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On 29 September 2018, the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) celebrated its 22nd Commencement Exercises at its Headquarters in Los Baños, Laguna. This was the last commencement exercise for all the Constituent Units (CU) of the University of the Philippines (UP) System this year which accommodated all students who completed their degrees for the 1st and 2nd Semesters, and Midyear term, and the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Trimesters academic year 2017-2018. Three hundred forty-eight (348) students were conferred their degrees this year, fifty of which were undergraduate students, and 298 were graduate students. Of the graduate students, twenty-five [...]

The Faculty of Education (FEd) of the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) held its Recognition Rites and Fellowship Program last 28 September 2018 at Mer-Nel's Place, Los Baños, Laguna. For the Academic Year 2017-2018, FEd produced 111 graduates from its undergraduate, post-baccalaureate diploma and certificate, and graduate programs. Currently, the FEd is offering two undergraduate programs, the Associate in Arts and Bachelor of Education Studies, four post-baccalaureate diploma programs namely Diploma in Mathematics Teaching, Diploma in Science Teaching, Diploma in Language and Literacy Education and Diploma in Social Studies Education, and one post-baccalaureate certificate program, the Graduate Certificate [...]

The Faculty of Education (FEd) of the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) is one with Filipino teachers as the country celebrates the National Teachers' Month (NTM) on 05 September – 05 October 2018, with 05 October 2018 being observed as the National Teachers' Day (NTD). The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) also mandates every 5th of October as World Teachers' Day (WTD). With this year's theme being "Gurong Pilipino: Turo Mo, Kinabukasan Ko", the NTM and NTD celebrations highlight the significance of teachers in honing and shaping the minds and characters of tomorrow's generation. However, [...]

The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) is set to open another set of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) on Business Analytics and ODeL Teacher Accreditation on 1 October, 2018. The MOOCs will be offered through the Massive Online Distance e-Learning (MODeL) platform. The courses "Introduction to Descriptive Analytics" and "Unsupervised Learning Methodologies" will run from 1 to 20 October, 2018. "Introduction to Prescriptive Analytics and Operations Research Overview," on the other hand, will start on 1 October and will end on 26 October. The three MOOCs are under the Business Analytics Program. Meanwhile, reruns of the MOOCs under [...]

UP Open University's Diploma in R&D Management (DR&DM) program gathered experts in research and development (R&D) management for a writeshop to upgrade and update its current Diploma in R&D Management (DR&DM) program and propose a Master's program in the same field. Held on 10-11 September 2018, DR&DM faculty members under the UPOU Faculty of Management and Development Studies met in Los Baños, Laguna to review the program in the light of the expressed needs of its target learners and recent developments in the field. Attending the workshop were Dr. Melinda Lumanta, Dr. Jean Saludadez, Dr. Primo Garcia, and Dr. Rogelio [...]

The Dean of the Faculty of Education Dr. Ricardo T. Bagarinao reported the changing profile of UPOU's graduates in the Research Conversations organized by the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs held last September 21, 9:00 AM at Sandbox, Centennial Center for Digital Learning (CCDL), UP Open University Headquarters. Dr. Bagarinao talked about his study with Ms. Percia V. Secreto, Student Records Evaluator III under the Office of the University Registrar entitled "The changing profile of UPOU's graduates with the changing modes of delivery: A GIS-based Analysis." The study focused on the UPOU's shifting modes of delivery through [...]