In celebration of International Forest Day, K-12 students around Laguna were welcomed to the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) Faculty of Management and Development Studies (FMDS) Perma G.A.R.D.E.N (Growing Appreciation toward Resilience, Development, Entrepreneurship, and Nutrition). The FMDS Perma G.A.R.D.E.N. was launched on 21 March 2023, and a virtual tour for students and a physical tour of the garden itself was done.  Dr. Roberto B. Figueroa Jr.,  Immersive Open Pedagogies (IOP) Program Director,  gave a brief interactive talk about the tour and its features.  The virtual tour of the FMDS Perma G.A.R.D.E.N features information about the crops [...]

(Top Left to Top Right and Bottom) Ms. Elfrey Vera Cruz-Paterno, Dr. Pia C. Arboleda, and Dr. Glecy C. Atienza As part of the celebration of Women’s Month, the University of the Philippines Open University’s OPEN Talk explored the advancement and role of women in Filipino literature, their achievements, and challenges, and the continuous fight towards gender equality. This OPEN Talk episode titled “Tindig sa Tinig: Ang Kababaihan sa Wika at Panitikang Filipino” was a collaboration between UP Open University (UPOU) and Sentro ng Wikang Filipino - UP Diliman (SWF-UPD). The episode was aired live on 15 [...]

University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) welcomed visitors from Adamson University in a benchmarking activity today, 22 March 2023.  Representatives from Adamson University benchmarked how UPOU implements open and distance learning, assessment for online/flexible teaching and learning, administrative/organizational structure, and other practices. The activity was led by Dr. Joane V. Serrano, Dean of the Faculty of Management and Development Studies (FMDS), and Ms. Margaret Jarmin-Suarez, Program Development Associate for Institutional Linkages. The Adamson University delegation included Engr. Noe D. Enriquez, Director, Office for the Institutional Planning and Policy Development; Engr. Maida Dela Cueva, Member of the  Industrial Engineering [...]

Top-Left to Bottom: Dr. Ricardo Bagarinao, Asst. Prof. Mari Anjeli Crisanto, and Dr. Reinald Pugoy ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot developed by OpenAI and launched in November 2022 has been making rounds and getting hype from users due to its open availability, cutting-edge performance, and human-like proficiency. In this UP Open University OPEN Talk episode aired on 9 March 2023, scholars and experts from UP Open University weighed in. They explored chatbot performance and how it impacts academic work and research.  Dr. Reinald Adrian Pugoy, director of the UPOU Information and Communication Technology Development Office and faculty [...]

The UP Open University renewed its Certificate of Registration as Book Publisher (Print & Digital) with the National Book Development Board (NBDB).  The Executive Director of NBDB, Charisse Aquino-Tugade, signed the certificate and it is valid until 31 March 2024. Since 2020, UP Open University has been a registered Book and E-book Publisher of the NBDB under the provisions of the Book Publishing Industry Development Act, also known as R.A. 8047. The UPOU has published books in printed and e-book formats in their  Open and Distance e-Learning (ODeL) network, accessible by learners, faculty members, and people outside the University.  [...]

As part of the National Women’s Month celebration, the Faculty of Management and Development Studies (FMDS) of University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) conducted a hybrid forum entitled “Breaking the Glass Ceiling: A Forum on Women Pioneers in the Tech Startup Ecosystem in the Philippines” last 22 March 2023 at the Centennial Center for Digital Learning Auditorium, UPOU Headquarters, Los Baños, Laguna and was streamed via UPOU Facebook page, UPOU Youtube channel, and UPOU Networks.   Hosted by Assistant Professor Leanne Angelico Depante from the Master of Public Management Program, the forum was attended by participants [...]

As educators’ obligation to help all students — regardless of discipline — understand the extraordinary moment in which we are living and its potential for change, the Faculty of Management and Development Studies (FMDS) of the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) will be conducting a Let’s Talk it Over (LTiO): Make Climate a Conversation on 29 March 2023, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM, via UPOU Networks, UPOU Facebook page, and UPOU YouTube channel. UPOU faculty members will discuss the basics of climate change and climate solutions (what and why), how climate change and climate solutions can be part of ordinary [...]