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Open Talk 16: Vlogging as a Tool for Teaching and Learning

OPEN Talk features a discussion on vlogging and its potential use for teaching and learning. The talk will focus on the advantages/disadvantages of using vlog as well the sharing of experiences, challenges, and lessons learned and best practices for producing vlogs for education. Watch OPEN Talk and join the following resource persons in the discussion: Dr. Jea Agnes T. Buera Faculty Member, College of Arts and Sciences, UP Los Baños Director, Office of Counseling and Guidance, Office of the Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs, UP Los Baños Mr.  Justin Paolo Interno Agri Youth-Tuber/Agriculture Content Creator Information Officer III, Agricultural Training [...]

Open Talk 16: Vlogging as a Tool for Teaching and Learning2021-11-08T15:33:53+08:00

TRUTH WELL TOLD: Political PR & Advertising

Truth, that elusive but extremely necessary factor in all human communication, takes center stage at the next National Forum on Communication and Democracy: Philippine Elections 2022, with the simple but compelling title: “TRUTH WELL TOLD: Political PR & Advertising.” Even before the official election campaign period has begun, the matter of delivering true, honest, and accurate profiles on candidates and on their plans has become crucial. That’s because – this early -- there have been a great number of dishonest, fraudulent, exaggerated, misleading, and even offensive messages that have characterized social media. Even the truth about survey findings on who [...]

TRUTH WELL TOLD: Political PR & Advertising2021-11-09T15:50:32+08:00

UP Open University wins Institutional Prize of Exellence at the International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE)

The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) is one of the chosen institutions by the  International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE) for its 2021 Institutional Prize of Excellence awards. The said award recognizes deserving institutions for very significant achievements or contributions to the international community of open, flexible and distance education. The award relates particularly to leadership and innovation that contribute to the continuing enhancement of open, flexible and distance education across cultural and linguistic barriers. The evaluation was carried out by an independent international jury who are active contributors in the field of open and distance [...]

UP Open University wins Institutional Prize of Exellence at the International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE)2022-08-03T14:25:36+08:00

UPOU to Serve as ICDE Board from 2022-2025

The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU)  has been elected  as part of the International Council for Distance Education (ICDE) Board for the period of 2022 - 2025.  Of the 11 nominations received by the ICDE Nomination Committee, UPOU is one of the three newly elected board members representing institutional membership for the said period. UPOU will take office effective 01 January 2022. The announcement of the result of the election was made during the closing session of the ICDE Virtual Global Conference held on 25 to 29 October 2021.  Along with this is the announcement of the 2021 [...]

UPOU to Serve as ICDE Board from 2022-20252021-11-02T18:51:47+08:00

UPOU Chancellor Bandalaria Bags the ICDE Prize of Excellence for 2021

Dr. Melinda dela Peña Bandalaria, Chancellor of the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU), has been awarded the Individual Prize for the International Council for Distance Education (​​ICDE) Prize of Excellence for 2021 during  the ICDE Virtual Global Conference Week 2021 held on 25 - 29 October 2021. Chancellor Bandalaria was recognized for her outstanding contribution in the field of open and distance education and learning.  Besides being Chancellor of UPOU, Dr. Bandalaria holds a post as Member of the Executive Committee of the Asian Association of Open Universities (AAOU), appointed as ICDE’s Ambassador for Open Educational Resources (OER), [...]

UPOU Chancellor Bandalaria Bags the ICDE Prize of Excellence for 20212021-11-02T19:00:43+08:00

UP Professor Emeritus and UPOU Former Chancellor Wins ICDE Prize for Lifelong Learning 2021

University of the Philippines (UP) Professor Emeritus and University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) former Chancellor, Grace Javier Alfonso, won the International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE) Prize for Lifelong Learning 2021. This was announced at the recently concluded ICDE Virtual Global Conference Week 2021 held on 25 - 29 October 2021. Dr. Alfonso received the award in recognition for her “lifelong contribution to the field of open, flexible and distance learning.”  She has long been involved in open and distance elearning.  She took her first administrative duty at UPOU as the Dean of the School for [...]

UP Professor Emeritus and UPOU Former Chancellor Wins ICDE Prize for Lifelong Learning 20212021-11-02T19:01:16+08:00

Presentation of the Vision, Plans, and Programs by the Nominees for the Next Chancellor of UPOU

In line with the Search for the Next Chancellor of UP Open University, the Search Committee has invited the following nominees to present their visions, plans and programs for UPOU: Bandalaria, Melinda dela Peña Delos Reyes, Eric Maria F. Santarita, Jeofe B. This will be held tomorrow, Wednesday, 3 November 2021, 1:00 PM. All UPOU constituents are invited to join via Zoom with the following details: https://up-edu.zoom.us/j/89395022230 Meeting ID: 893 9502 2230 Meeting Password: UPOUSEARCH This event will also be streamed live for the public through the UPOU Facebook Page and the UPOU Website.

Presentation of the Vision, Plans, and Programs by the Nominees for the Next Chancellor of UPOU2021-11-02T14:16:33+08:00

UPOU Alumnus and Graduate Student Selected as DepEd’s Teacher-Broadcaster

The global pandemic forced teachers to conduct synchronous classes via online platforms, such as Zoom and Google Meet.  It also led to the establishment of DepEd TVwhich is the Department of Education’s (DepEd) main platform of delivering lessons to all grade levels through television (TV). The initiative required teacher-broadcasters to deliver the lessons on TV.  Out of more than 4,000 applicants, Jerson Q. Orbiso, a Diploma in Language and Literacy Education (DLLE) alumnus and a Master of Arts in Language and Literacy Education (MLLE) student at the Faculty of Education (FEd) of the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU), [...]

UPOU Alumnus and Graduate Student Selected as DepEd’s Teacher-Broadcaster2024-05-06T11:25:25+08:00

UPOU Graduate Student and Team Emerged as Winners in Google Competition

Joerian Gauten, UPOU Diploma in Computer Science Student “Never compare your definition of success to someone else’s definition; it varies in every person's mindset,” advised Joerian E. Gauten to his fellow students at the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) where he is currently taking the Diploma in Computer Science graduate program.  Joerian along with his teammates in UP SysTeam--namely, Rex Ronter Ruiz, Jian Asiado, and Patricia Marie Garcia--made headlines this year as they were  declared as one of the three winners in the Google Developer Student Clubs 2021 Solution Challenge on 26 August 2021. UP SysTeam [...]

UPOU Graduate Student and Team Emerged as Winners in Google Competition2021-10-29T20:00:38+08:00

Special Session 3 of ICODeL 2021 Highlights Gender Considerations in e-Learning

The third and final day of the 4th International Conference on Open and Distance e-Learning (ICODeL) opened with Special Session 3: Special Session on Gender Considerations in e-Learning. This session was moderated by Dr. Joane V. Serrano, Director of the UPOU Office of Gender Concerns (OGC) and Office of Public Affairs (OPA). Dr. Joane V. Serrano moderates Special Session 3: Special Session on Gender Considerations in e-Learning. For this session, a total of six gender-related studies were presented. Through these presentations, participants gained further insights on how to ensure gender mainstreaming and address gender-related issues in their respective [...]

Special Session 3 of ICODeL 2021 Highlights Gender Considerations in e-Learning2021-10-26T18:20:21+08:00
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