SDG 17

The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) is mandated under the Open Distance Learning Act (RA 10650) to help capacitate open distance learning teachers and practitioners through capacity building and professionalization programs. With the global health crisis that disrupted the education system of the country, higher education institutions (HEIs) and basic education institutions alike have been seeking help from UPOU in transitioning to the new normal of education. To properly provide a more strategic response and assistance to the numerous institutions seeking help in transitioning and migrating to a flexible learning mode, UPOU created a response system which features [...]

The UP Open University (UPOU) Office of the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs (OVCAA), in collaboration with the UPOU Faculty of Education conducted the fourth webinar on Research Conversations 2020: Futures Research Series with Dr. Federico Lauro as the resource speaker. Dr. Lauro, an Associate Professor of the Asian School of the Environment and the Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering of Nanyang Technological University, gave a talk on the use of “Citizen Science” as a research approach. The webinar was held on 30 June 2020 (Tuesday), 9:00 to 11:00 AM and was participated in by viewers from national [...]

The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) Chancellor, Dr. Melinda dela Pena Bandalaria, served as lecturer for Bulacan State University’s (BulSU) webinar with the theme, “EDUK-KAKAIBA: Guro, Alamin Mo Na” held on 25 June 2020.  The crisis that the COVID-19 pandemic brought has led to many educational institutions deciding to adapt a more flexible mode of learning, which will enable them to cater to the needs of their students. In adhering firmly to Bulacan State University’s vision of becoming a progressive knowledge-generating institution, one measure it crafted to cope with the crisis was to conduct training programs to equip [...]

University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) Chancellor, Dr. Melinda dela Pena Bandalaria, delivered a Keynote Speech for the “International Online Conference on Future Trends in E-Learning and Collaborative Working” organized by the Virtual University of Pakistan (VUP). The conference was held on 16-17 June 2020. Dr. Bandalaria’s topic was titled “Teaching, Learning and Working in the time of COVID-19 and Beyond:  Towards Normalizing the New Normal.”  Other keynote speakers for the online conference were Prof. Dr. Naveed A. Malik, Founding Rector, VUP, and Special Advisor for Technology and Innovation, Commonwealth of Learning Canada; Prof. Rory MacGreal, UNESCO/ICDE Chair in [...]

Many of us wonder what the scenario will be like when students cease going to school and learn entirely in the confines of their homes, especially with the ongoing global health crisis. Would students grasp lessons that require hands-on skills and special instruments? Will  students be able to learn as much at home as in school? How do we ensure that the students experience the same quality of laboratory learning outside the classroom? The fifth episode of University of the Philippines Open University’s (UPOU) “Edu-Hack: Navigating through a Turbulent Educational Landscape” is aimed at addressing these questions. Entitled “Re-creating SciLab [...]

The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) conducted the 4th episode of the Edu-Hack podcast series. This time, UPOU tackled “Strategic Transitioning to Remote Teaching and Learning (RTL).” The webinar was conducted on 16 June 2020 and was attended by school teachers, administrators and staff members from different parts of the country and the world.  Three of UPOU’s top experts in Open and Distance eLearning (ODeL) served as panelists for the event. These were Dr. Melinda dela Pena Bandalaria, UPOU Chancellor; Dr. Melinda F. Lumanta, Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs; and Dr. Primo G. Garcia, Dean of the Faculty [...]

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 [...]

The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) Master of Public Management Program, under the Faculty of Management and Development Studies, and the Association of Schools of Public Administration in the Philippines, Inc. (ASPAP) teamed up for a webinar series this June 2020. “Are We Really Going Online: ASPAP Webinar Series on Public Administration and Governance Education During the time of the New Normal”  is a three-part webinar series that will be held on 10, 17 and 24 June 2020 every 10:00 -11:30 AM via live streaming through the UPOU Networks (https://networks.upou.edu.ph/). The maiden broadcast on 10 June, 10:00-11:30 AM, [...]