The Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University (DMMMSU) held a benchmarking activity with the University of the Philippines Open University on 12 May 2022. Their visit to UPOU’s head quarters in Los Baños, Laguna is for the CHED-funded Research, Development, and Extension on Adults Education
The research team was led by the Chancellor of DMMMSU South La Union Campus, Dr. Joanne C. Rivera; With here are Executive Director of DMMMSU Open University System, Dr. Cristita C. Guerra, staff members, Claudia Denise P. Barbadillo, Christine Joy Ugay, Manny Sobrepena, and Aries Ugay. The team probed into the current status, trends, framework, and best practices of adult education of UPOU.
UPOU Chancellor, Dr. Melinda Bandalaria, led the discussion and addressed the topic related to delivering adult education through open and distance e-learning. Also present in this benchmarking activity are UPOU Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs (OVCAA), Dr. Primo Garcia; Dean of Faculty of Education (FEd), Dr. Ricardo Bagarinao, and Director of Office of Public Affairs (OPA) Dr. Myra Almodiel.
As part of UPOU’s mandate to enjoin colleges and universities through cooperative programs, Chancellor Bandalaria also introduced DMMMSU’s potential involvement in UPOU’s initiatives such as the revival of the creation of the Consortium of Open and Distance Education Providers in the Philippines, the ICDE Global Advocacy Campaign (GAC) on OFDL for the Philippine leg of the campaign, participation in the pilot testing of the QA Framework/Accreditation developed by Asian Association of Open Universities (AAOU) and the forthcoming AAOU Conference in November 2022.
Proper safety protocols were observed during this event.
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Written by Shaznay Sumiran
Edited by Myra C. Almodiel and Anna Cañas-Llamas
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