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UPOU to hold International Research Forum on Gender and Development

2023-04-27T13:46:32+08:00

In celebration of Women’s Month this March 2021, the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) Faculty of Management and Development Studies Research and Publication Committee (FMDS RPC) in partnership with the  UPOU Office of Gender Concerns (OGC) will be holding the 2021 International Research Forum on Gender and Development with the theme “WE Make CHANGE Work for Women: Juana Laban sa Pandemya: Kaya!” on 17 March 2021, 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM PST (Philippine Standard Time).  Asst. Prof. Skånberg Dahlstedt from the Stockholm University of the Arts and University of Gothenburg will serve as the keynote speaker. The presentations [...]

UPOU to hold International Research Forum on Gender and Development2023-04-27T13:46:32+08:00

10th EDUkussion Forum on Research Journeys: Online Convoes on the Birth of Research Part I

2023-04-27T14:03:33+08:00

The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) Faculty of Education (FEd) conducted the 10th EDUkussion Forum on Research Journeys last 28 January 2021 via Zoom. With the topic, “Online Convoes on the Birth of Research (Part I),” the webinar invited FEd students and program chairs from the Graduate Certificate/Master of Distance Education (GC/MDE), Diploma/Master of Arts in Literacy and Language Education (D/MLLE), and Diploma/Master of Arts in Social Studies Education (D/MSSE) programs as well as graduate students from other UPOU programs and tertiary level institutions. Research Journeys was designed to complement ongoing formal course activities related to research and special problems in FEd’s MA programs.  To kick off [...]

10th EDUkussion Forum on Research Journeys: Online Convoes on the Birth of Research Part I2023-04-27T14:03:33+08:00

UPOU Joins #ChooseToChallenge Movement this International Women’s Day 2021

2023-04-27T13:32:44+08:00

The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU), led by the Office of Gender Concerns (OGC), joins the #ChooseToChallenge campaign as part of its celebration of the International Women’s Day on 8 March 2021. We would like to invite you to join us in the #ChooseToChallenge campaign. Let us choose to challenge and commit to ending gender-based violence, gender bias, gender inequality, and other gender issues.  Share this post, wear something purple for #PurpleMondays, and take a selfie of you doing the #ChooseToChallenge pose (right hand raised). Create a statement that you will personally commit to for International Women’s Day. [...]

UPOU Joins #ChooseToChallenge Movement this International Women’s Day 20212023-04-27T13:32:44+08:00

UPOU contributes to developing the Benchmarking Framework and Data Set for Online, Open, Smart, and Technology-Enhanced Higher Education

2023-04-19T16:17:33+08:00

The University of Philippines Open University (UPOU) joined the international benchmarking consortium led by Hamdan Bin Mohammed Smart University (HBMSU) in the development of the Benchmarking Framework and Data Set for Online, Open, Smart, and Technology-Enhanced Higher Education. Dr.  Melinda dela Pena Bandalaria, UPOU Chancellor, supported the initiative and delegated Dr. Primo G. Garcia, Dean of the UPOU Faculty of Management and Development Studies (FMDS) to be part of the Technical Working Group (TWG). The task of the TWG was to  develop and agree on a set of benchmarking criteria and indicators for Online, Open, Smart and Technology-enhanced Higher Education. [...]

UPOU contributes to developing the Benchmarking Framework and Data Set for Online, Open, Smart, and Technology-Enhanced Higher Education2023-04-19T16:17:33+08:00

UPOU Celebrates Partners and Launches 2021 Programs during the 26th Anniversary Celebration

2023-04-27T13:37:31+08:00

The 26th Anniversary of the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) is an earmark in history, as the first anniversary to be held virtually, and the most heartfelt, perhaps. The event carried the theme “The University of the Future: Sustainability and Agility Amidst Disruption.”  Dr. Melinda dela Peña Bandalaria, UPOU Chancellor, focused her welcome speech on inclusion in education that required the flexibility and agility of institutions “to make sure that learning continues even without coming to schools”  and address barriers through sustainability in education. She thanked the strong support of the UP Board of Regents and UP Officials [...]

UPOU Celebrates Partners and Launches 2021 Programs during the 26th Anniversary Celebration2023-04-27T13:37:31+08:00

OVCAA in collaboration with the Faculty of Education holds its first Research Conversations webinar series of 2021

2023-04-27T13:40:11+08:00

The UP Open University (UPOU) Office of the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs (OVCAA), in collaboration with the UPOU Faculty of Education, conducted the first webinar on Research Conversations Series for 2021 with Dr. William J. Boone as the resource speaker. Dr. Boone, a professor at Miami University (Oxford, Ohio, USA) specializing in Evaluation, Measurement and Statistical Analysis, and author of two books on Rasch Analysis, namely “Rasch Analysis in the Human Sciences” and “Advances in Rasch Analysis in the Human Sciences” (Springer Publishers), gave a talk on “Why Learn About Rasch Measurement?” as a research approach. The webinar was [...]

OVCAA in collaboration with the Faculty of Education holds its first Research Conversations webinar series of 20212023-04-27T13:40:11+08:00

UPOU Recognizes Exemplary Faculty and Staff

2021-03-02T10:13:44+08:00

In celebration of the UP Open University (UPOU) 26th Anniversary, with the theme “The University of the Future: Sustainability and Agility Amidst Disruption,” UPOU recognized exemplary faculty members, Research, Extension and Professional Staff (REPS),  and administrative staff during its anniversary day. The UPOU Family Day was held virtually in the afternoon of 23 February 2021. Chancellor Melinda dela Peña Bandalaria delivered a brief opening message and expressed gratitude to the attendees of the occasion. To warm up the event, Chancellor Bandalaria gave a quiz about the history of UPOU wherein the UPOU employees gladly participated.  Following this activity was the [...]

UPOU Recognizes Exemplary Faculty and Staff2021-03-02T10:13:44+08:00

UPOU joins Open Education Week 2021 and launches OpenTalk

2023-04-27T13:30:54+08:00

Open Education Week is celebrated every March of each year. The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) is one with the world in celebrating this event as part of its  advocacy for open education. This 2021, it will be held on 1 to 5 March 2021 and UPOU has lined up activities in celebration of Open Education Week 2021. First on the list is OpenTalk, a new magazine program that will be launched on 3 March 2021. Open Talk is a one-hour public service program to be broadcasted real-time over the UPOU Networks website and UPOU Networks Facebook page. [...]

UPOU joins Open Education Week 2021 and launches OpenTalk2023-04-27T13:30:54+08:00

Acts of Kindness, Generosity, and Sacrifice in PAG-AALAY webXHIBITION & FESTIVAL

2021-02-26T16:15:26+08:00

   The University of the Philippines will showcase the acts of kindness, generosity, and sacrifice of our everyday heroes through the eyes of our filmmakers, communicators, and multimedia artists during the Pag-aalay  webXhibition & Festival Awards Ceremony on February 28, 2021 (Sunday) at 6pm (Manila Time) via livestreaming on the TVUP YouTube Channel as well as Facebook Live on the TVUP Facebook Page. The Pag-aalay webXhibition and Festival is an online festival of short videos in the categories of Narrative, Animation, Experimental, Documentary, and Music Video, that celebrate the various acts of kindness, generosity, and sacrifice that everyday Filipinos selflessly give, extend, and [...]

Acts of Kindness, Generosity, and Sacrifice in PAG-AALAY webXHIBITION & FESTIVAL2021-02-26T16:15:26+08:00

UPOU Chancellor Speaks in UNESCO’s OER Dynamic Coalition Webinar

2023-04-19T15:46:50+08:00

To celebrate the International Day for Education, the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), organized the Open Educational Resources (OER), Dynamic Coalition Webinar titled, “The OER Recommendation: The Information Communication Technology Competency Framework for Teachers (ICT CFT)/ OER Project” on 4 February 2021. The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) Chancellor, Dr. Melinda dela Peña Bandalaria, as the  Co-Chair of the OER Dynamic Coalition Advisory Board on Quality  Inclusive  Multilingualism, took part as one of the speakers for the webinar.  Dr. Bandalaria shared about how the ICT CFT Project can strengthen the implementation of the different action [...]

UPOU Chancellor Speaks in UNESCO’s OER Dynamic Coalition Webinar2023-04-19T15:46:50+08:00
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