Eighteen state colleges and universities (SUCs) attended the orientation about the Sustainable Institution Building for Open Learning (SIBOL) program held via zoom on 24 June 2021, 10 AM to 12:00 PM. SIBOL is UPOU’s program under the European Union-funded “Advancing Equity and Access to Higher Education through Open and Distance Learning” or BUKA project. SIBOL aims to provide mentoring and technical support to state colleges and universities (SUCs) that are interested in offering—as a public service—a teacher training program in online, blended, or remote learning for a partner institution or organization. Dr. Patricia Arinto, UPOU BUKA project leader and current [...]

The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) joins the country in mourning for the loss of former Senator and the 15th President of the Republic of the Philippines (2010-2016), Hon. Benigno Simeon Cojuangco Aquino III. #UPOpenUniversity

President Benigno Simeon C. Aquino III congratulating UP BS Mathematics summa cum laude graduate John Gabriel Pelias during UP Diliman’s 100th General Commencement Exercises held at the University Ampitheater on April 17, 2011, during which the president was conferred an honorary Doctor of Laws degree. Photo by Gil Nartea / Malacanang Photo Bureau University of the Philippines (UP) President Danilo L. Concepcion and the UP community condole with the country on the loss of former Senator and the 15th President of the Republic of the Philippines (2010-2016), Hon. Benigno Simeon Cojuangco Aquino III. During his term, President [...]

The challenge of educators today: Going beyond the traditional model of learning. With the sudden shift to online and distance learning, what are the education sector’s realizations during the COVID-19 pandemic and how will it continuously reposition itself to achieve improvement and progress? The e-Asia-Europe Meeting (e-ASEM) Research Network 1, together with the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU), presents an international webinar on “The Future of Learning in Higher Education.” Opening the webinar is University College Cork’s Prof. Séamus Ó Tuama (Ireland), chair of ASEM Lifelong Learning Hub, and M.S. University of Baroda’s Prof. Karanam Pushpanadham (India), coordinator [...]

Dr. Diego Silang S. Maranan UP Open University (UPOU) Associate Professor, Dr. Diego Silang S. Maranan, contributes to a multi-level art project about Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) repair and immortality that will be  sent to the International Space Station (ISS). With the continuing quest to increase life expectancy and the current explorations to settle and thrive outside the Earth, Dr. Maranan and his team at Space Ecologies Art and Design (SEADS) is working with the Rotifers In Space (RISE) project of the laboratory of Prof. Karine Van Doninck at the University of Namur. They are working with Rotifera, [...]

The 4th International Conference on Open and Distance e-Learning (ICODeL 2021) has revealed the line up of plenary speakers for the virtual conference that will be held on 13-15 October 2021. Leading professionals, researchers, academics, and experts on the fields of technology enhanced learning, distance and open education, inclusive  education, quality assurance, sustainable development, and technological innovations will be serving as Plenary Speakers.  Two Plenary Sessions will be held on the first day of the conference. Professor Don Passey, established researcher and expert in technology enhanced learning from Lancaster University, will speak during Plenary Session 1: “Using New Technologies for [...]