In our “My First” video series, online learning platform Cerebro’s CEO and founder, Justine Itugot, shares how he turned an unexpected crisis into a breakthrough just when students needed it most
The pandemic prompted almost every industry to embrace rapidly evolving technology which was crucial at a time when nearly everyone was confined to their homes—especially students. Schools were forced to shift to online learning almost overnight due to the threat of the crisis, teaching the importance of adaptability in unprecedented times.
Justine Itugot, founder and CEO of Cerebro, an online learning startup specialising in ready-to-use digital lessons to help solve teachers’ workload issues, knows this lesson all too well.
A licensed professional teacher with over a decade of experience in the classroom and school administration, he had firsthand experience with the inefficiencies teachers face daily. This fueled his desire to create a solution that would streamline the teaching process and ease the workload of his fellow educators.
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Justine Itugot introducing Cerebro before a large audience (Photo: Justine Itugot)
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The big test for Cerebro came during the height of the pandemic, a period that drastically altered the landscape of education worldwide. The platform faced a sudden and massive influx in users, something Cerebro was not initially prepared for.
With a team composed mostly of teachers, lacking technical expertise, Cerebro was at risk of failing just when it was needed the most. Itugot and his team were determined to stabilise the platform. Through perseverance, rapid learning and innovative problem-solving, they not only overcame the initial challenges but transformed Cerebro into what it is today—an award-winning educational technology solution designed to streamline the teaching process.
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