act: A Feminist Praxis Workshop on Collective Well-Being through Participatory Action Research
Jeane Peracullo, PhD
Department of Philosophy, College of Liberal Arts
De La Salle University
Integrating Equity into Assessment Practice
(in partnership with the Philippine Educational Measurement and Evaluation Association, Inc., PEMEA)
Christine Joy A. Ballada, PhD
Department of Counseling and Educational Psychology
BAGCED, De La Salle University
Marife M. Mamauag, PhD
Liceo de Cagayan University
1745 – 1800
Day 2 Reflection and Evaluation
1800 – 1900
Plenary Lecture 2:
Mary Brydon-Miller, PhD
Professor, University of Louisville
Kentucky, USA
1900 – 2100
Dinner and Socials
DAY 3
18 May 2025 (Sunday, Hybrid)
0830 – 0900
Preliminaries and Online Admission
Host
Dr. Voltaire M. Mistades
Chair, Department of Science Education
Br. Andrew Gonzalez FSC College of Education
De La Salle University
0900 – 1000
Keynote Address 3:
The Dance of Human Wisdom and AI Algorithms: Towards a Complementarity of Traditional and Artificial Intelligence-Assisted Practices in Research
Miguel Q. Rapatan, PhD
Executive Director, SPARKEd, De La Salle Zobel
1000 - 1130
Invited Symposium
ConnectEd: Sparking Innovative Action Research through Technology
(in partnership with SPARKEd Center and De La Salle Santiago Zobel School)
Emie C. Baylon
SPARKEd Center Head
John Christopher N. Ambong
SPARKEd Center Coordinator
Genevieve A. Pillar, PhD
Applied Science Area Chair De La Salle Santiago Zobel School
1130 – 1230
Lunch
1230 – 1400
Workshops
Collaborative Auto-ethnography: What 'n Why? Where...How to Start?
J. Aleta R. Villanueva, PhD
Chair, Dip/MA Social Studies Education Program
Faculty of Education University of the Philippines Open University
Essential Mapping for Meta-Competence: Decoding Epistemic Goals and Practices in Science Learning
Denis Dyvee Errabo, PhD
Department of Science Education
BAGCED, De La Salle University
1400 – 1430
Day 3 Reflection and Evaluation
Closing Ceremony
Announcement of Winners
Words of Appreciation
Dr. Maricar S. Prudente
Chair, ARAL2025 Organizing Committee
Closing Remarks
Dr. Frederick T. Talaue
Co-Chair, ARAL2025 Organizing Committee
Director, Lasallian Institute for Development and Educational Research (LIDER)