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UPOU holds 21st Century Teaching Training for Public School Teachers

The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) is holding a two-week training titled 21st Century Teaching Training: A Component of the Teacher Development Program (Phase 6). The activity commenced with a two-day face-to-face training session held on 27-28 August 2019 at the UPOU Headquarters, Los Baños, Laguna. The remaining sessions of the training shall be held online until 9 September 2019. UPOU Chancellor Melinda dP. Bandalaria, Teacher Development Program (TDP) Project Leader and Lead Trainer, said that the training program aims to provide teachers with the knowledge and skills that will enable them to do the following: integrate modern [...]

UPOU holds 21st Century Teaching Training for Public School Teachers2023-04-26T16:18:58+08:00

Teacher Development Program Stakeholders Renew Partnership

Government and private institutions working together for the development and implementation of the Teacher Development Program (TDP) for Mauban, Quezon signed the Memorandum of Agreement for the implementation of the program’s 7th Phase. Dr. Melinda dP Bandalaria, Chancellor, UP Open University (UPOU); Mrs. Marita T. Llamas, Mayor, Mauban, Quezon; Mr. Frank Thiel, Managing Director, Quezon Power (Philippines) Ltd Co./San Buenaventura Power Limited; Dr. Merthel Evardome, Schools Division Superintendent, Department of Education- Quezon; and Dr. Felix Librero, President, UPOU Foundation, Inc., signed the agreement on 27 August 2019 at the CCDL Auditorium, UP Open University, Los Baños, Laguna. Chancellor Bandalaria, who [...]

Teacher Development Program Stakeholders Renew Partnership2023-04-26T16:09:42+08:00

A participant of UPOU’s MOOCs on Business Analytics wins 2nd-Place at the Break the Fake Hackathon

Manila, Philippines - Five or so years ago, “fake news” was a term that no one used. Today, it’s no longer just a term, but a phenomenon, recognized as an urgent global problem and a threat to human life by world leaders and institutions. The rise of social media as the main source of news and information by most has made it easier for malicious figures and groups to spread false content, especially in tech-savvy Southeast Asia. This led a group of independent youth leaders and professionals in Manila, Philippines to start the “Break the Fake Movement”, an organization that [...]

A participant of UPOU’s MOOCs on Business Analytics wins 2nd-Place at the Break the Fake Hackathon2019-08-27T16:15:20+08:00

UPOU-BAMS students participate in an International Architecture Exhibition in Venice

Two students of the UP Open University (UPOU) Bachelor of Arts in Multimedia Studies (BAMS) contributed to the Philippines’ entry in the 2018 Venice Architecture Biennale, the oldest and most prestigious international art and architecture exhibition in the world . The installation, entitled The City Who Had Two Navels, returned to the country on 02 July 2019 and is currently housed at the Metropolitan Museum of Manila until 19 October 2019. The City Who Had Two Navels depicted colonial architecture vis-à-vis neoliberal urbanism. Dr. Edson Cabalfin, the curator, took inspiration from the work of National Artist for Literature Nick Joaquin’s [...]

UPOU-BAMS students participate in an International Architecture Exhibition in Venice2019-09-02T14:16:40+08:00

Off the Lip Conference on Cognitive Innovation for Sustainable Development

Calling researchers who are looking into radically innovative ways to address sustainable development challenges! We are pleased to announce that we are welcoming submissions to the Off the Lip 2020 Conference on Cognitive Innovation for Sustainable Development. We welcome perspectives from all disciplines and disciplines, including but not limited to psychology, neuroscience, the arts, humanities, computational science, philosophy, design, anthropology, education, development studies, biology, cybernetics, autopoeitic studies, and systems theory. Off the Lip 2020 will happen 24-25 January 2020, at the UP Open University, Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines. The conference seeks to showcase radically multidisciplinary, multisectoral, and creative approaches to [...]

Off the Lip Conference on Cognitive Innovation for Sustainable Development2019-08-09T17:17:09+08:00

ASEAN Synergistic Growth through Science & Technology

In celebration of the ASEAN Week, the ASEAN Studies Graduate Program wishes to invite you to the ASEAN Studies Lecture Series  on 9 August 2019, 2:30 p.m. at the Audio-Visual Room, UP Open University Headquarters, Los Baños, Laguna. Dr. Gisela P. Concepcion, Professor at the Academician of the National Academy of Science and Technology (NAST), Marine Science Institute, University of the Philippines Diliman and Program Faculty of the ASEAN Studies Graduate Program will give a talk on  "ASEAN Synergistic Growth Through Science and Technology." #UPOpenUniversity

ASEAN Synergistic Growth through Science & Technology2019-08-06T09:34:36+08:00

UPOU receives Scroll of Honor award from Philippine Red Cross

The University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) received the Scroll of Honor Award during the Philippine Red Cross’ (PRC) celebration of National Blood Donors’ Month held on 25 July 2019 at the Time Plaza, Sta. Cruz, Laguna. The Scroll of Honor award was given in recognition and deepest appreciation of UPOU’s continuous participation in providing Red Cross services designed to improve the well-being of humanity. UPOU has been conducting blood donation drives since 2012 and has continued its partnership with PRC up to the present. UPOU has been awarded by PRC of a Certificate of Appreciation in 2017 and [...]

UPOU receives Scroll of Honor award from Philippine Red Cross2019-09-02T13:31:46+08:00

Call for abstract submissions to the 2019 National Conference on Open and Distance eLearning (NCODeL)

Administrators, faculty members, researchers, and students of Philippine higher education institutions (HEIs) including practitioners and scholars of distance education, eLearning, and technology-enhanced learning are invited to submit abstracts of research papers for the 6th National Conference on Open and Distance eLearning (NCODeL 2019). NCODeL2019 will be held on 26-28 November 2019 at Holiday Inn, Baguio City, Philippines. Carrying the theme “Quality in Equity. Equity in Quality, ” NCODeL 2019 provides venue for participants with a better understanding of the concepts, principles, and methodologies of distance education, elearning, and technology-enhanced learning. It is also a space for practitioners and scholars to [...]

Call for abstract submissions to the 2019 National Conference on Open and Distance eLearning (NCODeL)2019-08-27T16:51:53+08:00

UPOU students present paper at an international conference

Two students of the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU) presented their study at the International Conference on Open and Innovative Education (ICOIE) 2019, which was organized by the Open University of Hong Kong (OUHK). Lexter J. Mangubat, a Bachelor of Education Studies student, and Ana Katrina P. de Jesus, a Doctor of Communication student, wrote and presented the paper “Re-living the Eve of the 1896 Revolution: Assessing Katipuneros RPG as an Educational Communication Tool for History." Katipuneros RPG (role-playing game) is an immersive and gamified play that engages the “players” or members of the audience to the initiation [...]

UPOU students present paper at an international conference2023-04-26T15:32:54+08:00
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