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The UP Open University (UPOU) Faculty of Information and Communication Studies (FICS) conducted a Production and Co-Creation Workshop-Seminar for Bachelor of Arts in Multimedia Studies (BAMS) students at the UPOU Headquarters on 12 May 2018. Led by Assistant Professor Al Francis Librero, Program Chair of the BAMS program, participants were given a glimpse into the higher level courses of BAMS, particularly the production courses and special project. Asst. Prof. Librero started off by sharing tips and tricks on how to go about the production courses.. He delved deeper into these courses and made sure to instill the importance of investing [...]

The UP Open University (UPOU) Faculty of Information and Communication Studies (FICS) held an Orientation and Re-orientation program for the Bachelor of Arts in Multimedia Studies (BAMS) students at the UPOU Headquarters on 11 May 2018. The activity meant to familiarize students with the practices, policies, faculty, and curriculum of the BAMS program. Dr. Alexander G. Flor, FICS Dean, welcomed the participants with an overview of the BAMS program - how it began and where it is going. He recalled when BAMS was being conceptualized a decade ago, the intention was to create a well-rounded multimedia program firmly differentiated from [...]

The Accounting Office under the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration (OVCFA) of the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) organized the "Seminar on Revenue Regulations pertinent to Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) Law" on 10 May 2018 at the Audio-visual Room, UPOU Headquarters, Los Baños, Laguna. This seminar was primarily held for the UPOU employees, and extended to the general public to further enlighten them on pertinent provisions of RR-8-2018 and RR-11-2018 of the TRAIN Law. The seminar was streamed live via networks.upou.edu.ph. Dr. Jean A. Saludadez, Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration, [...]

Dr. Melinda dela Pena Bandalaria, Chancellor of the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) and President of the Asian Association of Open Universities (AAOU), attended the second meeting of the AAOU Accreditation Task Force in Tangerang, Indonesia on 04 to 05 May 2018. The meeting was hosted by Universitas Terbuka, whose Rector, Prof. Drs. Ojat Darojat, is a member of the Task Force, along with Prof. Shin Kisugi, President of the Open University of Japan; Prof. Dr. Samuel Anbahan Ariadurai, Vice-Chancellor of the Open University of Sri Lanka; Dr. Li Kam-Cheong, University Research Center Director of the Open University [...]

University of the Philippines Professor Emeritus and UP Open University Former Chancellor, Dr. Grace Javier Alfonso, was awarded the Excellence in Communication Award at the "Constructing Gender in Multimedia Context: Conference on Gender and the Media." The awarding ceremony was held on 30 April 2018 at the Bulwagang Balagtas, Ninoy Aquino Learning Center, Polytechnic University of the Philippines in Sta. Mesa, Manila. The conference, organized by the Philippines Communication Society (PCS), is an annual event that brings together media and communications professionals and practitioners. The PCS also bestows the Excellence in Communication Award to stalwarts in the field of communication [...]

UP Open University (UPOU) faculty and staff members participate in a Conference on Gender and Media on 30 April 2018 at the Bulwagang Balagtas, Ninoy Aquino Learning Center, Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) in Sta. Mesa, Manila. Asst. Prof. Rameses de Jesus, Director of the UPOU Office of Gender Concerns (OGC), led the group, together with Ms. Anna Canas-Llamas, Information Officer, Ms. Eubelle Gonzales from Multimedia Center, and Ms. Rica Valencia of OGC. Mr. Alex Zamora of the UPOU MC officially covered the event especially the awarding of the Excellence in Communication Award to UPOU former Chancellor Grace Javier [...]

Ms. Luisa Gelisan, University Research II of the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) Multimedia Center (MC), has been appointed as the Acting Director of MC effective 1 May 2018. This is the first time that a REPS member is designated as Director of the MC. Dr. Joane V. Serrano, who was Director in two offices -- the MC and the Information Office -- resigned as MC Director effective 1 May 2018. She will remain as Director of Information Office. Ms. Gelisan has been with UPOU since 1997. She started as Information Officer II. Later she was tapped to [...]

On 28 April 2018, Dr. Joane V. Serrano, Associate Professor of the Faculty of Management and Development Studies (FMDS) and Director of the Information Office and Multimedia Center, University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU), gave a plenary talk on "Untangling Scientific Writing and Publishing" during the National Seminar-Writeshop on Scientific Paper & Academic Publishing hosted by the Central Bicol State University of Agriculture (CBSUA) held at Starview Hotel, Naga City. The three-day seminar-writeshop, conducted on 26-28 April 2018, was participated in by more than a hundred participants, mostly teachers and professors from different schools and universities nationwide. Dr. Serrano [...]

The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) Chancellor, Dr. Melinda dela Pena Bandalaria, led the delegation of nine UPOU faculty and staff members in the first MoodleMoot Philippines held on 26-27 April 2018 at the Manila Hotel. Dr. Bandalaria, served as one of the plenary speakers. She shared her experiences in the implementation of different Moodle instances at UPOU such as MyPortal and Massive Open Distance e-Learning (MODeL), which help fulfill the mandate of the university, "to democratize access to quality higher education in the country". She spoke alongside Ms. Bianca Luna, Research Associate and Content Writer from TESDA, [...]