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UPOU Calls for Participation to ICODeL 2021 to Share Research and Experiences in the Time of Pandemic and Preparations for the Future

2021-04-22T17:07:11+08:00

Everyone has experienced challenges in this time of pandemic, especially on issues related to education. How did each one of us fare? What sort of challenges did we encounter and what strategies did we employ to cope with them? How did these strategies impact us and our academic communities? This global public health crisis required the need for  educational institutions to be resilient and agile, and maximize the  use of tools, techniques and technology that had not been considered in the past. Consequently, the pandemic also heightened the need for academic institutions to prepare for and sustain operations in cases [...]

UPOU Calls for Participation to ICODeL 2021 to Share Research and Experiences in the Time of Pandemic and Preparations for the Future2021-04-22T17:07:11+08:00

UP Open University and Concentrix Philippines to offer a free Online Course on Introductory Course on Contact Center Services

2021-04-22T11:54:12+08:00

The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) Ugnayan ng Pahinungód and Concentrix Philippines will launch the Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) titled  Introductory Course on Contact Center Services on 1 May 2021. This free online course focuses on developing effective online communication skills that will provide competitive skills and knowledge for ICT-enabled and contact services-related jobs. It will also provide participants an overview of the Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) industry covering basic and fundamental knowledge about contact center services.  This online course was developed collaboratively by the Ugnayan ng Pahinungod UPOU volunteers and Concentrix Philippines, a leading global provider [...]

UP Open University and Concentrix Philippines to offer a free Online Course on Introductory Course on Contact Center Services2021-04-22T11:54:12+08:00

DICT x UPOU Project named Champion at ICT World Summit 2021

2023-04-20T10:42:10+08:00

The webinar program that the Department of Information and  Communication Technology (DICT) and the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU)  co-organized  was named Champion in the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Prizes 2021 . The project titled “Enabling Teachers on Remote Teaching and Learning in the Time of Pandemic” is one of the 90 Champions for the summit, and one of the 20 projects nominated under the Capacity-building category. Over 1,270 projects from around the world were submitted for the year and three hundred sixty of these projects were nominated for the voting phase of the contest.  [...]

DICT x UPOU Project named Champion at ICT World Summit 20212023-04-20T10:42:10+08:00

UPOU Personnel undergo Advance Training on Zoom

2021-04-21T14:42:30+08:00

The Multimedia Center (MC) of the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) conducted an Advance Training on Zoom on 29 March 2021 for UPOU employees and contract of service staff.  The MC Director, Ms. Luisa A. Gelisan, said that UPOU has licensed Zoom accounts -- three Zoom meeting accounts and one webinar account that the different UPOU units can use. But, due to the increasing number and simultaneous Zoom meetings, webinars, and public events held by UPOU offices and programs, it was deemed necessary that more UPOU staff members be trained to use zoom and its different functionalities.  Director [...]

UPOU Personnel undergo Advance Training on Zoom2021-04-21T14:42:30+08:00

UPOU Features Gamification in Teaching in the Third OPEN Talk Episode

2023-04-27T14:55:24+08:00

On 07 April 2021, the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) held the third episode of OPEN Talk entitled “Gamification as a Teaching Tool. ” Dr. Diego Maranan, Program Chair of UPOU’s Bachelor of Arts in Multimedia Studies (BAMS) and moderator of the episode,  introduced the topic and its importance to the present educational setting. According to him, “Many of us might have heard stories from parents who thought that their children were participating in online classes; or from teachers who think that they’re discussing with their students but in reality, the students are actually busy with something [...]

UPOU Features Gamification in Teaching in the Third OPEN Talk Episode2023-04-27T14:55:24+08:00

Second Episode of UPOU’s OPEN Talk tackles Open Education Practices

2023-04-27T14:56:13+08:00

On  17 March 2021, the UP Open University (UPOU) held  the second episode of OPEN Talk from 6:00 to 7:00 PM, entitled “Open Education Practices.”  The resource persons for this episode were Dr. Patricia B. Arinto, Dean, University of the Philippines Visayas-Tacloban College and Professor of UPOU’s Faculty of Education (FEd), and Dr. Sheila R. Bonito, Dean, UP Manila College of Nursing and Professor of UPOU’s Faculty of Management and Development Studies (FMDS). The discussion for the second Open Talk focused on what open education practice means, how it can be done properly, and the challenges and best practices that [...]

Second Episode of UPOU’s OPEN Talk tackles Open Education Practices2023-04-27T14:56:13+08:00

LBSCFI conducts webinar “Addressing the COVID-19 INFODEMIC: Straight from the Experts”

2023-04-20T10:31:34+08:00

The Los Baños Science Community Foundation, Inc. (LBSCFI) and its member agencies conducted a webinar entitled “Addressing the COVID-19 INFODEMIC: Straight from the Experts” on 30 March 2021 via  Facebook Live stream in celebration of its  37th year founding anniversary. LBSCFI President and Chancellor of the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU), Dr. Melinda dela Pena Bandalaria gave the  opening message. The webinar featured Dr. Maria Rosario S. Vergeire,OIC-Undersecretary for the Public Health Services Team and Official Department of Health (DOH) Spokesperson, , and Hon. Mark Lester B. Dizon, Los Baños Councilor and Committee on Health Chairperson. Hon. Dizon [...]

LBSCFI conducts webinar “Addressing the COVID-19 INFODEMIC: Straight from the Experts”2023-04-20T10:31:34+08:00

Premiere Episode of UPOU OPEN Talk delves into Openness in Education

2023-04-27T14:52:35+08:00

The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) premiered OPEN Talk, its newest online magazine program, on the 3rd of March 2021 via FB Live and UPOU Networks.  Dr. Melinda dela Peña Bandalaria, UPOU Chancellor, shared that the intent of OPEN Talk is to create a safe and peaceful environment and provide a platform to discuss and express opinions about various topics that aren’t necessarily limited to  Open Education. (From Top Left) Dr. Grace Javier Alfonso, Former Chancellor of UPOU and Executive Director of TVUP; Dr. Diego Silang Maranan, Program Chair of the UPOU Bachelor of Arts in Multimedia [...]

Premiere Episode of UPOU OPEN Talk delves into Openness in Education2023-04-27T14:52:35+08:00

UPOU-FMDS holds the CCDPO’s closing ceremony for its inaugural batch

2021-04-27T17:14:21+08:00

The University of the Philippines Open University-Faculty of Management and Development Studies (UPOU-FMDS) conducted the Closing Ceremony of the Certificate Course for Data Protection Officers (CCDPO) on 08 April 2021. The CCDPO is a joint undertaking of the UPOU- FMDS, UPOU Foundation, Inc. and Digital Freedom Network. The Closing Ceremony officially started with the welcome/opening message of Dr. Primo G. Garcia, FMDS Dean and UPOU CCDPO Coordinator. Dean Garcia expressed his appreciation to all who joined the event to witness the awarding of certificate of completion to 27 learners who finished the first offering of the CCDPO. He said that as we strive for [...]

UPOU-FMDS holds the CCDPO’s closing ceremony for its inaugural batch2021-04-27T17:14:21+08:00

UPOU joins global dialogue on Solve Climate by 2030

2023-04-27T14:51:48+08:00

What can we do this year to help solve climate change while supporting struggling communities that have faced joblessness, sickness and loss? This was what the Master of Environment and Natural Resources Management (MENRM) program of the Faculty of Management and Development Studies (FMDS), UP Open University (UPOU) tackled  through a webinar entitled “Climate Solutions: The Philippine Context” on 7 April 2021, 9:00 AM (PHT), via the UPOU Networks. The event was organized as part of the Solve Climate by 2030, a global dialogue initiative by the Center of Environmental Policy,  Bard College, New York. Dr. Eban Goodstein, Director of [...]

UPOU joins global dialogue on Solve Climate by 20302023-04-27T14:51:48+08:00
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