Dr. Melinda dela Peña Bandalaria, University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) Chancellor, was one of the Learning Facilitators at the 3rd Convening of the International Network of Emerging Library Innovators (INELI) - Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Project held from 26 November to 1 December, 2017, in Hanoi, Vietnam. Funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation's (BMGF) Global Libraries initiative, the INELI-ASEAN Project aims for the training of national/public librarians or innovators from the ASEAN member countries through e-learning. Its third and final convening was directed toward processing key learnings and innovators' experience; conducting workshops on networking, [...]

Research, Extension and Professional Staff (REPS) of the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) participated in the Second Colleges and Universities Public Service Conference (CUPSCON) held on 28-29 November 2017 at the University of the Philippines Cebu Performing Arts Hall, Cebu City. They were Ms. Emely Amoloza, University Extension Associate of the Faculty of Information and Communication Studies (FICS); Ms. Luisa A. Gelisan, University Researcher of the Multimedia Center (MC);Ms. Rhonna Marie R. Vereña, University Researcher of the Faculty of Education (FED); and Ms. Eleanor P. Manipol, University Extension Specialist of the Information Office. Ms. Gelisan and Ms. Vereña [...]

Four special sessions pertaining to different concepts evolving in Open and Distance eLearning were conducted during the 5th National Conference in Open and Distance eLearning held at Crowne Plaza Manila last 22-23 November 2017. Dr. Melinda F. Lumanta, University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Professor at the Faculty of Information and Communication Studies (FICS), led one of the special sessions during the second day of the conference entitled, "Towards Understanding, Conceptualizing and Measuring Openness in Education". "This special session looks at openness through a systems perspective where the educational institution seen as the [...]

Data Privacy Act Pre-Conference Workshop participants discuss the components needed in creating consent forms for both their students and staff during the group workshop. The Faculty of Management and Development Studies (FMDS) of UP Open University (UPOU) organized a Pre-Conference Workshop on Data Privacy Act on 22 November 2017 during the 5th National Conference on Open and Distance eLearning (NCODeL) at the Crowne Plaza Manila Galleria, Metro Manila, Philippines. Atty. Emerson S. Bañez, a lawyer from the Disini and Disini Law Office, served as the Resource Speaker on Data Privacy Act in Education. "The law does not require that you [...]

The Faculty of Education (FED) of the UP Open University (UPOU) organized a pre-conference workshop on Instructional Design in Open and Distance eLearning (ODeL) on 22 November 2017 during the 5th National Conference on Open and Distance eLearning (NCODeL). The pre-conference workshop consisted of a lecture, writeshop, and presentation of outputs by the participants. Asst. Prof. Charisse T. Reyes facilitated the lecture and served as the workshop's overall facilitator. The lecture consisted of four parts: planning the course modules; selecting the online learning resources; designing learning activities in ODeL; and writing the study guide. Some essential topics that were discussed [...]