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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 [...]

The Faculty of Management and Development Studies (FMDS) of the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) conducted a Feeding MinDS workshop on the basics of videography on 3 February 2023, 2:00 – 4:00 PM, at the UPOU Audio-Visual Room (AVR) and via Zoom. Asst. Prof. Luisa Gelisan, Director of the UPOU Multimedia Center (MC), and Ms. Ann Kristine Medina, former MC administrative staff member and multimedia developer and producer were the resource persons during the workshop. Asst. Prof. Gelisan showed the different camera movements, shots, and shooting techniques, while Ms. Medina discussed the [...]

UPOU’s Sustainable Institution Building for Open Learning (SIBOL) program under the European Union-funded “Advancing Equity and Access to Higher Education through Open and Distance Learning” or BUKA project, hosted a forum on Technology-enhanced Teaching and Learning in Higher Education on 7 February 2023 at the CCDL Building at the UPOU headquarters in Los Baños, Laguna.  Resource persons from the BUKA partner institutions discussed macro trends, institutional cases, and initiatives for improving higher education through blended, open and online learning, in particular use of learning analytics to support learners, AI (artificial intelligence)-powered technologies and practices, offline and low technology options [...]