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At the 30th Annual Conference of the Asian Association of Open Universities (AAOU2016) in Manila, Philippines, two concurrent pre-conference seminars marked Day 1 of the event. Three education experts were invited to discuss about learning analytics and open publishing for academics. This was held at the Crowne Plaza Manila Galleria on 26 October 2016.Pre-Conference 1 was about Learning Analytics (LA) sponsored by the Digital Learning for Development (DL4D) Network with two of their Expert Group in Learning Analytics (EGLA) as speakers. Dr. Qiong Wang is a Professor of Educational Technology and the Director of the X-Learning Center at Peking University. [...]

The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) hosted the 30th Annual Conference of the Asian Association of Open Universities (AAOU) on 26-29 October 2016 at the Crowne Plaza Manila Galleria with the theme "Open Education in Asia: Changing Perspectives". The four-day event was attended by 559 participants from 96 institutions in the Philippines and 24 countries from around Asia and the world. The conference opened on 26 October featuring messages from UP President Alfredo Pascual represented by Vice President for Academic Affairs Gisela Concepcion, AAOU President Yuk-Shan Wong and Commission on Higher Education (CHED) – Office of Programs and [...]

The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) will be offering three Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) as follows: Understanding Philippine Art and Culture: This MOOC talks about the relationship of arts and culture. Critical Approaches to Philippine Art and Culture: This MOOC discusses Philippine art in a cultural critical perspective through grounding research, teaching, and learning approach in a multidisciplinary platform and making use of interpretive areas of History, Sociology, Anthropology, Psychology, Media Studies and Art Studies in making sense and meaning of art, artworks, artifacts, and artists as situated in public and private spaces. Philippine Art as Cultural [...]

The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) will be offering three Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) as follows: Kahulugan, Kasaysayan, at Pag-Unlad ng Wikang Filipino: This MOOC discusses the history and development of the Filipino language and its significant role in the Philippine society. Wikang Filipino sa Pananaliksik at Diskurso: This MOOC explains the various situations, methods, and importance of using the Filipino language in research and academic discourse. Wika, Kultura, at Lipunang Filipino sa mga Usaping Lokal at Global: This MOOC examines the current state of the Filipino language amidst challenges and cultural and societal issues in local [...]

In the UPOU Research Conversation on 7 October 2016, Dr. Ricardo Bagarinao, University Scientist I and University Registrar of the UP Open University,  discussed “GIS as a Planning and Decision-making Tool: Applying in ODeL Environment. ” The activity was held at the Sandbox, CCDL Building of UP Open University in Los Baños, Laguna, and is organized by the UPOU Office of the Vice-Chancellor for Academic Affairs (OVCAA).Dr. Bagarinao’s presentation focused on spatial analysis, the role of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in spatial analysis, and using GIS as a research and decision-making tool. He cited esri.com’s definition of spatial analysis as [...]

Professor Melinda dela Peña Bandalaria, Chancellor of UP Open University (UPOU), is one of the speakers in Plenary Session 4 of the 30th Annual Conference of the Asian Association of Open Universities (AAOU) on 28 October 2016 at Crowne Plaza Manila Galleria, Manila, Philippines.Plenary Session 4 focuses on Open and Distance Learning (ODL) in the 21st Century. Dr. Bandalaria will talk about UPOU's contribution in the field of ODL in the country. She will bring her expertise and experiences from her 21 years of academic leadership in an open and distance e-learning institution. Dr. Bandalaria has recently been appointed as [...]

Dr. Yoichi Okabe, President of the Open University of Japan, will give a Plenary talk at the 30th Annual Conference of the Asian Association of Open Universities (AAOU) on 28 October 2016 at Crowne Plaza Manila Galleria, Manila, Philippines. Dr. Okabe will be joining Dr. Melinda Dp. Bandalaria and Dr. SA Ariadurai in Plenary Session 4 - Open and Distance Learning in the 21st Century.Dr. Okabe's area of specialties and research interests include electronics, information technology, brain computer, superconductive electronics and MEG analysis. His career in the academe spans 44 years starting in 1972 by holding a lecturer position until [...]

Dr. Samuel Anbahan Ariadurai, Vice-Chancellor of Open University of Sri Lanka (OUSL), will deliver a plenary talk at the 30th Annual Conference of the Asian Association of Open Universities (AAOU) on 28 October 2016 at the Crowne Plaza Manila Galleria, Manila, Philippines. Dr. Ariadura is one of the three speakers in Plenary Session 4 which focuses on Open and Distance Learning in the 21st Century.Dr. Ariadurai brings with him more than 20 years of experience in open and distance learning being a key expert in curriculum development for distance education in Engineering Technology and self-learning instructional materials in textiles and [...]