Assistant Professor Reinald Adrian DL. Pugoy recognized for his paper on mobile apps.Assistant Professor Reinald Adrian DL. Pugoy won the Silver Medal for the Young Innovator Award at the 29th Asian Association of Open Universities (AAOU) Annual Conference. He was cited for his research paper titled "Mobile Solutions For Synchronized and Offline Version Of Open Educational Resources." In his study, Pugoy generated two mobile apps for Android devices that allowed offline viewing of open educational resources (OERs). These apps are Browser-Like Android App and Corona/Worona-Based App. He said that through these apps, individuals can use OERs even when they do [...]

UPOU organizes 4th National Conference on Open and Distance eLearning to help democratize access to education in the country.Higher education institutions and technical and vocational institutes from different regions assembled in the 4th National Conference on Open and Distance e-Learning: Philippine Education Revolution through Open and Distance e-Learning (NCODeL 2015) held on 5-6 November 2015 at the Crowne Plaza Manila Galleria in Ortigas, Metro Manila and organized by UP Open University. NCODeL 2015 is a response to the Republic Act 10650 (Open and Distance Learning Act), which seeks to democratize access to quality tertiary education through the adoption of open [...]

1st Colleges and University Public Service Conference (CUPSCon1) to be held at the UPOU on 26-27 November 2015.The University of the Philippines, as part of its public service mandate, is organizing the first Colleges and University Public Service Conference (CUPSCon1) at the University of the Philippines Open University, Los Baños, Laguna on 26-27 November 2015. This conference was conceptualized to bring together HEIs who are engaged in public and extension service, community engagement, and the like to share their experiences in the form of paper presentations. It also seeks to build a network of like-minded universities that could promote public [...]

UPOU to conduct conference for higher education institutions and vocational institutes on open and distance e-learning (ODeL) concepts and subsystems.The 4th National Conference on Open and Distance e-Learning (NCODeL2015) will be held on 5-6 November 2015 at the Crowne Plaza Manila Galleria in Ortigas, Metro Manila. The conference is organized by the University of the Philippines Open University (UPOU), Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), in cooperation with the Philippine Society for Distance Education (PSDL) and UPOU Foundation, Inc. (UPOUFI), for administrators, academics, teachers and researchers of Philippine higher education institutions (HEIs) and [...]

UPOU celebrates National S&T Week with LBSCFI's Science Festival.As part of the Los Baños Science Community, the UP Open University participated in the Los Baños Science Festival dubbed SyenSaya 2015, with the theme "Syensya at Kabataan: #WOWTLG" on 12-14 August 2015. One of the flagship programs of the Los Baños Science Community Foundation Inc. (LBSCFI), Syensaya is the yearly celebration of the National Science and Technology Week. It is comprised of three major activities, namely, the Wonderama Exhibits, the Techno Forum, and the R&D Awarding and Closing Ceremonies. SyenSaya 2015 officially opened on 12 August 2015 at the University of [...]