Dr Harold Culala
Senior Lecturer, Academic Development
Centre for Education and Innovation
Areas of expertise: curriculum policies and development; academic and teacher development; academic identity; education reforms; sociology of education; philosophy of education; teacher education
Phone: +61392308843
Email: Harold.Culala@acu.edu.au
Location: ACU Melbourne Campus
ORCID ID: 0000-0003-4440-5694
ORCID link: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4440-5694
Dr Harold Culala is a Senior Lecturer (Academic Development) at the Centre for Education and Innovation at Australian Catholic University (ACU). He has nearly two decades of experience in Teacher Education, curriculum and pedagogy development, having previously served as an Academic Developer at James Cook University (JCU) in Queensland and in leadership roles at Far Eastern University (FEU) in Manila, Philippines, including Vice President for Academic Services, Associate Professor & Dean of the Institute of Education, and Director of the Education Technology Centre.
Dr Culala has contributed to national education reform in the Philippines through his role as a member of the Teacher Education Council and as a Technical Expert on the General Education Curriculum for the Philippine's Commission on Higher Education.
His research interests include curriculum policies, teacher education, and educational reform, with a focus on critical pedagogy and the epistemologies of education in the Global South. He is the founding editor and former Executive Editor of the Asian Journal on Perspectives in Education (AJPE) and currently serves as Associate Editor of the Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice (JUTLP).
Dr Culala has led faculty development programmes across Southeast Asia and worked on consultancy projects with the Philippine government.
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Select publications
- Culala, H. (In Press). Engaging in Epistemic Reflexivity: Insights for New Academic Developers. International Journal for Academic Development
- Culala, H. (Under Review). Third Space Professionals: Academic Development in Diverse Educational Contexts. Asian Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (National University of Singapore).
- Culala, H., Da Silva, M. (Under Review). Populism, Neoliberalism, and the Struggle for Media Freedom: Reflections on Duterte's Philippines. Southeast Asia: A Multidisciplinary Journal (University of Brunei Darussalam).
- Mohamed Salim, N. A., Ali, M. N. S., Djatmika, D., & Culala, H. J. (2022). Digital Literacy as the New Dimension in Measuring Advertising Literacy: Towards a "Super Smart Society". European Alliance for Innovation (EAI). http://dx.doi.org/10.4108/eai.24-8-2021.2315010
- Culala H., De Leon J.A.V. (2020). Secondary Education for Sustainable Development. In: Leal Filho W., Azul A., Brandli L., Özuyar P., Wall T. (eds) Quality Education. Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-69902-8_89-1
Keynote Speeches and Plenary Speech at Conference:
- Culala, H. (2021, October 14). What can be the future of schooling? Learning from the experiences in time of COV-Ed. 2nd Economics, Law, Education, and Humanities Conference 2021. University of Bung Hatta, Indonesia.
- Culala, H. (2019, August 27). Consumer Insighting and Storytelling Conference: The Next Frontier. Taguig City, Philippines.
- Culala, H. (2016, September 27). Cultivating EdTech in Higher Education: A Case of FEU. 2nd Annual New Generation Learning Spaces. Singapore, Singapore.
- Culala, H. (2016, September 14). Responsible Global Citizens in the Digital Age. Plenary Speaker at 1st Philippine International Conference in Teacher Education, Manila, Philippines.
- Culala, H. (2016, April 18-19). Exploring the Missing Link Between Graduation and Employment in Asia. Special Lecture at Digital Education Show Asia 2016, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
- Culala, H. (2015). Becoming a 21st Century Higher Education Institution: An Instrument for Levelling the Digital Literacy of Faculty Members - Case study. Paper presentation at Bett Asia Leadership Summit, Singapore, Singapore.
- Culala, H. (2014). Digital Learning in the Workplace: The Future is Social, Mobile, and Personal. Plenary Speech at World Education Congress, Mumbai, India.
- Culala, H. (2014). Comparing Pedagogical and Technical Challenges of BYOT and Institution-Supplied Mobile Devices. Paper presentation at Digital Education Show Asia 2014, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
- Cone, J., Culala, H., Gilbreath, E., Ramos, A., Young, D. (2014). Innovating the Classroom: Working with Teachers and Management for School-Wide Reform. Keynote Panel at Digital Education Show Asia 2014, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
- Culala, H. (2012). ICT Competency Based Standard for Tertiary faculty: A Basis for Faculty Development Program. Paper presented at Australian Computer Education Conference, Perth, Australia.
- Culala, H. (2013). Webometrics Ranking of the World Universities: Visibility to ASEAN Countries. Special Lecture at The ASEAN Plus Three Graduate Research Conference, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand (pp 205-207). Bangkok, Mahidol University.
- Culala, H. (2013). Higher EDTECH: Pedagogical and Technical Challenges of Education Technology Nations. Keynote Session at The ASEAN Plus Three Graduate Research Conference, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand (pp 186-189). Bangkok, Mahidol University.
Projects
- Consultant on developing Far Eastern University's Admission Entrance Examination for their 7 campuses.
- Consultant on the development/writing of Philippine's National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Academy Aptitude Entrance Examination
- Head, Project Mindoro Outreach, Adopt a school program in cooperation with FEU Community Extension Services and Lead trainer on faculty development program for General Education Teachers, May 2019
- Trainer, Literacy Project in Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP), Assessment of Alternative Learning System, February 2020.
- Industry 4.0 and Smart Nation Innovation: Active researcher and trainer in a project funded by Philippine Commission on Higher Education, collaborating with Far Eastern University and Nanyang Polytechnic, grant: Php 25,000,000 (USD 500,000).
- Transnational Survey on Online Teaching and Learning: Research collaborator on a multinational survey during COVID-19 with Singapore University of Technology and Design, Taylor's University (Malaysia), and Western Sydney University (Australia).
Awards
- Gold Award, 4th Language Invention, Innovation, and Design Entry: "Design, the Language of Innovation: Malay Proverb Goes Digital!" (2021)
- Education Leadership Award, CMO Asia, Asia's Education Excellence Award (2014)
- Outstanding Contribution to Education Award, World Education Congress (2006-2012)
- FEU Teaching Excellence Award (2006)
- Bayer Young Environmental Envoy of the Philippines Award (2006)
- YMCA Academic Excellence Award (2006)
- YMCA Leadership Excellence Award (2006)
Appointments and Affiliations
Academic Appointments in Australia
- Senior Lecturer, Academic Development - Australian Catholic University
- Lecturer, Academic Development - James Cook University Australia
Academic, and Leadership Appointments in Philippines
- Vice President, Academic Services - Far Eastern University
- Dean and Associate Professor of Teacher Education - Far Eastern University
- Director, Office of Education Technology - Far Eastern University
Government Appointments in Philippines
- Member, Teacher Education Council, Department of Education Philippines
- Technical Expert and Chair of General Education Curriculum Grant Committee, Commission on Higher Education, Philippines
- Consultant and Subject-Matter Expert, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority, Philippines
Editorial roles
- Associate Editor, Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice, 2024-present
- Executive Editor & Founding Member: Asian Journal on Perspectives in Education, FEU Institute of Education, 2020-2024
- Advisory Board Member: Amity International Journal of Teacher Education (AIJTE), Amity University, India, 2020-present
International journal review panels
- Asia Pacific Education Review [Scopus Listed], Seoul National University, Korea
- Electronic Journal of E-Learning (EJEL)
- International Conference on E-Learning
- E-Technologies in Education (ICELEL), Lodz University of Technology, Poland
- Asian Journal on the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (AJSOTL), National University of Singapore, Singapore
- Cebu Normal University Journal, Cebu City, Philippines
- Design Decoded Journal, Universiti Teknologi Mara, Malaysia
- Quirino State University Journal, Quirino, Philippines
- Bataan Peninsula State University Journal, Bataan, Philippines
Grant agency review panels
- Chair of the Review Panel, Philippine's Commission on Higher Education on General Education Instructional Materials Development Grant, 2016-2022
Public engagement
- Consumer Insighting & Storytelling Conference" Returns to the Marketing Scene, Business Mirror
- Synergy's "The Next Frontier": Getting ahead in the expectation economy, Rappler
- Commission On Higher Education And Far Eastern University Equip Teachers For Post-pandemic Face-to-face Classes, Journal Online PH
