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The third episode of GADTalk of the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) Office of Gender Concerns (OGC) centered on protection against online sexual harassment. This was broadcasted on 30 June 2021.  Titled “#SpeakYourself: Protecting Oneself Against Online Sexual Harassment,” the podcast featured Ms. Melanie M. Reyes, Gender and Development Head of Women and Gender Institute and a lecturer at Faculty of Management and Development Studies (FMDS) UPOU. She gave tips on how to protect oneself against online sexual harassment given different kinds of scenarios. One example she mentioned was to be wary of requests for intimate photos and [...]

In response to the current challenges, the Ugnayan ng Pahinungód of the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) in partnership with Concentrix, a leading global provider of customer experience (CX) solutions and technology and the largest private employer in the Philippines, will be launching a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) titled "Introductory Course on Contact Center Services". This course focuses on developing effective online communication skills that will provide competitive skills and knowledge for ICT-enabled and contact services-related jobs. This academe-industry partnership aims to capacitate various sectors such as persons with disabilities (PWDs), out-of-school youth (OSY), indigenous people (IPs), [...]

The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) Faculty of Education (FEd), in cooperation with the Nonformal Education Area of the UP College of Education (UPCEd), will hold a webinar entitled “Voices of ALS Teachers” on 15 September 2020, from 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM via Zoom. The webinar will serve as Episode 14 of the ongoing UPOU Podcast Series, “Edu-Hack: Navigating through a Turbulent Educational Landscape”, one of UPOU’s many efforts to aid Philippine education institutions in their transition to online teaching and learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This is also part of the FEd’s EDUKussion Forum Series, [...]

The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) held the third session of its Edu-Hack podcast series entitled “Pedagogical Potentials of Immersive Technologies” on 3 June 2020. The series featured two resource persons, namely, Assoc. Prof. Eric Hawkinson and Asst. Prof. Roberto B. Figueroa, Jr., who shared their expertise on the potentials of  immersive technologies in the educational sector through new learning opportunities and paradigms to best fit the needs of our changing times. Assoc. Prof. Eric Hawkinson teaches immersive technology and immersive tourism at the Kyoto University of Foreign Studies. He is also the founder of “ARientation,” a [...]

UPOU's Free Online Courses will Train Teachers in Online Teaching In light of the COVID-19 pandemic and the limitation of educational institutions to hold physical classes, the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) continues its offering of free online courses to train teachers in Online Teaching.  In fulfillment of RA 10650 (Open and Distance Learning Act), which mandates UPOU to assist national agencies and educational institutions in developing distance education programs,  UPOU has a special set of online courses and webinars offered free to the public. This will capacitate teachers, administrators, and support staff in using open and [...]