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FEd Holds Workshop on Development of Course Packages with Enhanced Accessibility and Mobility

The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) Faculty of Education (FEd) organized a workshop to make UPOU learning materials more accessible and mobile. The workshop, entitled "Development of Course Packages with Enhanced Accessibility and Mobility" was held on 24-26 January 2018 in Calamba, Laguna. With course material developers as the main participant's workshop aimed to (1) orient (or re-orient) module writers, instructional designers, and readers on the resource-based course package (RBCP) mode of developing learning materials implemented at UP Open University (UPOU); (2) discuss universal accessibility concepts and their integration in the redevelopment of selected FEd courses; and (3) [...]

FEd Holds Workshop on Development of Course Packages with Enhanced Accessibility and Mobility2018-01-29T07:11:11+08:00

OVCAA Conducts RTD on Research Ethics

The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) Office of the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs (OVCAA) conducted the "Roundtable Discussion on Research Ethics" on 24 January at the Audiovisual Room, UPOU Headquarters. Resource speakers were Dr. Salome Vios and Dr. Sonia Bongala of the Philippine Health Research Ethics Board (PHREB). They discussed the best practices in research ethics, PHREB's accreditation process, and gave some recommendations to guide the institutionalization of research ethics at UPOU. Guided by the strategic plans of both the UP System and the UPOU to cement UP's role as a public research university, the OVCAA recognizes [...]

OVCAA Conducts RTD on Research Ethics2019-06-11T11:59:03+08:00

UP Faculty Regent and former UPOU Faculty of Education Dean speaks at international meeting to build a Teacher Professional Development at Scale coalition

Professor Patricia Arinto, former Dean of the UP Open University Faculty of Education and currently the UP Faculty Regent, discussed the challenges of adopting online learning in the form of MOOCs (massive, open online courses) in the Global South at an international meeting to establish a Teacher Professional Development at Scale (TPD@Scale) Coalition held on 17-19 January 2018 at the Education University of Hong Kong. Thirty-three representatives of development agencies, donors, ministries of education, universities, and research and policy centers participated in the meeting, which was organized by Digital Learning for Development (DL4D), a project co-funded by the International Development [...]

UP Faculty Regent and former UPOU Faculty of Education Dean speaks at international meeting to build a Teacher Professional Development at Scale coalition2019-06-11T13:25:22+08:00

FMDS partners with DOST-PCIEERD for "Master of Research and Development Management" project

The Diploma in Research and Development Management (DR&DM) program of the Faculty of Management and Development Studies (FMDS) partnered with the Department of Science and Technology - Philippine Council for Industry, Energy, and Emerging Technology Research and Development (DOST-PCIEERD) to implement the "Master of Research and Development Management (MR&DM)" project. The project aims to upgrade the current DR&DM program into a ladderized multi-entry and multi-exit online and distance e-learning master's program to cater to the growing demand for research and development (R&D) managers in universities, line government agencies, laboratories, and private industries to keep abreast with knowledge and skills in [...]

FMDS partners with DOST-PCIEERD for "Master of Research and Development Management" project2018-01-22T07:16:57+08:00

Four UPOU MOOCs on ODeL available this January 2018

Four massive open online courses (MOOCs) will run this January 2018 under the UP Open University (UPOU) Technology for Teaching and Learning (TTL) Certification Program. Two of the MOOCs have started on 6 January: "Blended Teaching and Learning using Open Educational Resources (OER)", which aims to explain blended learning, describe a flipped classroom, discuss Open Educational Resources (OER)s and MOOCs, and plan a lesson using OERs and MOOCs as OERs; and "Teaching and Learning with Modern Information and Communicaion Technologies", which describes the integration of modern ICTs into the teaching and learning process as well as the various social, ethical, [...]

Four UPOU MOOCs on ODeL available this January 20182018-01-14T23:51:15+08:00

UPOU to hold ASEANnale 2018

The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) announces the holding of ASEANnale 2018 on 28 February to 2 March 2018 at the Asian Center, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City. The ASEANnale 2018 will feature the joint conduct of the 1st Film and Multimedia Competition and Exhibition, and the 2nd International Symposium on ASEAN Studies (ISAS). ASEANnale's aim is to share the ASEAN knowledge through films, multimedia and research, and is envisioned to be the space for sharing voices, collaboration and networking among ASEAN higher education students and faculty, and allow ASEAN academicians, experts, filmmakers and multimedia artists [...]

UPOU to hold ASEANnale 20182018-01-09T03:06:49+08:00

Employee Wellness targeted in UPOU seminar on "Practical Ergonomics"

On 7 December 2017, the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) Health and Wellness Committee organized a seminar on "Practical Ergonomics" as its year-end activity in cooperation with the All UP Workers Alliance, and as part of the TAYO Flagship Program of UPOU. "Practical Ergonomics" was intended to introduce the UPOU employees to the practice of ergonomics in the workplace and enable employees to properly assess and find solutions to the hazards in the workplace. In the opening message, Dr. Jean Saludadez, Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration shared how ergonomics is important to her especially that she spends [...]

Employee Wellness targeted in UPOU seminar on "Practical Ergonomics"2019-06-11T13:29:46+08:00

Second part of 3rd EDUKussion delves into the Philippine Education System

The afternoon program of the Third EDUKussion: A Forum on Education-related issues, Challenges, and Opportunities, tackled policies, programs, and innovations for educational transformation and their implications on the teaching profession, and the Indigenous Peoples Education (IPEd). The forum was attended by 75 teachers from the Department of Education (DepEd) Bay and Los Baños Districts. It was held on December 8 2017 in CCDL UP Open University, Los Baños. Forum topics were: Policies, Programs, and Innovations for Educational Transformation: Implications for the Teaching Profession discussed by Honorable Antonio L. Tinio; and Katutubong Edukasyon: Isang Karapatang Pantao with Dr. Ma. Theresa De [...]

Second part of 3rd EDUKussion delves into the Philippine Education System2019-06-11T13:30:38+08:00

3rd EDUKussion's Morning Discourse on Development and Higher Education

Teachers and faculty members from Department of Education schools as well as from different access points gathered in the 3rd EDUKussion: A Forum on Education-related issues, Challenges, and Opportunities on December 8, 2017, 9:30-12:00 noon at the Centennial Center for Digital Learning (CCDL), UP Open University (UPOU) Los Baños. The morning session addressed two topics namely, Post-Course Evaluation and Development by Dr. Elle Wang and Learning Analytics in Higher Education by Assistant Professor Charisse Reyes. Dean Ricardo T. Bagarinao gave his welcome remarks, emphasizing the development intervention that could support the learning process both digitally and physically. "Everything we do [...]

3rd EDUKussion's Morning Discourse on Development and Higher Education2019-06-11T13:31:31+08:00
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