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The deadline for abstract submission for the International Conference on Open and Distance eLearning (ICODeL) has been extended until 6 June 2023.  ICODeL is a biennial international conference series on open and distance e-learning (ODeL) which was launched in 22-24 February 2012. This 2023, ICODeL will be held together with two other international conferences -- International Symposium on Education and AI Convergence (ISEAC) 2023, and ASEANale 2023. This Triconference shares the theme “Sustainability in Education: Intersections, Ideation, Innovations.”  The sub themes for ICODeL range from Surviving Disruptions through Remote/Flexible Teaching, Scaling up and Scaling out Education, Assessment Challenges, Issues [...]

The Master of Arts in Nursing (MAN) Program of the Faculty of Management and Development Studies (FMDS), University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) held a webinar titled “Nursing Theories in the Philippine Context, Episode 1: Nursing Theories and Explanatory Frameworks in Research” on 18 July 2022.  The speaker of the event was Dr. Araceli O. Balabagno, MAN and UP College of Nursing professional lecturer and the former president of the  Gerontology Nursing Association of the Philippines (GNAP). The webinar was moderated by Ms. Ma. Elma L. Mirandilla, lecturer  of the MAN program. The webinar started with the opening remarks [...]

The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) Provisional Committee (ProvComm) and the University of the Philippines (UP) Office of the Student Regent (OSR) held a hybrid meeting on 30 June 2022, with UPOU Officials at the UPOU Audio Visual Room and online via Zoom. The meeting aimed to discuss the ProvComm accomplishment report and the ratified constitution of the students of UPOU.       UPOU officials who were physically present are Dr. Melinda dela Peña Bandalaria, Chancellor;  Dr. Joane Serrano, Dean of the Faculty of Management and Development Studies; Dr. Ria Mae Borromeo, Director of the Office [...]

Envisioning a world where there are more licensed environmental planners to aid in mitigating adverse impacts of development projects in the environment and promoting sustainability, the Philippine Institute for Environmental Planners (PIEP) in cooperation with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Qatar Chapters hosted a webinar entitled “Build a Career in Environmental Planning: Upgrading Competencies” on 24 June 2022. This event, which was conducted via Zoom and live streamed through Facebook, aimed to urge aspiring Environmental Planners (EnPs) to pursue formal education in land use planning and consequently obtain eligibility to take the EnP licensure examination. EnP Jeanette E. Cruz, OIC-Director [...]