Mr. Lexter Mangubat, the Deputy Director and Information Systems Researcher of Educational Media Production, Center for Open and Digital Teaching and Learning, participated as visiting scholar in the 2023 Asian Association for Open Universities (AAOU) Staff Exchange Fellowship Program held on 21 May 2023 to 2 June 2023 at the Korea National Open University (KNOU) in Seoul, Korea.
The program was intended to provide a platform for capacity building and establishment of sustainable partnerships and fostering knowledge exchange and promotion of mutual understanding among staff of the open universities in Asia. Some activities in KNOU Fellowship Program involved visits in KNOU departments and facilities, such the university’s Digital and Media Center, Central Library, and one of the university’s regional campuses. In addition, fellows for the program present a comparative study of his/her parent university with KNOU.
Mr. Mangubat presented his paper, The Impact of COVID-19 on Multimedia Production Processes in Open Universities: A Comparative Study of Korean National Open University and University of the Philippines Open University. The study explores the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on multimedia production processes in open universities, focusing on the experiences of KNOU and UPOU.
The study uncovers a multitude of innovative strategies implemented by both universities to address the situation and maintain their functionality. These strategies encompass a diverse range of approaches such as Do-It-Yourself (DIY) production, capacity-building programs, webinars, live streaming, video-on-demand, online repositories, and effective task distribution and collaboration. These noteworthy findings can serve as a valuable reference for educational institutions globally, offering guidance on how to sustain the continuity and enhance the quality of multimedia production when confronted with similar challenges in the future.
UPOU’s participation in the AAOU Exchange Fellowship is part of UPOU’s initiative in capacity building of its faculty and staff members and fostering knowledge exchange on Open and Distance e-Learning (ODeL), as well as internationalization by establishing sustainable partnerships.
Mr. Mangubat in a meeting with Dr. Songhwan Ko, President of the Korea National Open University (KNOU), and Dr. Son Kyung Woo, Vice Dean of the Office of Planning and Director of International Cooperation.
Written by Alessa Shainne Hostalero and Anna Cañas-Llamas ♦ Edited by Myra C. Almodiel and Lexter Mangubat ♦ Photos from KNOU Press through Lexter Mangubat
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