UP Open University shares AimHi’s Climate and Nature Course which will start this September 2021. This course is developed with Cambridge Zero and Eden Project, and it’s been rated ‘Excellent’ on Trustpilot . For everything you need to know about climate, nature and how to make a difference, sign up on http://www.aimhi.co/climate-course. #UPOpenUniversity
The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) Chancellor, Dr. Melinda dela Peña Bandalaria, served as the Resource Person in the Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University (DMMMSU) training series. DMMMSU has a professional development training series for its faculty and staff titled “Project SAFE (Sheltered, Adaptive & Flexible Education).” The training aims to provide opportunities for growth and retool the DMMMSU faculty and staff in educational technology and ubiquitous learning during the pandemic. Chancellor Bandalaria’s lecture was titled “Flipping the Classroom: New and Ubiquitous Learning Modalities in the New Normal.” She gave an articulation of the term “new normal,” [...]
Assistant Professor Anna Liza M. Barcelona gave advice to parents and caregivers on how to effectively read to a child. The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) Ugnayan ng Pahinungod held its second webinar for the Read Aloud series on 28 July 2021 at 2:00 PM via Zoom. The resource speaker for the second Read Aloud was Assistant Professor Anna Liza M. Barcelona, a Senior Lecturer in the Division of Humanities, College of Arts and Sciences, University of the Philippines Visayas (UP Visayas). She is a mother of three, and an advocate of Read Aloud strategy [...]
Registration for the 8th ASEF Regional Conference on Higher Education (ARC8) is open! #ARC is the Official Dialogue Partner of the ASEM Education Ministers’ Meeting (ASEMME) and the only bi-regional multi-stakeholder dialogue platform for university and student leaders, policymakers and ministers to discuss higher education issues and shape the education landscape in Asia and Europe. #ARC8 Outlook 2030: Inclusive and Diverse Higher Education in Asia and Europe Virtual Conference is specifically designed for University Leaders, Professionals in Higher Education, Student Leaders, Policymakers, & Senior Officials working in one of the 51 ASEM Partner countries, or in the institutions of ASEAN or [...]
Bilang pagdiriwang ng Buwan ng Wika, tatalakayin sa OPEN Talk ang tungkol sa wikang Filipino sa konteksto ng internasyonalisasyon ng edukasyon. Kasama sa pag-uusapan ang kahalagahan ng pagtuturo at pagkatuto ng wikang pambansa sa panahon na ito ng internasyonalisasyon at "borderless learning". Malaki nga ba ang epekto nito sa pagpapayabong ng paggamit ng wikang pambansa? Dahilan nga ba ang mga ito kung bakit marami na ang nahihirapan na magsalita, magsulat, at magbasa sa wikang Filipino? Ilan lamang ito sa mga paksang pag-uusapan sa episode na ito ng OPEN Talk, na nabuo sa tulong ng EDUKussion ng Faculty of Education, UP [...]
The UP System – Office of Alumni Relations (UPS-OAR) in partnership with the UP Information Technology Development Center (UP ITDC) has launched the Alumni Email Registration (AER) and Alumni Services to improve the quality of assistance it provides especially with the UP alumni. Both services can be found on UP Alumni website: https://alum.up.edu.ph/. AER was launched in July 2021. Through AER, the UP alumni can now request for an alumni email account (@alum.up.edu.ph) online. Just visit the Alumni Website and click “Alumni Email Account” to register. Accomplish the form with your information and follow all the instructions afterwards to successfully complete [...]
The UP Open University Institutional Research Ethics Committee (UPOU IREC) is inviting all UPOU faculty, REPS, administrative staff, COS, and students to join the first UPOU IREC Orientation on policies and procedures for ethics reviews to be held on on 13 August 2021, 9:00 - 11:00 am (for UPOU students) and 16 August 2021, 1:00 – 3:00 pm (UPOU faculty, REPS, administrative staff, COS) via Zoom. The UP Open University Institutional Research Ethics Committee (UPOU IREC) ensures that the researches conducted by faculty, REPS, administrative staff, COS, and students of the UPOU community adhere to national and international ethical principles [...]
A UP Open University (UPOU) student bagged the grand prize in the Springer Nature Online Quiz. Mr. Stephen Jae Fontanilla, student of the Master of ASEAN Studies (MAS) of the Faculty of Management and Development Studies (FMDS), bested all participants in the University of the Philippines (UP) System-wide online quiz. Springer Nature is a world leading research, educational and professional publisher. It is responsible for the Springer Journal, an online library which provides researchers with access to millions of scientific documents from journals, books, series, protocols, reference works and proceedings. Springer Nature, through LibTech Source Philippines, partnered with the UP [...]
The International Youth Math Challenge (IYMC) is another international competition and one of our close partners. The competition structure is very similar and they too provide various certificates, prizes, and features. A great way to sharpen the mind of your students and to challenge them with creative math problems: Deadline The submission deadline of the qualification round is Sunday 17. October 2021! Login and Awards An interface for teachers is available. Furthermore, schools with many participants receive special awards to honour the efforts of the teachers. Official Website Feel free to take a closer look at this opportunity online: www.iymc.info Materials and Flyer A [...]
Assistant Professor Anna Liza M. Barcelona (left) and Ms. Pinky Aguinaldo (right) discussed the benefits of engaging students in read-aloud activities in schools and homes. The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) Ugnayan ng Pahinungod conducted a webinar entitled “Read Aloud for Teachers” on 22 July 2021 from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM. Assistant Professor Anna Liza M. Barcelona, a Senior Lecturer of the Division of Humanities at the College of Arts and Sciences, University of the Philippines Visayas (UPV) and an advocate of read-aloud strategy for more than 10 years, was the resource person. Ms. [...]
