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Emerging Technologies in Learning: Insights from Southeast Asian Students

2025-12-09T13:19:06+08:00

As futurist Alvin Toffler (1928–2016) once said, “technology is a great growling engine of change.” This observation is clearly evident in education, which, in the last few years, has seen the adoption of a wide array of new technologies, from interactive applications to artificial intelligence systems. But what kinds of technologies do students really want? A recent study explored this question by surveying 250 students from five different online universities in Southeast Asia about the new features they prefer in their learning management system.  Working under the collaborative research program of OU5, the study team was composed of Roberto Bacani [...]

Emerging Technologies in Learning: Insights from Southeast Asian Students2025-12-09T13:19:06+08:00

UPOU Publishes New Free eBook: “University of the Future: Perspectives, Transformations and Sustainability”

2025-07-02T14:42:45+08:00

Just the end of August 2024, the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) through its Office of the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs (OVCAA), released the newest of its publications. Titled “University of the Future: Perspectives, Transformations, and Sustainability,” this is an open-access educational resource that is available on UPOU Networks, UPOU’s repository of all educational multimedia resources.  The book is co-edited by Dr. Melinda F. Lumanta, Former UPOU Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs; Dr. Primo G. Garcia, UPOU Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs;  and Dr. Ricardo T. Bagarinao, Director of the UPOU Center for Open and Digital [...]

UPOU Publishes New Free eBook: “University of the Future: Perspectives, Transformations and Sustainability”2025-07-02T14:42:45+08:00

UPOU’s Paper on Blended, Online and Open Learning Published in Award-Winning Book

2024-02-29T15:17:33+08:00

A team of faculty members from UP Open University (UPOU) has contributed to an award-winning book titled “Higher Education for Good: Teaching and Learning Futures,” published by Open Book Publishers. The team comprises Dr. Patricia B. Arinto, currently the Dean of UP Tacloban College and a Professor in the Faculty of Education; Dr. Primo Garcia, presently the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and a Professor in the Faculty of Management and Development Studies; and Assistant Professor Anna Katrina Marcial, the Chair of the Master of Distance Education Program in the Faculty of Education. Their article titled “Cultivating sustainable blended [...]

UPOU’s Paper on Blended, Online and Open Learning Published in Award-Winning Book2024-02-29T15:17:33+08:00
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