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The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) was recognized for its unwavering passion and dedication to community-based extension work during the recently concluded eLearning Forum Asia (eLFAsia) 2019. The event, which was held on 29-31 May 2019 at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand, served as a venue to advance knowledge of the use of information technology in teaching and learning in the Asian educational community. Themed (R)evolution of (R)eLearning, eLFA 2019 welcomed paper presentations on interactive learning technology, open educational resources (OER), massive open online courses (MOOCs), eLearning pedagogy, and big data in education, among others. There [...]

The University of the Philippines Open University Faculty of Management and Development Studies (UPOU-FMDS) held a Let's Talk It Over (LTIO) forum titled Crafting Futures in the Digital World: Women's Journeys into the Workplace on 30 May 2019 at the UPOU Oblation Hall in Los Banos, Laguna and live streamed over UPOU Networks. In attendance were members and representatives from UPOU, Philippine Normal University, Adamson University(AdU), University of Glasgow, Centre for Research & Development in Adult and Lifelong Learning (CR&DALL) in Glasgow, University of Kurdistan, Global Challenges Research Fund in United Kingdom, UNESCO Regional Bureau for Science in the Arabic States, [...]

University of the Philippines Open University Multimedia Center (UPOU-MC) Director Luisa A. Gelisan served as a resource person for a class under the Master of Science Education Program of the College of Education. The talk was done in Mindanao State University - Iligan Institute of Technology (MSU-IIT), Iligan City on 6 April 2019. The talk is about "Enhancing Accessibility and Inclusivity of Learning Materials," wherein Ms. Gelisan also discussed about the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 4 (SDG 4) which is "Ensuring Inclusive and Quality Education for All." Quoting from the documents of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural [...]

The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) held a Capability Building Program on Distance eLearning at Ifugao State University, Nayon, Lamut, Ifugao on 2-3 April 2019 as part of their Cascading Best Practices Program, which aims to help capacitate other higher education institutions (HEIs) in utilizing technology in their mode of instruction. A total of 46 participants, of which 35 are from IFSU, and 11 are from BSU attended the workshop. UPOU Chancellor Melinda dela Peña Bandalaria, along with Asst. Prof. Myra Almodiel, UPOU Faculty Member and Lecture Presenter, and Ms. Keats Grecian Mampusti, Project Assistant, spearheaded the two-day [...]

Carrying the theme "Excellence in Equity, Equity in Excellence," UPOU proudly shared its journey in maintaining quality and excellence in education through open and distance elearning (ODeL) with its partners, stakeholders, alumni, students, the entire UP System and other constituent units, and the rest of the higher education institutions in the Philippines and abroad. With its mission of providing access to quality higher education, it adheres to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 4 of ensuring inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all, especially to Filipinos anywhere in the world. Part of the one-day [...]

The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) collaborative project with the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT) entitled "PLDT Infoteach Outreach Program" bagged an Anvil Silver Citation for Outstanding Education Program at the 54th Anvil Awards: Gabi ng Parangal held on 30 January 2019 at the Marriott Grand Ballroom in Newport City. With the aim of promoting digital literacy in the country, the UPOU partnered with PLDT to primarily train public high school teachers and students, out-of-school-youths and senior citizens nationwide through this program. Other partners include the Department of Education (Division Level), Department of Information and Communications Technology, [...]

In keeping up with the Data Privacy Act (DPA) of 2012 (RA 10173), twenty-three University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) faculty, Research, Extension and Professional Staff (REPS), and administrative staff members underwent a 4-day Data Privacy Officer (DPO) Training Course. The DPO Certification Course was facilitated by the Digital Freedom Network on 30-31 January and 7-8 February 2019 in Quezon City, Philippines. Disini & Disini Law Firm Mid-level Associate Roberto Miguel Raneses and Junior Partner Mark Parcia led the training with Policy Officer Oliver Reyes. The training was highly based on the DPA of 2012 and the Implementing Rules [...]

On 24 January 2019, faculty and staff from UP Open University (UPOU) participated in the 5th Philippines-Japan Forum on Ifugao Satoyama Meister Training Program (ISMTP) held at Ifugao State University (IFSU), Nayon, Lamut, Ifugao. The participants from UPOU for the said conference were: Dr. Joane V. Serrano, Information Office Director and ISMTP Technical Working Committee Member, Dr. Merites M. Buot, UPOU Affiliate Faculty and Session Presenter, Ms. Alvie Alip, UPOU University Researcher and PhD student of the United Nations University in Japan, Ms. Noreen Dianne S. Alazada, Youth for Ifugao Rice Terraces Project Research Assistant and Ms. Janele Ann Belegal, [...]