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Assistant  Professor Maria Rowena  D. R. Raymundo, faculty member of the Faculty of Education (FEd), UP Open University (UPOU),  has been appointed as the Officer-in-Charge (OIC) of the UPOU Office of the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs (OVCAA) effective 01 August 2021.  Assistant Professor Raymundo was appointed as a Senior Lecturer at UPOU right after she completed the UPOU Master of Distance Education (MDE) program in 2015 wherein she graduated the top of her class. She was then given an Assistant Professor position as a full time faculty member in 2018 and then served as Program Chair for the MDE [...]

The 4th International Conference on Open and Distance e-Learning (ICODeL 2021) will feature International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE) Secretary-General, Ms. Torunn Gjelsvik, as one of the Plenary Speakers. Ms. Gjelsvik is an experienced leader and professional in distance, open, and flexible education, and technology enhanced learning. She has served as the Executive Director of Flexible Education Norway, and as the Head of Development at the ICDE Secretariat. Ms. Gjelsvik’s expertise on distance and open education has led her to holding several executive leadership positions in various educational institutions and organizations. She holds a master in Nordic Languages [...]

Hamdan Bin Mohammed Smart University (HBMSU) Chancellor and Governing Board Chairman of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Institute for Information Technologies in Education, Dr. Mansoor Al Awar, will be a Plenary Speaker for the 4th International Conference on Open and Distance e-Learning (ICODeL 2021). An innovator, expert, and researcher, Dr. Al Awar obtained his Doctorate degree in Applied Mathematics from the University of Wales. He has also started, built, and led several innovative enterprises such as the Hamdan Bin Mohammed University, Innovation Arabia, Middle East eLearning Association, and Middle East Quality Association. Dr. Al Awar has [...]

Lancaster University Professor Don Passey will be a Plenary Speaker for the 4th International Conference on Open and Distance e-Learning (ICODeL 2021). Professor Passey is a founding Co-Director and former Director of the Centre for Technology Enhanced Learning. Professor Passey teaches under the Educational Research, Student and Education Services Department of Lancaster University. He obtained his Doctorate degree from Lancaster University. An established researcher and expert in technology enhanced learning, Professor Passey has abundant publications, and mainly works on leading edge technologies, blended learning in post-compulsory education settings, mobile technologies in classrooms, and learner support. In 2018, Professor Passey visited [...]

The Ugnayan ng Pahinungód UP Open University (UPOU) live-streamed its Online Bridge Program Closing Ceremonies on 17 July 2021 at 2 PM via Facebook. It was a virtual gathering that recognized the completers of the second offering of the Bridge Mathematics and English courses. Attendees included the students themselves, their respective families, and the Course Coordinators.  The Masters of Ceremonies were Mr. Jabez Flores and Ms. Zoe Yra Aluag, both from the Faculty of Education. In her opening remarks, Ms. Rhonna Marie R. Veneña, Director of Ugnayan ng Pahinungod, asserted that the closing ceremonies celebrate two accomplishments. First, for [...]