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On 21 February 2023, Dr. Primo Garcia, Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, and Dr. Ria Mae Borromeo, Director of the Office of Student Affairs (OSA), held a dialogue with the University Student Council (USC). There was a thorough discussion of USC Memorandum #003, #004, and #005, which addressed issues with the Civil Service Commission's (CSC) recognition, the recognition of student organizations, and the late submission of grades. During the dialogue, the USC voiced its full support for the present Committee for Accrediting Student Organization (CASO) Guidelines and requested the UPOU Chancellor's Advisory Council (CAC) to approve them as soon [...]

Dr. Melinda dela Peña Bandalaria, UP Open University (UPOU) Chancellor and Professor, led the university delegation at the MoodleMoot in Japan as a keynote speaker.  The event was held at the Ibaraki Christian University, on 15-17 February 2023.  Titled “The Future Collaboration of Asian Open Universities and Moodle LMS Open Development,” Dr. Bandalaria's presentation discussed the Asian Association of Open Universities (AAOU) and how the Moodle Project is a critical collaboration for mega-universities with student populations in the millions across the most populated nations globally. Dr. Bandalaria’s presentation summarized a recent survey of needs for the Moodle Learning Management System [...]

UP Open University (UPOU) welcomes visitors from Bulacan State University (BulSU) for a benchmarking activity on 8 February 2023.  The BulSU team consisted of Dr. Ruben E. Borja II, Director of Educational Development Office; Dr.. Remedios O. Azacon, Asst. Director of Educational Development Office; Dr. Joseline M. Santos, Asst. Director for Teaching and Learning Technologies; Mr. Alfredo P. Carpio Jr., Curriculum Specialist; Ms. Princess Gerbie Durante, Specialist for Learning and Materials Development; and Ms. Leonora F. de Jesus, Head of Instruction Design. The faculty of the BulSU benchmarked how UPOU implements open and distance learning, assessment for online/flexible teaching [...]

The Faculty of Information and Communication Studies (FICS) held its first quarter MeetUps of 2023 on February 17, 2023 via Zoom. Eleven administrative staff, research assistants and REPS attended the event that aimed to serve as a space for knowledge and skills sharing, as well as a platform for “kumustahan” among colleagues. FICS MeetUPs is a quarterly activity aimed to empower the staff through knowledge-sharing and skills development.  Junior Research Associates Patricia Calora and Maine Basan, and University Extension Associate Yrelle Lleva served as the resource speakers for the MeetUPs this quarter. They discussed “Event Planning and Coordination: Continuity [...]

(L-R-B) Mr. Hernmar C. Cardiño, Prof. Marie Rose H. Morales, and Dr. Adrianne John R. Galang UP Open University (UPOU) OpenTalk 29 showcased a webinar about “Anong Diskarte Mo? Malikahing Pagtugon sa Pang-araw-araw na Hamon.” The episode was aired live on 26 January 2023 via the UPOU Networks. Experts from the Pambansang Samahan sa Sikolohiyang Pilipino (PSSP) served as resource persons, namely,  Dr. Adrianne John R. Galang and Prof. Marie Rose H. Morales. The webinar was moderated by Mr. Henmar C. Cardiño, a Registered Psychometrician and Faculty Member at the University of Sto. Tomas.  During the webinar, [...]

The UP Open University (UPOU) Multimedia Center (MC) conducted a training program for UPOU employees entitled "TightVNC: Remote Control of Slideshow and Zoom for Hybrid Events.”  The training was held on 31 January 2023 at the UPOU Audio Visual Room. The training started with the welcome remarks of Asst. Prof. Luisa Gelisan, Director of UPOU Multimedia Center. She explained the purpose of the training is to equip UPOU personnel, who assist in the presentation of slide shows and those who assist in Zoom management in hybrid events, with proper and appropriate skills.  She also expressed her gratitude to the [...]

Dr. Bandalaria (3rd from left) wit the invited speakers from ASEAN-member countries. (Shared from Dr. Mel Bandalaria’s Facebook Page) The University of the Philippines Open University Chancellor, Dr. Melinda dela Peña Bandalaria, was in Thailand for an experts’ meeting organized by the Thailand Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation through its Thailand Cyber University (TCU) Project. Titled “ASEAN Perspectives on Empowering MOOCs for Sustainable Lifelong Learning,” the hybrid event was held on 26-27 January 2023 at the Asia Hotel in Ratchathewi, Bangkok.  In Dr. Bandalaria’s presentation titled “Transforming Higher Education Through MOOC: Discourses that Shaped [...]