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The Ugnayan ng Pahinungód University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) conducted its first teacher training program on 28 October 2019 at the Centennial Center for Digital Learning (CCDL) Auditorium, UPOU Headquarters, Los Baños, Laguna. Focusing on the subject matter Reading Remediation for the Early Grades (Kinder to Grade 3), 42 Kinder to Grade 3 public school teachers from Bay and Los Baños, Laguna participated in the programs. Ms. Fides Minella Lladoc Mendoza, a Reading Intervention Specialist from The Literacy Ladder, facilitated the training. Some of the topics she discussed were ‘Profile of Reading Difficulties’, ‘Structured Language Approach’, ‘Individualized Education [...]

To raise awareness on and to help build a resilient community, the Ugnayan ng Pahinungód University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) spearheaded an orientation seminar on Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRRM). The seminar held on 27 October 2019 was participated in by 38 residents and local officials of Brgy. Tagumpay, Bay, Laguna. Dr. Yusuf Sucol, University Coordinator of UP Los Baños Climate and Disaster Risks Studies Center (UPLB-CDRSC) served as the resource speaker. Aside from listening to the lectures, the participants were asked to update the barangay profile and hazard map. They also conducted needs-assessment and community-based flood [...]

Shrouded in the mists of antiquity and rich culture, the anciently beautiful city of Lahore, Pakistan was the venue of the recently concluded 33rd Annual Conference of the Asian Association of Open Universities (AAOU) on 14-16 October 2019. Hosted by the Virtual University of Pakistan (VUP), the three-day conference served as an international platform for the critical exchange of knowledge and expertise among open and distance (ODL) practitioners which was attended by 600 participants from 13 countries from around Asia and the world. The participants comprised Presidents, Rectors, Chancellors, Vice Chancellors, scholars, senior administrators, and policy-makers representing the open universities [...]

Dr. Carlos Delgado Kloos, a professor at the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, will be one of the speakers at the 6th National Conference on Open and Distance eLearning (NCODeL 2019). NCODeL 2019 will be held on 26-28 November 2019 at Holiday Inn, Baguio City, Philippines. For this year, NCODeL 2019 is organized by the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) in collaboration with three Philippine State Universities and Colleges (SUCs) -- the University of the Philippines Baguio (UPB), Benguet State University (BSU) and Ifugao State University (IFSU); with the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), UPOU Foundation Inc. (UPOUFI) [...]

Driven by the value to impart and share knowledge, principles and various work-related skills and practices, the University of the Philippine Open University (UPOU) Faculty of Information and Communication Studies conducted its 3rd FICS MeetUPs on 8 October 2019 at the UPOU Oblation Hall, Los Baños, Laguna. Tackling improving client service and writing a literature review, the 3rd MeetUps featured Ms. Gian Rose Cerdeña and Ms. Germaine Basan as its resource persons. Ms. Cerdeña kicked off with the topic titled “Quality Assurance: Customer Service, Why we try to do our best.” Using wit and quiet humour, she specified the seven [...]

The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) has granted funds for the conference fellowship of participants to the 6th National Conference on Open and Distance eLearning (NCODeL 2019). The CHED Conference Fellowship is open to academic staff members from recognized state university and college (SUC) or higher education institution (HEI) in the Philippines. To apply for the Fellowship, interested applicants should submit a duly accomplished application form and develop a re-entry action plan. Previous grantees must attach a previously submitted re-entry action plan. The Fellowship will cover the conference fee but limited slots are available with priority to those who will [...]

The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) is holding a two-week training titled 21st Century Teaching Training: A Component of the Teacher Development Program (Phase 6). The activity commenced with a two-day face-to-face training session held on 27-28 August 2019 at the UPOU Headquarters, Los Baños, Laguna. The remaining sessions of the training shall be held online until 9 September 2019. UPOU Chancellor Melinda dP. Bandalaria, Teacher Development Program (TDP) Project Leader and Lead Trainer, said that the training program aims to provide teachers with the knowledge and skills that will enable them to do the following: integrate modern [...]

Government and private institutions working together for the development and implementation of the Teacher Development Program (TDP) for Mauban, Quezon signed the Memorandum of Agreement for the implementation of the program’s 7th Phase. Dr. Melinda dP Bandalaria, Chancellor, UP Open University (UPOU); Mrs. Marita T. Llamas, Mayor, Mauban, Quezon; Mr. Frank Thiel, Managing Director, Quezon Power (Philippines) Ltd Co./San Buenaventura Power Limited; Dr. Merthel Evardome, Schools Division Superintendent, Department of Education- Quezon; and Dr. Felix Librero, President, UPOU Foundation, Inc., signed the agreement on 27 August 2019 at the CCDL Auditorium, UP Open University, Los Baños, Laguna. Chancellor Bandalaria, who [...]

Two students of the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) presented their study at the International Conference on Open and Innovative Education (ICOIE) 2019, which was organized by the Open University of Hong Kong (OUHK). Lexter J. Mangubat, a Bachelor of Education Studies student, and Ana Katrina P. de Jesus, a Doctor of Communication student, wrote and presented the paper “Re-living the Eve of the 1896 Revolution: Assessing Katipuneros RPG as an Educational Communication Tool for History." Katipuneros RPG (role-playing game) is an immersive and gamified play that engages the “players” or members of the audience to the initiation [...]