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FICS Dean Presents Challenges in Open and Distance eLearning

2019-06-11T13:43:16+08:00

Dr. Alexander G. Flor, Professor and Dean of the Faculty of Information and Communication Studies (FICS) of the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU), discussed the challenges of open and distance elearning (ODeL) in one of the special sessions of the 5th National Conference in Open and Distance eLearning (NCODeL) held on 23 November 2017 at the Crowne Plaza Manila Galleria, Metro Manila, Philippines. The presentation was titled "Navigating through the Dark Side of Open and Distance eLearning (ODeL)" which aimed to inform the participants of the possible downsides of adopting "openness" in their education system. This is also [...]

FICS Dean Presents Challenges in Open and Distance eLearning2019-06-11T13:43:16+08:00

FMDS leads a Pre-Conference Workshop on Data Privacy Act at the 5th NCODeL

2019-03-29T14:23:54+08:00

Data Privacy Act Pre-Conference Workshop participants discuss the components needed in creating consent forms for both their students and staff during the group workshop. The Faculty of Management and Development Studies (FMDS) of UP Open University (UPOU) organized a Pre-Conference Workshop on Data Privacy Act on 22 November 2017 during the 5th National Conference on Open and Distance eLearning (NCODeL) at the Crowne Plaza Manila Galleria, Metro Manila, Philippines. Atty. Emerson S. Bañez, a lawyer from the Disini and Disini Law Office, served as the Resource Speaker on Data Privacy Act in Education. "The law does not require that you [...]

FMDS leads a Pre-Conference Workshop on Data Privacy Act at the 5th NCODeL2019-03-29T14:23:54+08:00

Instructional Design in eLearning Tackled at NCODeL PreCon

2017-12-05T04:01:51+08:00

The Faculty of Education (FED) of the UP Open University (UPOU) organized a pre-conference workshop on Instructional Design in Open and Distance eLearning (ODeL) on 22 November 2017 during the 5th National Conference on Open and Distance eLearning (NCODeL). The pre-conference workshop consisted of a lecture, writeshop, and presentation of outputs by the participants. Asst. Prof. Charisse T. Reyes facilitated the lecture and served as the workshop's overall facilitator. The lecture consisted of four parts: planning the course modules; selecting the online learning resources; designing learning activities in ODeL; and writing the study guide. Some essential topics that were discussed [...]

Instructional Design in eLearning Tackled at NCODeL PreCon2017-12-05T04:01:51+08:00

HEIs Gain Better View of eLearning in NCODeL PreCon

2019-06-11T13:46:55+08:00

In the recently concluded 5th National Conference on Open and Distance eLearning (NCODeL 2017) organized by the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU), Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) gained a deeper understanding of elearning through the pre-conference workshops conducted. One of the three pre-conference workshops organized for the participants was the "Technology in Open and Distance eLearning (ODeL)" spearheaded by the UPOU Faculty of Information and Communication Studies (FICS) held on 22 November 2017. The workshop was led by the Faculty Dean, Dr. Alexander G. Flor. He presented an enlightening and informative introduction to ODeL and gave a discussion on [...]

HEIs Gain Better View of eLearning in NCODeL PreCon2019-06-11T13:46:55+08:00

FEd’s Exchange Fellow on her Exit Report

2019-06-11T13:49:37+08:00

Dr. Chakrapani Pushpa of Dr. B.R.Ambedkar Open University, India and Faculty of Education's exchange fellow presented her exit report on Open Educational Resources for Equitable Quality Education in the Philippines. The presentation was given on November 28, 2017, at Sandbox, Centennial Center for Digital Learning, University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) HQ, Los Baños, Laguna. She enjoyed a one-month stay in the University for being selected as a recipient of UPOU's 2017 exchange fellow program. Her proposal on open educational resources was being selected from among the three applicants of the program. Dr. Pushpa's visit to the University aimed [...]

FEd’s Exchange Fellow on her Exit Report2019-06-11T13:49:37+08:00

FEd holds Pre-Conference Workshop at NCODeL 2017

2017-12-04T02:26:47+08:00

On November 22, 2017, the Faculty of Education conducted a workshop on course module development in ODeL during the 5th National Conference on Open and Distance eLearning (NCODeL) 2017. The workshop aimed at helping other higher education institutions understand and experience the process of module development for online learning modality. Assistant Professor Charisse T. Reyes spearheaded the workshop with the support of the other members of the Faculty who served as co-facilitators of the program. The workshop served as one of the pre-conference activities of NCODeL 2017, which focuses on "Philippine Education in the Age of Openness" and was held [...]

FEd holds Pre-Conference Workshop at NCODeL 20172017-12-04T02:26:47+08:00

UPOU launches book on Assessment at NCODEL2017

2017-11-29T08:38:45+08:00

At the 5th National Conference on Open and Distance eLearning (NCODeL), the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU), through its Office of the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs (OVCAA), launched the book "Assessment Praxis in Open and Distance eLearning: Thoughts and Practices in UPOU". The book editors, Dr. Melinda F. Lumanta, UPOU Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, and Dr. Liza C. Carascal, Executive Director of the UPOU Foundation, Inc. (UPOUFI) and Principal of the UP Rural High School, proudly presented the book during the conference dinner held at the Crowne Plaza Manila Galleria on 22 November 2017. This fifth [...]

UPOU launches book on Assessment at NCODEL20172017-11-29T08:38:45+08:00

UPOU Former Chancellors Share Narratives and Perspectives on Distance Education

2019-06-11T13:52:09+08:00

The three former chancellors of the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) shared their perspectives on the development of open and distance eLearning (ODeL) in the Philippines in a special session of the recently held 5th National Conference on Open and Distance eLearning (NCODeL). ) Dr. Melinda dela Pena Bandalaria, current Chancellor of UPOU, moderated the special session held on 22 November 22 at Crowne Plaza Manila Galleria. Dr. Ma. Cristina D. Padolina, Chancellor of UPOU from 1995 to 2001, admitted that establishing UPOU was not that easy. "The apprehensions have a lot to do with the quality of [...]

UPOU Former Chancellors Share Narratives and Perspectives on Distance Education2019-06-11T13:52:09+08:00

UPOU meets IFSU-CODETE faculty and staff for Cascading Best Practices Program

2017-11-29T03:11:38+08:00

"I always define 'leading' as 'enabling'... When we talk of leading, it means to say that we are also enabling -- and that's the only time we can say that we are the leader in this field of distance education," said University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) Chancellor Melinda dela Peña Bandalaria during the exploratory meeting in Ifugao State University (IFSU) on 14 November 2017. Chancellor Bandalaria, along with Asst. Prof. Myra Almodiel and Ms. Cien Angela Baurile, met with the faculty and staff members of IFSU - College of Open Distance Education and Transnational Education (CODETE) as part [...]

UPOU meets IFSU-CODETE faculty and staff for Cascading Best Practices Program2017-11-29T03:11:38+08:00

2017 National Conference on eLearning Declared a Success

2019-06-11T13:53:06+08:00

The 5th National Conference on Open and Distance eLearning (NCODeL2017), a biennial academic forum organized by the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU), was a smashing success. Held on 22-23 November 2017 at the Crowne Plaza Manila Galleria in Metro Manila, Philippines, 333 faculty members, researchers, administrators and policymakers from 123 higher education institutions (HEIs) participated and made the conference a huge success. With the theme "Philippine Education in the Age of Openness," NCODeL2017 treated its participants to three pre-conference workshops on instructional design, technology and data privacy in Open and Distance eLearning (ODeL); three plenary sessions on different [...]

2017 National Conference on eLearning Declared a Success2019-06-11T13:53:06+08:00
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