National conference on teaching the Rizal course to be held

In line with the celebration of Rizal Month by virtue of Proclamation No. 126, s. 2001, the Philippine Historical Association (PHA) will hold a national conference on teaching the Rizal Course on December 15 and 16 at the National Historical Commission of the Philippines, T.M. Kalaw Street, Manila.

With the theme “Rizal for the 21st Century Learner,” the conference aims to gather historians, history/social science educators to share ideas, researches and strategies that will enhance the teaching of the Rizal Course as part of the general education curriculum in the higher education level.

Dr. Raul Roland Sebastian (Polytechnic University of the Philippines) will talk on “Ang Dalumat ng Globalisasyon sa Lente ng isang Bayaning Third World”; Dr. Lisandro Elias Claudio (De La Salle University Manila) on “Rizalian Empathy: Liberal Politics, Liberal Education, the Novel, and the Birth of Philippine Human Rights”; Prof. Vicente Angel Ybiernas (De La Salle University Manila) on “Connecting the Past with the Present: Seeing Jose Rizal in the 21st Century Everyday Life”; Prof. Wensley Reyes (PHilippine Normal University) on "Paradigm Shift: Teaching Rizal and 21st Century Skills"; Dr. Fernando A. Santiago, Jr. (Department of History, De La Salle University Manila) on Teaching Strategies for the Rizal Course; Dr. Evelyn A. Songco (University of Santo Tomas) on “Integrating assessment and learning: Core of Outcomes- based Learning”. Prof. Michael Charleston Chua (De La Salle University) and Prof. John Ray Ramos (Far Eastern University Diliman) will facilitate the walking tour of Rizal Park and National Museum of Fine Arts on the second day of the conference.

Registration fee is P2,000 which covers conference kit, meals and tour of the National Museum of Fine Arts. PHA members are entitled to 10% discount. Interested participants must submit their accomplished registration form or confirm their participation on or before December 10, 2017.

For further details, contact Jonathan Balsamo at 09176260334 / (02) 587.5354 or thru email at jobalisasyon@gmail.com.

Press release from the Philippine Historical Association