The 5th International Conference on Open and Distance eLearning (ICODeL 2023) will feature the facets of Micro-credentialing in a special Pre-Conference Session titled “Opportunities of Micro-credentials in Higher Institutions.” This will happen on 21 August 2023, Monday, 1:00 -5:00 PM at the UPOU Centennial Center for Digital Learning (CCDL) Auditorium, Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines.  What are micro-credentials, and how do micro-credentials affect the education landscape? These are only some of the questions that will be answered during this pre-conference, which is open now for registration but only for a limited number of participants.  The pre-conference is a half-day event [...]

The Faculty of Management and Development Studies (FMDS), UP Open University organized the 3rd Monthly Activity of the MindsMatter@FMDS program titled “Thrive Together” on 18 July 2023 at the Multi-Purpose Hall, UP Open University, Los Baños, Laguna.  This event served as a platform to foster a positive and harmonious environment that nurtures the mind, body, and spirit of the FMDS Faculty and Staff. Eurythmy: A Mindfulness-Oriented Movement Therapy During the first part of the event, FMDS faculty and staff were introduced to Eurythmy, a mindfulness-oriented movement therapy that traces its roots back to Rudolf Steiner’s Anthroposophic Medicine (AM) introduced in 1912. [...]

The University of the Philippines National Engineering Center (UP NEC) visited UP Open University (UPOU) for a benchmark meeting on 20 July 2023 at the UPOU Headquarters in Los Baños Laguna. The primary objective of this meeting was to foster knowledge exchange and collaboration regarding open and distance eLearning practices. The discussions focused on online learning methodologies, Learning Management System (LMS) administration, online learning design and delivery, learner engagement strategies and technologies, assessment and evaluation methods, and potential areas for partnership. Dr. Reinald Adrian dL. Pugoy, the Director of UPOU's Information and Communication Technology Development [...]

The UP Open University (UPOU) joins the nation in celebrating National Disaster Resilience Month this July 2023 by launching the Reelsilience competition to raise awareness on disaster prevention and mitigation, disaster preparedness and response, and disaster rehabilitation and recovery with a focus on this year’s theme “BIDANG Pilipino: Building a Stronger Filipino Well-being towards Disaster Resilience.”  Led by the UPOU Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRRM) Committee’s #AlwaysReady campaign, Reelsilience is a Facebook ‘reels contest’ open to all UPOU students, alumni, faculty, and staff. The said contest encourages all aspiring filmmakers, social media influencers, advocates, and those who are [...]

The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) faculty and REPS were invited by the Laguna University (LU) in their 2nd Institutional Non-Teaching Research Colloquium with the theme: “Refining Institutional Practices through Interactive Inquiry in a Collaborative Context.” This event, which aimed to cultivate the research culture in the institution by improving institutional operation, was held online on 20 June 2023.  Ms. Alvie Simonette Q. Alip, University Researcher, acted as a keynote speaker and reactor for the event. She delivered a brief but concise presentation entitled “Is Doing Research for Everyone?” prior to the actual research presentations of the [...]

The University of the Philippines- Open University (UPOU) faculty members conducted a two-day eLearning Capacity-Building Training-Workshop on Open and Distance e-Learning (ODeL) for the Civil Service Institute (CSI) on 06-07 July 2023. The training workshop, which was held at CSC Central Office, Diliman Quezon City,  aimed to discuss the theories, principles, and processes in course content development and educational materials creation and production. Asst. Prof. Juvy Lizette M. Gervacio, Program Chair for UPOU Master of Public Management prorags,  led the first-day activity which focused on Content/Module Development. She tackled the theories, principles, and processes in developing learning materials. The [...]

University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) and the Sentro ng Wikang Filipino - UP Diliman (SWF-UPD) recently held a workshop entitled, “Workshop sa Paggawa ng Interactive Book gamit ang H5P”, at the Sentro ng Wikang Filipino (SWF) Office in UP Diliman on 13 July 2023. The event took place at the prestigious University of the Philippines Institute of Small-Scale Industries, setting the stage for a fruitful exchange of knowledge and ideas. The workshop served as a continuation of the Course Development Workshop sessions initiated on the 20th and 21st of June, 2023. The sessions were dedicated to advancing [...]

The Director of Immersive Open Pedagogies (IOP) Program, Dr. Roberto B. Figueroa Jr., embarked on significant visits to universities in the United Kingdom from the 7th to the 19th of June, 2023, aiming to establish potential collaborative projects with key individuals in the field.  At the beginning of his trip, he visited Dr. Mona Nasser, who was recently appointed as the Director at the Plymouth Institute of Health and Care Research (PIHR), where he participated in a focus group meeting on the use of robots to interact with patients. The demonstrated robot, named “Q”, offers significant advantages by assisting with [...]

On 19 July 2023, UP Open University (UPOU) conducted a benchmark meeting, welcoming the delegation from Silliman Online University Learning (SOUL) at the UPOU Headquarters, Los Baños, Laguna. The benchmark presentation was led by Dr. Myra C. Almodiel, Director of the Office of Public Affairs (OPA). Following the presentation was a Q&A forum with Dr. Almodiel, Dr. Ricardo T. Bagarinao, Director of the Center for Open and Digital Teaching and Learning (CODTL), and Asst. Professor Mari Anjeli Crisanto, Director, Quality Assurance Office (QAO).  Several significant topics were discussed throughout the meeting, including UPOU's practices in open and distance eLearning, [...]

In an effort to assist in barangay transformation and digitalization of employment servicing, the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) Faculty of Management and Development Studies (FMDS) conducted an exploratory meeting with the Public Employment Service Office (PESO) Laguna and Concentrix Philippines on 11 July 2023 at the UPOU Sandbox, Los Baños, Laguna. The meeting resulted in the possible creation of a tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the parties and stakeholders involved which will develop micro-credential courses that can be tied up to the  Provincial of Laguna Employment Information System (PLEIS) managed by  PESO Laguna.  This will [...]