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Karren Vitalicio de Lara

Karren Vitalicio de Lara

College Professor
Antipolo City

Summary

Experienced professional with a strong leadership background, skilled at guiding teams to achieve organizational objectives and promote continuous improvement. Known for creating inclusive and collaborative work environments, with a focus on delivering results. Recognized for strategic thinking and adaptability in fast-paced, ever-changing settings.

Overview

21
21
years of professional experience

Work History

Program Chair, Computer Science Department

Technological Institute of the Philippines
Quezon City, Metro Manila
01.2025 - Current
  • Developing and implementing strategies to achieve program objectives and contribute to the organization's strategic plan.
  • Designing, creating, and implementing new programs or improving existing ones to meet the needs of the target audience.
  • Overseeing program budgets, allocating resources effectively, and ensuring efficient use of resources.
  • Ensuring that the program adheres to all relevant policies, procedures, and legal requirements.
  • Overseeing the curriculum, student progress, and faculty within a specific academic program

Faculty Member

Technological Institute of the Philippines
Quezon City, Metro Manila
08.2023 - 12.2024
  • Developing and delivering course content in their area of expertise.
  • Utilizing various teaching methods to engage students and facilitate learning.
  • Providing feedback to students on their academic progress.
  • Participating in departmental and institutional committees.
  • Contributing to the development of curriculum and academic programs.
  • Staying current with developments in their field through professional development.
  • Collaborating with colleagues on interdisciplinary projects.

Online Learning Coordinator/Lead (OLC)

AMA Computer College
Antipolo City
03.2020 - 07.2023
  • Conducts Orientation re: Full Online Learning mode among the students in the cluster courses handled via Virtual Class
  • Conducts advisory meeting among his students in his cluster courses handled via Virtual Class
  • Generates overall performance of students per class in all of the clustered courses handled and do data analysis of who will be subjected to Remediation Classes and Removal Exams before the end of the term.
  • Coordinates with ACAD-HO Team, regarding a required improvement in the Course Contents and Assessments/Exams or even improvements regarding the Course Specifications and Syllabi/Learning Plans or Learning Activities.
  • Submits a Course Content, Learning Materials, Assessment and Implementation Plan for continuous improvement purposes at the end of the term.
  • Ensure the completeness, quality and functionality of all Course Contents and Learning Materials in the LMS. Completeness there are uploaded and configured contents following the academic calendar timeframe
  • Ensures that all assessments or exams are RESPONDUS ready for all the clustered courses handled.
  • Ensures that all the students under the cluster of courses handled are knowledgeable and skillful about the AMAES Online Learning Platform.
  • For those students who cannot go with the regular activities, the OLC/OLAs conducts personalize learning approach and orientation until the student is in synch with the expected normal timings/flow and scheme.
  • Attends and respond within 24- hours all concerns raised by the students thru Helpdesk or thru any medium of communication using allowed education technology tools like Fresh desk.
  • Answers immediate concerns raised in LIVE CHAT, a tool embedded in the LMS.
  • Conducts personalize learning method to a particular student that needs help or intervention thru Virtual Class during the official reporting time.
  • Leads and direct other learning activities available on the net upon approval of ACAD- HO Team for use as additional links to sites for further learning.
  • From time to time, posts instructional directions for the students in a form of announcements or embed in the topics of handled courses provided such instruction is approved at ACAD-HO, and it help and guide students for more clarity regarding a certain matter or instruction related to course or topic.
  • Acts as Co-Course Creator and Admin in the AMAES Moodle Online LMS platform to perform all tasks mentioned above

Faculty Member

AMA Computer College
Antipolo City
01.2018 - 03.2020
  • Handles minor and major Elective courses in the Department
  • Handles Capstone, Thesis writing and Design Projects of the student
  • Uses a wide-ranging and efficient lesson plans/syllabus for student
  • Implements teaching methods and techniques considering factors such as students’ level of difficulty, lesson context, class hours and other related factors
  • Consistently monitors students’ progress in learning through the use of evaluation tools

College Dean

AMA Computer College
Antipolo City
07.2011 - 01.2018
  • Assists the School Director in the management of the College/Academic Programs or areas.
  • Checks and implements the curriculum duly approved by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED)
  • Ensures strict implementation of academic policies and rules that affect academic operations
  • Coordinates with VP-Academic Support Operations on matters related to implementation of academic policies
  • Reports to the Chief Academic Officer all matters related to the efficient functioning of the Academic Affairs Department
  • Approves faculty loads, reconciles total subject offerings and faculty load, approves and ensures timely submission of plotting forms
  • Recommends to the School Administrator the renewal/non-renewal of faculty contract vis-à-vis change in status, permanency, service extension, or termination
  • Approves adding/dropping of subjects and shifting of students to other programs
  • Interviews transferees for admission to the academic institution.
  • Attends to student activities, complaints, and other concerns
  • Performs specific navigation tasks in PeopleSoft Campus Solution (PSCS) using AMAES Oracle; such tasks are the following:
  • Identify courses to be offered through course catalog in the curriculum management; create, view, and update courses, course offerings, and course components
  • Schedule of classes, search for classes or view the schedule of classes, maintain the schedule of classes, and add and update meeting, facility, and instructor assignments for a class. Produce the schedule of classes report for a term
  • Tracking the schedule of classes, reviewing the schedule of classes, and checking for closed classes
  • Student advisement, reviewing a student’s term and session statistics, review or update a student’s incomplete grades and academic program, viewing the grades of the courses taken
  • Generating unofficial transcript of the student for evaluation
  • Enroll students using enrollment requests, and create classes and student blocks.
  • Monitor attendance of students through printing class rosters
  • Performing transfer crediting: credit a course, credit a course with lecture and laboratory component, credit two or more courses equivalent to a course, credit a cross-enrolled course, and encode a non-credit course

Program Head

AMA Computer College
Antipolo City
02.2009 - 07.2011
  • Assists the College Dean in the management of the College/Academic Programs/Areas
  • Assists in faculty loading and conducts faculty observation and evaluation
  • Conducts test construction and validation, checks and validates entries on Quizzes and Examination Report (QER) as posted by the faculty member to ensure accuracy of grade sheets
  • Ensures successful conduct of academic research and publication
  • Facilitates the initial screening process of teacher applications through teaching demonstration
  • Monitors faculty attendance in their classes, meetings, faculty development and training and other school activities
  • Disseminates information, new policies and rules that affect the school operations
  • Conducts verification, submission and compilation of students’ grades
  • Performs related functions as may be assigned by the immediate superior.
  • Attends to students’ co-curricular and extra-curricular activities and other concerns
  • Assists in investigation of students’ complaints

Faculty Member

AMA Computer College
Antipolo City
09.2004 - 02.2009
  • Uses a comprehensive and updated lesson plans/syllabus for students
  • Imparts and shares knowledge to students with maximum proficiency
  • Implements teaching methods and techniques considering factors such as student’s level of difficulty, lesson context, class hours, and other related factors
  • Consistently monitors students’ progress in learning through the use of evaluation tools
  • Attends to students’ problems, concerns, and coordinates with academic staff
  • Attends seminars, meetings, in service trainings, conferences and symposium in and out of the College as authorized by management and keeps abreast with the latest trends in his field of specialization
  • Other related functions as faculty member are as follows:
  • Subject Coordinator
  • Creates and updates the course syllabi on the subjects assigned
  • Prepares the major examinations on the assigned subjects
  • Prepares test manuscript, answer key and table of specifications
  • Subject Member
  • Assists the subject coordinator in course syllabi and exam preparation
  • Creates and checks the quizzes, miniature activities, laboratory machine problems on the classes handled
  • Records and encodes the grades of the handled students based on their performance
  • Prepares the course modules and laboratory projects of the subjects handled
  • On-the-job Training (OJT) Adviser
  • Checks the requirements of the students for practicum
  • Signs the recommendation and the letters of request of the students
  • Encodes the grades of the OJT students based on the grades given by the company
  • Submits a copy of the Certificates of Completion of the students to the Office of the Registrar
  • Research Writing and System Analysis and Design Adviser
  • Guides the students in developing their documents and prototype
  • Checks the thesis documents for editing prior to the final defense
  • Committee Chairman and Member for Research Writing
  • Checks the proposal for approval
  • Signs for the approved proposals
  • System Analysis and Design as Committee Chairman
  • Software Engineering as Committee Chairman
  • Research Writing as Committee Chairman
  • Defense Panel Chairman and Member
  • Sits as the critic of the proponents/researchers during pre-oral and final defense through asking questions, giving comments, seeking flaws on the software and documentation
  • Evaluates the performance of the students during defense
  • Checks the thesis documents for revisions
  • Deliberates the grades of the proponents/researchers through documentation, software proper and the performance during defense presentation
  • Subjects that involve paneling are Software Engineering, Thesis Writing, and Feasibility Study.

Education

Doctor in Information Technology (DIT) - Machine Learning, Intelligent Systems

AMA University
Quezon City
04.2001 -

Master of Science in Computer Science (MSCS) - Software Development

AMA University
Quezon City
04.2001 -

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science (BSCS) - Software Engineering

AMA Computer College East Rizal
Antipolo City
04.2001 -

Skills

Effective strategic leadership

Motivational strategies

Employee training

Persuasive communication

Timeline

Program Chair, Computer Science Department

Technological Institute of the Philippines
01.2025 - Current

Faculty Member

Technological Institute of the Philippines
08.2023 - 12.2024

Online Learning Coordinator/Lead (OLC)

AMA Computer College
03.2020 - 07.2023

Faculty Member

AMA Computer College
01.2018 - 03.2020

College Dean

AMA Computer College
07.2011 - 01.2018

Program Head

AMA Computer College
02.2009 - 07.2011

Faculty Member

AMA Computer College
09.2004 - 02.2009

Doctor in Information Technology (DIT) - Machine Learning, Intelligent Systems

AMA University
04.2001 -

Master of Science in Computer Science (MSCS) - Software Development

AMA University
04.2001 -

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science (BSCS) - Software Engineering

AMA Computer College East Rizal
04.2001 -

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