Roberto B. Figueroa Jr.

Associate Professor of Information Technology and Education Technology

Dean, Faculty of Information and Communication Studies

Dr. Roberto B. Figueroa Jr. is an educational technologist with a strong computer science and immersive learning background. Besides being an active faculty member and researcher of the University of the Philippines -Open University, he is also currently the Director of the Immersive Open Pedagogies (IOP) Program and the Deputy Director for the Center of Open Digital Learning.

Research Interests

Immersive Open Pedagogies,  Immersive Technologies for Sustainability, Virtual Reality in Education, Learning in the Metaverse, Collaborative Online International Learning

Email Address

[email protected]

Virtual Office Hours

Flexible. See booking schedule

Degrees

PhD, Educational Technology (Japan-MEXT Scholarship Program) / Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, International Christian University, Japan.

MSc, Computer Science, College of Arts and Sciences, University of the Philippines – Los Banos, Philippines.

BSc, Computer Science (cum laude), College of Arts and Sciences, University of the Philippines – Los Banos, Philippines.

Website

robertofigueroa.space

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