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How Teachers in the Philippines Can #MakeClimateAClass for Earth Month

It has been a long COVID-19 year for teachers and students. Meanwhile, the planet kept getting hotter, with 2020 tying for the hottest year that humans have ever experienced. Yet it is likely that 2020 will be one of the coolest years in the next 100 unless we change course quickly. As we head into Earth Month (or April), how can educators engage students with this critical issue? This April, the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) is helping overworked teachers, from every subject, bring climate change into the classroom. This opportunity is not just for environmental science classes. [...]

How Teachers in the Philippines Can #MakeClimateAClass for Earth Month2023-04-27T14:10:49+08:00

UPOU FMDS and MC hold webinar training for RITM

The Diploma in/Master of International Health (D/MIH) program of the Faculty of Management and Development Studies (FMDS), UP Open University (UPOU) in collaboration with the UPOU Multimedia Center (MC) conducted an Online Training Workshop on How to Conduct Webinars Effectively for the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine’s (RITM) trainers and IT staff on 10 March 2021 via Zoom. Ms. Luisa Gelisan, Director of UPOU MC and Mr. Lexter Mangubat, Information Systems Researcher at UPOU MC served as resource persons for the training. Director Gelisan shared in her lecture the best practices for video conferencing. On the other hand, Mr. Mangubat discussed Open [...]

UPOU FMDS and MC hold webinar training for RITM2023-04-27T14:12:12+08:00

UPOU OGC will Launch its GADTalk Podcast Series this April

As part of the Sexual Assault Awareness Month this April, the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) Office of Gender Concerns (OGC) in collaboration with the Diploma in/Master of Social Work and Diploma in Women and Development programs of the UPOU Faculty of Management and Development Studies (FMDS) will be having the first-ever GADTalk podcast series to be launched on 6 April 2021. Various topics will be released once a month, starting from April until December 2021, which mainly focus on sexual harassment in the cyberspace. The first episode will be released via the UPOU Network’s website and Spotify.  [...]

UPOU OGC will Launch its GADTalk Podcast Series this April2023-04-27T14:13:47+08:00

UPOU Leads in Global Climate Education Initiative

Los Banos— As the Philippines begins a recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) is joining more than 100 universities around the world to focus the world on a critical question: What can we do this year to help solve climate change while supporting struggling communities that have faced joblessness, sickness and loss?  On 7 April 2021 at  9:30 a.m. (PST), UPOU will host a public webinar on the topic of “Climate Solutions: The Philippine Context”. Members of the public can register at  https://networks.upou.edu.ph/solve-climate-by-2030-registration/ or https://tinyurl.com/2030solveclimate.  This will be one of 125 similar events [...]

UPOU Leads in Global Climate Education Initiative2021-03-26T11:06:26+08:00

UPOU Chancellor Bandalaria appointed as ICDE Ambassador for OER

Dr. Melinda dela Peña Bandalaria, Chancellor of the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU),  has been appointed by the International Council for Distance Education (ICDE) Secretary General Torunn Gjelsvik as an Ambassador for Open Educational Resources (OER). She  has also been appointed as a member of the ICDE OER Advisory Committee (OERAC). These appointments are valid for two years and until the end of 2022.  The OERAC was created with the objective of increasing global recognition of OER and to provide policy support for the uptake, use and reuse of OER. The main task of the committee members and [...]

UPOU Chancellor Bandalaria appointed as ICDE Ambassador for OER2021-03-25T17:09:33+08:00

My Close Encounter with Sir Lex

Dr. Felix Librero or Sir Lex as we fondly call him here at the University of the Philippines Open University ( UPOU) passed away on 16 March 2021.  I was blown away by the news. I learned of this sad news early morning a day later, and later learned that he was cremated that day with only the closest of his family and friends.  I realized that I have not been seeing his posts on Facebook for a while. He has not been well this past month, as Ms. Jegs, his wife,  has shared in a Facebook post.  I have [...]

My Close Encounter with Sir Lex2021-03-24T17:32:02+08:00

VOTE NOW: Help UPOU x DICT project (+ 3 more) to win a global prize!

The DICT Mindanao Cluster 1 x UP Open University (UPOU) collab project dubbed as Enabling Teachers on Remote Teaching and Learning in the time of Pandemic (in partnership with UPOU) was shortlisted for a global prize at the 2021 World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS). The entry was among the Top 20 nominees out of 582 projects submitted worldwide. This Training series for Educators ran for 9 sessions equipping over 84,000 teachers (66% of whom are women) with various techniques for remote teaching. The series came at no cost to the government and the teacher-participants as it was conducted online through synchronous webinar sessions. Support the Project by voting online on or before 31 March 2021 following these instructions: 1. Register or Create New account at http://bit.ly/wsisvotenow 2. Confirm the registration on your email. 3. Click the redirection link to log in and input details. 4. Once logged in, select “Prizes” on the Menu or type this in the browser: https://bit.ly/WSIS2021vote 5. Click Voting Form and select Category: AL C4 Capacity [...]

VOTE NOW: Help UPOU x DICT project (+ 3 more) to win a global prize!2022-06-06T11:24:39+08:00

2021 APRU Global Health Case Competition Opens Soon

All UP Open University students are invite to participate in the 6th Annual Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU) Virtual Global Health Case Competition. Teams of 4-6 students will have 10 weeks to create a 10-minute video in English outlining their proposal. First Place Winner will receive USD 1,000! Find out the eligibility and instructions here. Register now and the case challenge will be sent to you on April 2. Visit https://apru.org/event/apru-global-health-student-case-competition-2021/ for more details. #UPOpenUniversity

2021 APRU Global Health Case Competition Opens Soon2021-03-24T12:02:47+08:00

Paalam FL

An online memorial service for Dr. Felix Librero will be held on Friday, 26 March 2021 at 5:00 PM. Let us commemorate the life and immense contribution of Sir Lex to our university.  For those who would like to pay their last respects, Dr. Librero’s urn is available for public viewing from 24-26 March 2021, 8AM to 7PM at the Community Hub, UPOU Headquarters. For everyone’s safety,  a maximum of 10 persons will be allowed to enter the room at any given time, and the health standards set by the IATF should be strictly followed. The UPOU and the Librero [...]

Paalam FL2021-03-23T16:57:36+08:00

Professor Emeritus Felix Librero writes 30

“At some point in one’s life, death is the only thing that must happen.” This was how Professor Emeritus Felix Librero concluded one of his musings on the subject of death in his blog, Connecting, back in February 2017. While his was a matter-of-fact declaration of a universal truth, its simplicity and directness did not take away from the complexity of human emotion that resulted from the news of his passing on March 16. Sadness, shock, disbelief, regret. These were only some of the reactions people expressed when they learned that he was gone. He succumbed to liver cirrhosis at the [...]

Professor Emeritus Felix Librero writes 302021-03-22T18:02:15+08:00
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