News

The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) organized a summit entitled "Transforming UPOU into a Healthy, Nurturing and Transformative University: From Summit to Action" on 26 June 2018 at the UPOU Centennial Center for Digital Learning (CCDL), Los Baños, Laguna . The summit was UPOU's response to the call for UP as a national university to not only promote honor and excellence but to also provide a nurturing and healthy environment for its students. The summit was part of UPOU's action plan which was committed during the system-wide Summit on Transforming UP into a Nurturing and Healthy University held [...]

Professor Asha Kanwar, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Commonwealth of Learning (COL), will deliver a plenary talk at the 3rd International Conference on Open and Distance e-Learning (ICODeL) to be held on 26-28 November 2018 at the Garden Villa Hotel, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Professor Kanwar is one of the world's leading advocates of learning and development. Her engagement with distance education began when she joined Indira Gandhi National Open University as Professor and then continued to serve as Director of the School of Humanities and Pro-Vice Chancellor. She also served as a consultant in ODL at UNESCO's Regional Office [...]

The Faculty of Management and Development Studies (FMDS) of the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) recognized its course completers and top learners in the Continuing Education Program (CEP) Closing Ceremonies held on 16 June 2018 at the Centennial Center for Digital Learning (CCDL) Auditorium, UPOU Headquarters, Los Baños, Laguna. A total of 119 completers from 10 courses have received their certificates of completion during the ceremonies. FMDS recognized 58 of these learners with distinction and 26 with high distinction. The awarding of certificates was facilitated by Asst. Prof. Rita C. Ramos, FMDS Secretary to the Faculty. Entrepreneur and [...]

The Faculty of Education (FEd) of the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) spearheaded the sixth installment to its EDUKussion Forum Series, an event that aims to present and discuss education-related issues, challenges and opportunities. Held last 22 June 2018 at the Centennial Center for Digital Learning (CCDL), UPOU Headquarters, Los Baños, Laguna, the forum talked about "Integrating Literacy Strategies across the Curriculum". Dr. Nemah N. Hermosa, a retired University of the Philippines professor specializing in digital literacy instruction and language and literacy education, shared her expertise on how enhanced literacy initiatives can be blended in the present basic [...]

The UP Open University (UPOU) Faculty of Information and Communication Studies (FICS), in collaboration with the Department of Agriculture-Special Area for Agricultural Development (DA-SAAD), held the Effective Business Writing and Presentation Skills Workshop on 25-28 June 2018 at Boso Boso Highlands Resort and Hotel, Antipolo, Rizal. This activity was conducted as part of the public service initiative of FICS. Dr. Paz H. Diaz, former Dean of the UPOU Faculty of Management and Development Studies (FMDS), and Ms. Emely M. Amoloza, University Extension Associate of the UPOU FICS served as resource speakers. The four-day workshop aimed to train SAAD staff members [...]

In the Environmental Planning (EnP) Exam held on 6-7 June 2018 at various Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) testing centers in different parts of the country, six students from the Diploma in Land Use Planning (DLUP) program of the University of the Philippines Open University-Faculty of Management and Development Studies (FMDS-UPOU) were among the 1,891 successful passers out of the 4,279 examinees. These students are Ms. Kristine Carmen D. Diones, Ms. Marlyn S. Lazaro, Mr. Andrew Ian B. Dormitorio, Mr. Marc Louie M. Almario, Ms. Shiela Beatriz L. Barroga, and Mr. Joshua Federick J. Vitaliz. The results of the EnP exam [...]

Educators, scholars, students, researchers and elearning practitioners are invited to submit abstracts for paper and poster presentations for the International Conference on Open and Distance e-Learning 2018 (ICODeL2018) to be held on 26-28 November 2018 at the Garden Villa Hotel, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. With the theme "Technology-Enhanced and Inclusive Education in the Digital Age," ICODeL2018 will gather leading experts, practitioners, and researchers in technology-enhanced education, flexible work-based learning, and industrial sector to discuss how technology can b/e tapped for quality education and promote industry and academe partnership to develop leaders and professionals that can thrive in an open and rapidly changing [...]

The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU), represented by Dr. Joane V. Serrano, Director of the Information Office, participated in the Asia-Pacific Regional Seminar on Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) for Higher Education held at Shenzhen, China on 11-13 June 2018. The congress, which gathered regional experts, policy makers, academics, researchers, entrepreneurs and post graduate students throughout the Asia and the Pacific, carried the theme, "Seizing digital opportunities to achieve Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 4." As stated by the United Nations, the aim of SDG 4 is to "ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities [...]

Continuing the initiative to provide a platform for discussing education-related issues, challenges and opportunities, the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) Faculty of Education (FEd) will conduct its 6th EDUKussion Forum titled "Integrating Literacy Strategies Across the Curriculum" on 22 June 2018 (Friday), 1:30 - 4:00 pm at the Centennial Center for Digital Learning (CCDL), UPOU Headquarters, Los Baños, Laguna. The forum will highlight the talk of Dr. Nemah N. Hermosa, former UPOU Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and former Dean of the Faculty of Education. Her field of specialization includes teaching and assessment of English, Reading and Literature; [...]