UPOU Open Talk 21 Features Countering Election Disinformation

2023-04-19T13:57:08+08:00

UP Open University (UPOU) OPEN Talk 21 featured the current status of the country in terms of disinformation in line with the upcoming national and local election on 18 March 2022.  The said talk featured notable speakers in the field of media, academe, and data science. These are Dr. Joane V. Serrano, previous Director of the UPOU Office of Public Affairs and now Dean of Faculty of Management and Development Studies (FMDS); Mr. Bash Yumol, Data Scientist and Member of Computer Professionals’ Union (CPU); and Prof. Eileen G. Meneses, Faculty Member of the Department of Humanities, UP Los Baños.  The [...]

UPOU Open Talk 21 Features Countering Election Disinformation2023-04-19T13:57:08+08:00

UPOU Participates in Open Education Week 2022

2023-04-27T10:32:57+08:00

The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) has once again joined the global celebration of Open Education Week (OE Week). This 2022, it was held from 7 to 11 March. OE Week is an annual event organized by Open Education Global (OEG).  It was launched in 2012 as a collaborative and community-built open forum.  Through the years, it has become a global platform in raising awareness, highlighting innovations, and sharing achievements on open education.  OEG is a global, members based, non-profit organization supporting the development and use of open education around the world. For this year, UPOU’s massive open [...]

UPOU Participates in Open Education Week 20222023-04-27T10:32:57+08:00

FICS Organizes a Special Masterclass Featuring “UPOU Ethics, Reviews, Principles, Policies, and Procedures”

2023-04-19T13:16:24+08:00

The UP Open University (UPOU) Faculty of Information and Communication Studies (FICS) organized a Special Masterclass featuring “UPOU Ethics Review, Principles, Policies, and Procedures” on Thursday, 3 March  2022.  Asst. Prof. Ria Valerie Cabanes, current Chair of the UPOU Institutional Research Ethics Committee (UPOU IREC), served as the event’s resource speaker. Asst. Prof. Cabanes is also the Program Chair of UPOU’s Master of Arts in Nursing Program, and the recipient of excellence, leadership, and governance award from University of the East Ramon Magsaysay (UERM) College of Nursing. She’s a nurse educator, a mental health advocate, life-long learner, and researcher, among [...]

FICS Organizes a Special Masterclass Featuring “UPOU Ethics, Reviews, Principles, Policies, and Procedures”2023-04-19T13:16:24+08:00

FMDS D/MR&DM Program Holds a Two-month Training Course Program on Research and Development Management

2023-04-19T13:18:09+08:00

The Diploma in/Master of Research and Development Management (D/MR&DM) program is now running a two-month training course program (with synchronous and asynchronous sessions) on Research and Development Management. This training program, titled “Research Capacity Building Program for Makapuno/Agriculture Researchers and Community Extension Workers” is part of the Continuing Education Program (CEP) courses of the Faculty of Management and Development Studies (FMDS). A collaboration between the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) and the Cavite State University (CvSU), this first program offering aims to build the capacities of management, faculty, and staff members, particularly those who are designated to manage and operate [...]

FMDS D/MR&DM Program Holds a Two-month Training Course Program on Research and Development Management2023-04-19T13:18:09+08:00

UP to Hold Election Workshop Series Supported by Google

2023-04-27T10:22:09+08:00

MANILA, Philippines, February 9, 2022–The University of Philippines, through the university’s Office of the Vice President for Public Affairs and the Department of Journalism, will conduct the Philippines Elections Workshop Series for newsroom editors and journalists to ramp up knowledge on effective election coverage. This is supported by Google News Initiative. The workshop series will offer a breadth of skills for election coverage—from finding ideas on Google Trends, producing data-driven stories, conducting investigations on political ads, to producing your newsroom’s best election coverage on YouTube. Interested media from print, broadcast and online news organizations must sign up via bit.ly/UPElectionWorkshop for [...]

UP to Hold Election Workshop Series Supported by Google2023-04-27T10:22:09+08:00

UPOU Team Up with UP Colleges for a Two-part Webinar on #COVIDisAirborne

2023-04-27T10:23:22+08:00

The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) has teamed up with University of the Philippines colleges and institutes to hold a two-part webinar for the public on “#COVIDisAirborne: Understanding and implementing the Paradigm Shift.” UPOU, together with UP Diliman Office of the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs,  Institute of Civil Engineering, College of Science, College of Engineering ; UP Manila College of Medicine, Community Health and Development Program, College of Public Health , College of Nursing ; UP Baguio Office of the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs; and UP Los Baños Office of the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs [...]

UPOU Team Up with UP Colleges for a Two-part Webinar on #COVIDisAirborne2023-04-27T10:23:22+08:00

Los Baños Science Community Holds Technoforum on COVID-19 Vaccines during SYENSAYA 2021

2023-04-20T14:05:04+08:00

As part of the 13th SyenSaya - The Los Baños Science Festival, the Los Baños Science Community Foundation, Inc. (LBSC) conducted the Technoforum on COVID-19 Vaccines and Herd Immunity on 25 November 2021 at 9:00 AM.  The online event was held via Zoom and streamed live through the LBSCFI Facebook page.  Ms. Krizzia Mei Esperanza of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST)-CALABARZON (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon), a member agency of LBSC and current Chair of the Technoforum Committee, served as the host. Dr. Joane Serrano delivering the Opening Remarks during the Technoforum. Dr. Joane V. Serrano, [...]

Los Baños Science Community Holds Technoforum on COVID-19 Vaccines during SYENSAYA 20212023-04-20T14:05:04+08:00

Open Talk 16 discusses Vlogging as a tool for Teaching and Learning

2023-04-20T14:01:17+08:00

Another episode of UP Open University’s (UPOU) OPEN Talk aired on 10 November 2021 and this time it tackled the potential use of vlogging as a tool in teaching and learning. The discussion was led  by the following  resource speakers: Dr. Jea Agnes T. Buera, Asst. Professor, College of Arts and Sciences and Director, Office of Counseling and Guidance, University of the Philippines Los Baños; Mr. Justin Paolo Interno, Agri Youth-Tuber (Agriculture Content Creator); and Mr. Jeffrey Santos, Teacher and Senior High School Coordinator at Laguna University. Asst. Prof. Ria Valerie Cabanes of the UPOU Faculty of Management and Development [...]

Open Talk 16 discusses Vlogging as a tool for Teaching and Learning2023-04-20T14:01:17+08:00

Ugnayan ng Pahinungod UPOU holds Writing Workshops for Grades 10-12 Students

2023-04-20T13:53:41+08:00

The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) Ugnayan ng Pahinungod conducted a series of writing workshops for Grades 10-12 students on 25 and 27 August 2021 via Zoom. The two workshops were entitled “Résumé Writing and Job Interview Preparation” and “Diskarte't Disenyo sa Pagbuo ng Tula.” The workshop series was conducted to help Grades 10-12 students from Los Baños and Bay, Laguna, develop their writing skills in resume building and poetry.  The first webinar entitled “Résumé Writing and Job Interview Preparation” focused on students who will undergo work immersion in line with their curriculum. The objective [...]

Ugnayan ng Pahinungod UPOU holds Writing Workshops for Grades 10-12 Students2023-04-20T13:53:41+08:00

PHREB and PCHRD conduct Standard Operating Procedure Workshop for UP Open University Institutional Research Ethics Committee (UPOU IREC)

2023-04-20T13:55:36+08:00

The University of the Philippines Open University Institutional Research Ethics Committee (UPOU IREC)  in collaboration with the Philippine Health Research Ethics Board (PHREB) and Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (PCHRD) held the Standard Operating Procedure Workshop (SOP) on September 6, 2021 to September 7, 2021 via Zoom.  The UP Open University Institutional Research Ethics Committee (UPOU IREC) serves as the body that implements the university policy of overseeing the ethical soundness of the institutional research produced, including any research conducted by faculty members, students, REPS, and staff. At present,  UPOU IREC is a Level 1 accredited Research Ethics [...]

PHREB and PCHRD conduct Standard Operating Procedure Workshop for UP Open University Institutional Research Ethics Committee (UPOU IREC)2023-04-20T13:55:36+08:00
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