Opening Remarks and Rationale

Opening Remarks and Rationale
RANDY S. GAMBOA, PH.D.
President, PSITE
on the occasion of the PSITE and CDITE Joint Assembly
July 25, Holy Cross of Davao College, Davao City

Holy Cross of Davao College President Iris Melliza, CHED-ROXI Education Supervisor II, Dr. Maricar R. Casquejo, CDITE-XI former President Sir Edwin Marañon, Deans, fellow IT educators, good afternoon…

First of all, I would like to thank Dr. Melliza for graciously agreeing to host this PSITE-XI and CDITE-XI Joint Assembly and Planning Session. If all school presidents would be as supportive as her, I am pretty sure the IT Education in Davao City and in Mindanao for that matter will flourish successfully.

I also wish to thank all of you present here today for attending our annual gathering. Your active participation in this assembly will surely make this affair a success. We have been holding joint assembly for several years now for the following reasons. First, to update IT educators on the latest development in IT Education. Secondly, to inform PSITE-XI and CDITE-XI members of what has been accomplished for the past year. Third, to plan out activities for this school year. Fourth, to serve as venue for airing concerns and information sharing of IT educators. And lastly, to gain new friends or renew acquaintances.

Today, we will hear presentations and updates from Dr. Casquejo of CHED-XI, Sir Edwin Marañon, former CDITE-XI president and yours truly. The election of new set of officers will follow after the updates. The last part will be the planning session for the year.

I have been the PSITE-XI President for the past five years now. Much as I want to relinquish the post, it seems that there were no takers that time. But having been just elected to the PSITE national board and con-current Vice-President for Mindanao, it is really high time that somebody would take the cudgel and lead the group for Region XI. I will be bringing the voice of Mindanao in the National PSITE.

Let me take this opportunity to thank the officers who worked with me during my incumbency as president and the members who were very supportive in the activities of PSITE-XI. It was indeed very fulfilling working and being with you.

As we continue with this meeting, I hope that you will stay attentive, be participative and give your all out support and commitment to IT Education. Good Afternoon.

New PSITE-XI and CDITE-XI

Congratulations to the newly elected officers of PSITE-XI and CDITE-XI for Academic Year 2008-2009

CDITE OFFICER SY 2008-2009

President     : ROGELIO MASANGKAY -DNSC
Vice President: NOVIE JOY C. PELOBELLO -UM
Secretray     : SHARON ORDOYO -JMC
Treasurer     : TRIXIE DIMACALI -DMMA-CSP
Auditor       : EXANDER BARRIOS-UIC
PIO           : GENEVIEVE PILONGO - HCDC 

PSITE-XI OFFICER SY 2008-2009

President     : MICHAEL GILBANG -UM
Vice President: MICHELLE BANAWAN -ADDU
Secretray     : MARIAN A. MALIG-ON -UM
Treasurer     : NEIL MAGLUYOAN -HCDC
Auditor       : VICTOR HANOPOL -ADDU
PIO           : OWEN PILONGO -HCDC

ITE Faculty Immersion Models

As part of the requirement of CHED Memo 53, Series of 2006 that at least 20% of the ITE faculty must have IT industry experience within the last five (5) years, the Technical Committee- Government Academe Industry Linkage (TC-Gail) of the Technical Panel for Information Technology Education (TPITE) identified seven (7) Immersion Models during their Focus Group discussions in Makati and Davao with industry players and the academe. These Models will also be presented and validated during their zonal consultations in Bacolod, Baguio and NCR. The identified immersion models will depend on the capability, capacity and economic environment of the locality where the school is located

  1. SDLC (either part of the project team from 
       systems analysis to deployment; or 
       seconded as project manager
  2. Specific tasks within SDLC    
      · Programming    
      · Software quality assurance (includes 
          testing, debugging)    
      · Documentation   
      · Systems Analysis/Design
  3. Systems Implementation/ Roll Out/User Training
  4. Business Operations 
      · Finance 
      · Human Resources
      · Distribution/Logistics
      · Customer Relations Management 
      · Supply Chain Management 
      · Business Continuity
   5. Technical support   
      · Database Administration    
      · Network Management ( Design, admin,
          maintenance)  
      · Data center management
   6. Research
   7. Organizational Development

True to its mission, TC-GAIL will assist schools in setting up alliances with industry/government in setting up faculty immersion programs.

Zonal Orientation/Consultation on the Proposed Roadmap for the Enhancement of Industry-Academe Linkage Program

PSITE/CDITE Pipol

You're all invited to attend the zonal orientation/consultation on the proposed roadmap for the enhancement of industry-academe linkage programs in Information Technology Education this coming Friday, July 18, 2008 at University of Mindanao. Please see CHED Memo.

PSITE-CDITE Joint Assembly and Planning

Attention: Dean, Head/Chair, IT Education Program

In behalf of the Philippine Society of IT Educators - Region XI Chapter (PSITE-XI) Core Group Council of Deans for Information Technology Education I (CDITE-XI) , we would like to thank you for your untiring support in all of our endeavors last school year. The school year 2007-2008 had been a very successful year for IT educators in the region – and you have been part of it.

PSITE-XI and CDITE-XI Core Group will have a joint assembly and planning session on July 25, 2008, Friday, 1:00 – 7:00pm, at the conference room, 2nd flr. of the Holy Cross of Davao College, Sta. Ana Ave., Davao City. The

We would appreciate it very much if you could once again send the Dean, Head/Chair of your IT Education Program as well as his/her alternate (or another IT faculty member who is being groomed for administrative roles) to join this very important meeting. Please make your confirmation on or before July 18, 2008.

No registration fee will be collected, however, we would like to ask that institutional membership fee for school year 2008-09 be paid during the said activity. To wit:

PSITE-XI Institutional Membership Fee Php 2,000.00
CDITE-XI Membership Fee Php 1,000.00

Hoping for your continued support and expecting your IT Education Program Head and his/her alternate on July 25, 2009 at the Holy Cross of Davao College. Thank you.

Planning Session and Workshop of the CHED Technical Committee on Industry Academe Linkage

Just yesterday, I received a letter of invitation from Dr. Heracleo D. Lagrada of the Office of Programs and Standards of the Commission on Hihger Education.

The Commission on Higher Education – Technical Panel for Information Technology Education (CHED-TPITE) in cooperation with the TPITE – Technical Committee on Government, Academe and Industry Linkages (TC-GAIL) would be holding a two (2) day planning/workshop session to draft a “Roadmap for Government, Acadme and Industry Linkages in Information Technology Education” in Crown Regency Hotel, Arnaiz St., Makati City on July 10-11, 2008.The proposed roadmap is being developed in order for the government, schools and industry-academe linkage projects and for all stakeholders to share in a common vision of uplifting the quality of Information Technology Education in the country.

If the group may recall, we developed a Practicum Handbook, together with the Council of Deans for Information Technology (CDITE), which was initiated by CHED. Our CHED-XI Supervisor, Dr. Casquejo requested me to present our output during the abovementioned planning/workshop session. Hence, it would be an honor for PSITE XI to present its work in the National level.

Considering the short notice, I would rather just inform the core group that I am grabbing this opportunity to share our work during the planning/workshop session and would have PSITE XI subsidize part of my trip. ... with maricar and edwin's blessings ..hehhehheh

I look forward to your understanding, consideration and support.