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Four UPOU MOOCs on ODeL available this January 2018

2018-01-14T23:51:15+08:00

Four massive open online courses (MOOCs) will run this January 2018 under the UP Open University (UPOU) Technology for Teaching and Learning (TTL) Certification Program. Two of the MOOCs have started on 6 January: "Blended Teaching and Learning using Open Educational Resources (OER)", which aims to explain blended learning, describe a flipped classroom, discuss Open Educational Resources (OER)s and MOOCs, and plan a lesson using OERs and MOOCs as OERs; and "Teaching and Learning with Modern Information and Communicaion Technologies", which describes the integration of modern ICTs into the teaching and learning process as well as the various social, ethical, [...]

Four UPOU MOOCs on ODeL available this January 20182018-01-14T23:51:15+08:00

UPOU to hold ASEANnale 2018

2018-01-09T03:06:49+08:00

The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) announces the holding of ASEANnale 2018 on 28 February to 2 March 2018 at the Asian Center, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City. The ASEANnale 2018 will feature the joint conduct of the 1st Film and Multimedia Competition and Exhibition, and the 2nd International Symposium on ASEAN Studies (ISAS). ASEANnale's aim is to share the ASEAN knowledge through films, multimedia and research, and is envisioned to be the space for sharing voices, collaboration and networking among ASEAN higher education students and faculty, and allow ASEAN academicians, experts, filmmakers and multimedia artists [...]

UPOU to hold ASEANnale 20182018-01-09T03:06:49+08:00

Employee Wellness targeted in UPOU seminar on "Practical Ergonomics"

2019-06-11T13:29:46+08:00

On 7 December 2017, the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) Health and Wellness Committee organized a seminar on "Practical Ergonomics" as its year-end activity in cooperation with the All UP Workers Alliance, and as part of the TAYO Flagship Program of UPOU. "Practical Ergonomics" was intended to introduce the UPOU employees to the practice of ergonomics in the workplace and enable employees to properly assess and find solutions to the hazards in the workplace. In the opening message, Dr. Jean Saludadez, Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration shared how ergonomics is important to her especially that she spends [...]

Employee Wellness targeted in UPOU seminar on "Practical Ergonomics"2019-06-11T13:29:46+08:00

Second part of 3rd EDUKussion delves into the Philippine Education System

2019-06-11T13:30:38+08:00

The afternoon program of the Third EDUKussion: A Forum on Education-related issues, Challenges, and Opportunities, tackled policies, programs, and innovations for educational transformation and their implications on the teaching profession, and the Indigenous Peoples Education (IPEd). The forum was attended by 75 teachers from the Department of Education (DepEd) Bay and Los Baños Districts. It was held on December 8 2017 in CCDL UP Open University, Los Baños. Forum topics were: Policies, Programs, and Innovations for Educational Transformation: Implications for the Teaching Profession discussed by Honorable Antonio L. Tinio; and Katutubong Edukasyon: Isang Karapatang Pantao with Dr. Ma. Theresa De [...]

Second part of 3rd EDUKussion delves into the Philippine Education System2019-06-11T13:30:38+08:00

3rd EDUKussion's Morning Discourse on Development and Higher Education

2019-06-11T13:31:31+08:00

Teachers and faculty members from Department of Education schools as well as from different access points gathered in the 3rd EDUKussion: A Forum on Education-related issues, Challenges, and Opportunities on December 8, 2017, 9:30-12:00 noon at the Centennial Center for Digital Learning (CCDL), UP Open University (UPOU) Los Baños. The morning session addressed two topics namely, Post-Course Evaluation and Development by Dr. Elle Wang and Learning Analytics in Higher Education by Assistant Professor Charisse Reyes. Dean Ricardo T. Bagarinao gave his welcome remarks, emphasizing the development intervention that could support the learning process both digitally and physically. "Everything we do [...]

3rd EDUKussion's Morning Discourse on Development and Higher Education2019-06-11T13:31:31+08:00

UPOU Teacher Development Program receives Gawad Pangulo Award for Excellence in Public Service

2019-06-11T13:32:27+08:00

The Teacher Development Program (TDP) through eLearning of the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) was among the eight recipients of the University of the Philippines (UP) 2nd Gawad Pangulo: Award for Excellence in Public Service. The award was given on 5 December 2017 at UP Diliman, Quezon City during the Gawad Pangulo Ceremony hosted by the Office of the President and organized by the UP Padayon Public Service Office under the Office of the Vice President for Public Affairs (OVPPA). The Award aimed to recognize outstanding public service initiatives of various units of the UP System that exhibit [...]

UPOU Teacher Development Program receives Gawad Pangulo Award for Excellence in Public Service2019-06-11T13:32:27+08:00

UPOU Chancellor Serves as Facilitator for 3rd Convening of INELI-ASEAN Project

2017-12-08T08:41:52+08:00

Dr. Melinda dela Peña Bandalaria, University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) Chancellor, was one of the Learning Facilitators at the 3rd Convening of the International Network of Emerging Library Innovators (INELI) - Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Project held from 26 November to 1 December, 2017, in Hanoi, Vietnam. Funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation's (BMGF) Global Libraries initiative, the INELI-ASEAN Project aims for the training of national/public librarians or innovators from the ASEAN member countries through e-learning. Its third and final convening was directed toward processing key learnings and innovators' experience; conducting workshops on networking, [...]

UPOU Chancellor Serves as Facilitator for 3rd Convening of INELI-ASEAN Project2017-12-08T08:41:52+08:00

2nd EDUKussion Forum strengthens MTB-MLE

2019-06-11T13:33:13+08:00

The Faculty of Education (FEd) held its 2nd EDUKussion Forum with the theme, Demystifying MTB-MLE: A Reacquainting with Multilingual Education. The forum was held on November 27, 2017 at the Centennial Center for Digital Learning (CCDL) Auditorium, UP Open University, Los Baños, Laguna. Participants were 146 teachers from schools nearby and around Los Baños. Main discussant was Dr. Romylyn A. Metila, an Assistant Professor in the Language Education Area of the College of Education, University of the Philippines-Diliman. Most of her research are on code-switching, language teaching methods, multilingual education, and language planning and policy. Dr. Metila discussed MTB-MLE's history, [...]

2nd EDUKussion Forum strengthens MTB-MLE2019-06-11T13:33:13+08:00

UPOU Chancellor shares experiences in Open Education Initiatives

2019-06-11T13:34:25+08:00

Dr. Melinda dela Peña Bandalaria, University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) Chancellor, served as one of the speakers during the third and last plenary session of the 5th National Conference on Open and Distance eLearning (NCODeL) held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel on 23 November 2017. In line with the country's education agenda to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education as well as promote lifelong learning opportunities, Dr. Bandalaria tackled the importance of open education. Her staunch support for the democratization of quality education across learners of different social and economic backgrounds was apparent in her presentation, titled "Open [...]

UPOU Chancellor shares experiences in Open Education Initiatives2019-06-11T13:34:25+08:00

UPOU REPS participate in Public Service Conference

2017-12-05T08:38:22+08:00

Research, Extension and Professional Staff (REPS) of the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) participated in the Second Colleges and Universities Public Service Conference (CUPSCON) held on 28-29 November 2017 at the University of the Philippines Cebu Performing Arts Hall, Cebu City. They were Ms. Emely Amoloza, University Extension Associate of the Faculty of Information and Communication Studies (FICS); Ms. Luisa A. Gelisan, University Researcher of the Multimedia Center (MC);Ms. Rhonna Marie R. Vereña, University Researcher of the Faculty of Education (FED); and Ms. Eleanor P. Manipol, University Extension Specialist of the Information Office. Ms. Gelisan and Ms. Vereña [...]

UPOU REPS participate in Public Service Conference2017-12-05T08:38:22+08:00
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