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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 [...]

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 [...]

Sa pagdiriwang ng araw ni Andres Bonifacio noong ika-30 ng Nobyembre 2021, handog ng University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) Multimedia Center at Faculty of Education (FEd) ang Open Talk 17 na nagtatampok l sa iba’t-ibang usapin na kaugnay ng pagsasalin ng mga dokumentong teknikal at tekstong pampanitikan sa Filipino.  Ang mga ekspertong nagbahagi ng kanilang karunungan ay sina: Prof. Eilene Antoinette G. Nervaez, Katuwang na Propesor sa Departamento ng Filipino at Panitikan ng Pilipinas, Kolehiyo ng Arte at Literatura, UP Diliman at si Dr. Romulo P. Baquiran, Jr., Direktor, Institute of Creative Writing, Kolehiyo ng Arte at Literatura, [...]

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, [...]

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 [...]

Naganap ang talakayan tungkol sa “Wika at Panitikang Lokal  at Rehiyonal tungo sa Pagbubuo ng Bansa” sa OPEN Talk 15 ng UP Open University (UPOU). Ito ay ginanap noong ika-20 ng Oktubre 2021. Ang palatuntunan ay pinamunuan ni Bb. Zoey Aluag, guro ng palatuntunan at Dr. Jayson de Guzman Petras bilang tagapadaloy ng usapan. Kasama ang panauhin sa talakayan na sina Assoc. Prof. Dr. Raniela E. Barbaza, manunulat at guro mula sa Departamento ng Filipino at Panitikan ng Pilipinas, Kolehiyo ng Arte at Literatura, UP Diliman, at Assoc. Prof. Jesus Federico C. Hernandez ng Departamento ng Linggwistiks, Kolehiyo ng Agham [...]

Three (3) graduates of the University of the Philippines Open University’s (UPOU) Continuing Education programs (CEP), and local entrepreneurs – Mr. Emilio B. Climaco, CHEFerd’s Farm Owner and a published author; Ms. Heidi Ricca Cruz-Del Rosario, Business Owner of Half the Price (HTP) Hub Women’s Clothing Store; and Mr. Joseph Erwin Frances R. Mituda, Owner of Frances Rapirap Mituda Review and Tutorial Center – shared their stories of entrepreneurship amid pandemic as resource speakers during the Open Talk 13: Pagnenegosyo sa Gitna ng Pandemya held on 22 September 2021, Wednesday, from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM streamed live via UPOU [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]